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La mayoría de partidas de aficionados y jugadores de club se deciden por combinaciones bastante simples. Cualquier jugador que desee progresar más allá de dicho nivel y convertirse en un jugador fuerte de club o un maestro candidato necesita comprender los, en cierto modo misteriosos, sacrificios posicionales.

El maestro internacional Merijn van Delft ha estudiado y admirado los sacrificios posicionales desde que su memoria le alcanza. Esta herramienta, no forzada, no sólo es una manera altamente efectiva de crear una ventaja decisiva durante una partida, sino que además son instrumentos de una belleza superior.

Most chess games of beginners and post-beginners are decided by fairly straightforward tactics. Anyone who wants to progress beyond this level and become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious-looking resource, the positional sacrifice. International Master Merijn van Delft has studied and loved positional sacrifices for as long as he can remember.
This non-forcing tool is not just a surprising and highly effective way of creating a decisive advantage during a game. Positional sacrifices are also instruments of superior beauty. Van Delft has created a unique thematic structure for all types of positional sacrifices. He shows the early historical examples, explains which long-term goals are typical for each fundamental theme and presents lots of instructive modern examples. He then concentrates on those sacrifices that have become standard features of positional play. Solving the exercises he has added will further enhance your skills. Playing a positional sacrifice will always require courage.

Merijn van Delft takes you by the hand and not only teaches the essential technical know-how, he also helps you to recognize the opportunities when to take the plunge. Mastering Positional Sacrifices is bound to become a modern-day classic. Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands. He has been a chess trainer for more than two decades and created instructional material both online and offline.