Davies/McDonald: A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement Bestseller Their respective strengths and weaknesses

Their respective strengths and weaknesses are explained using many examples and supplemented by numerous tasks that the reader can use to try to classify themselves as one or the other type of player

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Davies/McDonald: A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement Bestseller Their respective strengths and weaknessesTwo Complete Books on Chess Improvement and Strategic Mastery Practical Guide to Chess Improvement by Nigel Davies and Neil McDonald combines two independent works into a single 320 page resource. The first book examines proven methods for advancing at chess, drawing on Davies's experience with students who achieved measurable improvement. The second work explores how strong players deliberately break conventional strategic rules to gain an edge.