Pähtz: Der richtige Abtausch buchpakete Ivan Sokolov is a top

Ivan Sokolov is a top grandmaster who was born in Bosnia in 1968

teammates and pupils to grandmaster norms and titles

so FIDE senior trainer Andrew Martin breaks down the complex topic into its components on this brand new ChessBase DVD to make everything easier to understand

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he mainly concentrates on positions in which both sides have just one piece

Pähtz: Der richtige Abtausch buchpakete Ivan Sokolov is a topThe correct exchange is one of the most important topics in chess. This applies to the opening and the middle game as well as to the endgame. Less experienced players usually only associate exchange with capturing pieces of equal material value, without taking strategic factors into account. When exchanging pieces, however, it is not a matter of calculating the resulting material ratio, but also of recognizing the consequences for the evaluation of