Aagaard: Attacking Manual 2 Taktik Beginners will learn how to

Beginners will learn how to position their pieces for maximum impact

which combines insightful discussion of a previously unexplored subject with good writing and great entertainment throughout

The book is a quick read (no moves or diagrams)

but can also be used as an independent textbook for all those who already know the rules of chess (including castling

KID and Grünfeld

Aagaard: Attacking Manual 2 Taktik Beginners will learn how toThe old masters dealt only with the static features of positional rules. But, these are insufficient to explain the basics of chess. The problem is that chess, like other sciences, has undergone a dynamic revolution, but chess literature does not yet reflect this. In this major work Aagaard explains the rules of attack (the exploitation of a dynamic advantage) , balanced between understandable examples, and deep analysis. Five years in the making,