Grandmaster Insides

Grandmaster Insides takes you into the inner world of Max Dlugy, as he recounts and analyzes what a young player has to go through to become a champion and what areas of development are important for self-improvement. As the highest rated player in the world in the age group of 15 and the World Junior Champion at 20, MaxIm has an ideal vantage point from which to recount the exploits of a talented young player. Dlugy covers such important topics as preparation for your opponent, match play and the search for objective truth in chess. Taking examples from his own career, he gives the reader a deeper look at some of the best players in the history of chess, including Tal, Smyslov, Spassky, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik and even Magnus Carlsen.