The Woodpecker Method 2, 9781784831240
Hardcover
Elevate your positional chess: 1000 puzzles for rapid improvement.

The Woodpecker Method 2

positional play

$84.93

  • Hardcover

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    15 November 2024

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Summary

Woodpecker Method 2: Sharpen Your Positional Vision

Since its publication in 2018, The Woodpecker Method has been the go-to manual among chess players with a thirst for tactical improvement. Woodpecker Method 2 is the long-awaited sequel, designed to skyrocket your positional decision-making skills.

The Woodpecker Method means solving a large number of puzzles over a period of weeks; then solving the same puzzles repeatedly, faster each time. This w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781784831240
ISBN-10:1784831247
Author:GM Axel Smith, GM Hans Tikkanen
Publisher:Quality Chess UK LLP
Imprint:Quality Chess UK LLP
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:15 November 2024
Weight:875g
Dimensions:240mm x 170mm x 43mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Smith and Quality Chess supreme, Jacob Aagaard, tested a draft of the material on a number of players, including Nodirbek Abdusattorov no less, whose feedback was used to improve the detailed solutions.” – Sean Marsh, Chess Magazine

“The book is brilliantly done, and IMO might be a better fit with spaced repetition than the tactics in the original.” – Ben Johnson (Perpetual Chess Podcast)

About The Author

GM Axel Smith

Grandmaster Axel Smith from Sweden is a successful player and coach. Using his methods on himself, in the space of ten years he improved from a rating of 2093 to becoming a Grandmaster. His previous book for Quality Chess, Pump Up Your Rating, won the ChessCafe Book of the Year prize.

GM Hans Tikkanen is a five-time Swedish Champion whose live rating peaked over 2600. His interest in chess-improvement methods, and how they work, led him to study for a degree in psychology.

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