How to Reassess Your Chess has long been considered a modern classic. This fourth and final
edition completely rewritten and featuring all new examples takes Silman's groundbreaking
concept of imbalances to a whole new level. Designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 rating
range and for teachers looking for a ready-made chess curriculum the author shares a
mind-expanding journey that takes the reader through imbalance-basics ensures that every
detail of all the imbalances are mastered and leaves the player lover of chess with something
he always wanted but never believed he could achieve: a master-level positional foundation. A
section on practical chess psychology (titled Psychological Meanderings) presents
never-before-published ideas on psychological processes that hinder players of all levels and
gives easy-to-follow advice and techniques that will help anyone overcome these ubiquitous
mental emotional failings. Hundreds of games brought to life by instruction-rich prose and
stories that offer humor while highlighting various lessons vividly illustrate all the book's
topics in a manner that's both personal and fun. If the positional masterpieces of the chess
legends have always been a mystery to you if chess strategy has always been an unsolvable
enigma if you find yourself a positional pawn rather than a positional master then How to
Reassess Your Chess 4th edition will prove to be a life-changing experience. Jeremy Silman is
an International Master and a world-class teacher writer and player who has won the American
Open the National Open and the U.S. Open. Considered by many to be the game's preeminent
instructive writer he is the author of over thirty-seven books including Silman's Complete
Endgame Course The Amateur's Mind The Complete Book of Chess Strategy and The Reassess Your
Chess Workbook. His website (www.jeremysilman.com) offers fans of the game instruction book
reviews theoretical articles and details
