Planning - Move by Move Train Yourself Chess DVDs Starting from the Petrosian system

Starting from the Petrosian system to the Averbakh system to the Bayonet Attack

By pinning White's knight Black prevents the threatened 4

If you realize a position has similarities with something you have seen before

and offer the reader glimpses into byways of the past long neglected

Planning - Move by Move Train Yourself Chess DVDs Starting from the Petrosian systemPlanning is of crucial importance in chess and yet this is an area that has not been well discussed or explained to ambitious players who wish to improve. A very well known saying in chess is Better a bad plan than no plan at all. Playing without a plan effectively staggering from one move to the next is a recipe for disaster. It is essential to have some kind of idea of what you are trying to achieve and how to go about it. However, planning is not a