Chess Strategies
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As a Chess-playing beginner, I'm finding Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess series, together with Fritz 12, to be a potent, Chess-training combination.

The page you're on now combines learning Strategies from my point of view; from what I'm learning as a beginner, from Yasser Seirawan's book-teachings, together with page references to specific Seirawan Strategy Examples, which you can find in his book:

• Winning Chess Strategies
  (Revised edition: ISBN: 978-1-85744-385-1).

With Yasser Seirawan, you're getting 35+ years of Chess-playing experience, with over two decade's experience competing at the highest level, including notable Wins against Garry Kasparov (1986) and Anatoli Karpov (1982).

What you DON'T get, with Yasser's book(s), just like any printed Chess book, is a way to quickly turn the written Chess Notation into something you can easily visualize - and this is what's often difficult for a beginner to manage.

Over time, you find you CAN look at printed Chess Notation and visualize the moves in your mind ... But, if you're not used to such mind-play, it can seem a chore, which can slow down your learning - for some, it can be a roadblock, preventing them from ever learning and mastering this 1400+ year old mind-sport altogether, which would be a shame, eh?

So, that's where Fritz 12 comes in ... As you scroll down this page, you'll find various points with our Copy to Fritz feature, pre-filled with the PGN code for the applicable examples, which Yasser Seirawan explains in detail, in his book.

Simply Copy the PGN code to Fritz 12, then turn to the corresponding page in Winning Chess Strategies and you'll be able to bring Yasser's teachings, key points and principles of Chess Strategy, to life ...

You'll be able to play about with his examples, in Fritz 12 and speed up your learning in a way that you just can't do with the book alone.