Grandmaster vs Amateur edited by Jacob Aagaard and John Shaw

Learn to think like a grandmaster

A multinational array of top grandmasters explain the differences in thinking between professional and amateur chess players, and how the amateur can bridge the gap. It usually takes at least a decade of sustained effort for even the most talented player to reach the grandmaster level and although this book cannot guarantee to make the reader a grandmaster, it is certainly a healthy nudge in the right direction.

The authors are:

• GM Pavel Eljanov
• GM Boris Avrukh
• GM Mihail Marin
• GM Peter Heine Nielsen
• GM Tiger Hillarp Persson
• GM Jacob Aagaard
• GM John Shaw