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think like a grandmaster
Book • 1971
This landmark work by Soviet grandmaster Alexander Kotov revolutionized chess training by advocating for organized, machine-like calculation methods.
The book emphasizes disciplined analysis trees, avoiding common cognitive pitfalls, and developing structured thought processes.
While controversial for its rigid approach, it remains influential for its insights into grandmaster-level decision-making and error prevention.
The book emphasizes disciplined analysis trees, avoiding common cognitive pitfalls, and developing structured thought processes.
While controversial for its rigid approach, it remains influential for its insights into grandmaster-level decision-making and error prevention.
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as an example of a book that might be too advanced for certain players.

Neil Bellon

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as it explains how people really think over the chessboard, and by 

who finds it interesting.


Jan Gustafsson


Laurent Fressinet

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as a fun book with exercises to solve and thoughts of players at different levels.


Jan Gustafsson

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as a book outlining a structured approach to chess calculation.

Christopher Chabris

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