Yusupov's Chess School
Chess Evolution 2: Beyond the Basics
Completes the intermediate level, addressing dynamic play, exploiting weaknesses, and space advantages.
Curriculum
Chapters 1–12
- Combined attack on the seventh and eighth ranks
- Exchanging
- Attacking the king
- Opening repertoire against 1.c4
- Don't allow counterplay!
- A lead in development
- Exploiting weaknesses
- Calculating short variations
- Better pawn structures
- The pawn phalanx
- Opening repertoire (Black vs. the Reti / White vs. the King's Indian)
- Don't be too hasty!
Chapters 13–24
- The double bishop sacrifice
- Pawn play
- Active moves
- Intermediate checks
- Improving the position of your pieces
- Pawn sacrifices in the opening
- Intermediate moves
- The principle of two weaknesses
- An advantage in space
- Counter-blows
- The centre in the opening
- The correct exchanges
In this series
Book 1
Build Up Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals
Book 2
Boost Your Chess 1: The Fundamentals
Book 3
Chess Evolution 1: The Fundamentals
Book 4
Build Up Your Chess 2: Beyond the Basics
Book 5
Boost Your Chess 2: Beyond the Basics
Book 6
Chess Evolution 2: Beyond the Basics
Book 7
Build Up Your Chess 3: Mastery
Book 8
Boost Your Chess 3: Mastery
Book 9
Chess Evolution 3: Mastery