Müller/Engel: Spielertypen Kids – Principles and methods of

– Principles and methods of the defender

which will prove a tough nut to crack even for very good players

He has been working as a successful chess trainer for over 15 years

with the goal to avoid or minimize material losses or being checkmated

Attack the blocked center with pawns

Müller/Engel: Spielertypen Kids – Principles and methods ofPlaying styles in chess are an important and often discussed topic. GM Dr. Karsten Mller and GM Luis Engel use a model by GM Lars Bo Hansen based on four types of players 'active players', 'pragmatists', 'theoreticians' and so called 'reflectors'. 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. "When