Attacking The Queenside

For sale Attacking the Queenside* is the English-language edition of Boris Shashin's specialized study of an important but often neglected area of chess strategy: conducting an attack away from the enemy king. Originally published in Russian in 1988, the Batsford English edition appeared in 1990. Shashin examines the characteristic methods and tactical ideas involved in successful queenside play, using examples from actual games to demonstrate how an attack can be built and carried out on this side of the board.Among the subjects covered are:Queenside pawn majoritiesThe minority attackExploiting weak squaresOpen and half-open filesQueenside space advantagesAttacking with pawnsThe role of heavy pieces on open filesQueenside attacking ideas in the Sicilian DefenceDefensive methods against queenside attacksThe book also includes historical examples and exercises, with solutions provided at the end. The original Russian edition's contents include sections on the history of queenside attacks, heavy-piece activity on the 7th and 8th ranks, pawn promotion, pawn majorities and minorities, exchanges, Sicilian themes, and answers to the exercises. This is a useful specialized book for players who want to understand **how and why attacks are conducted on the queenside**, rather than concentrating exclusively on the familiar kingside attack. It is particularly relevant to players studying positional chess, pawn structures, minority attacks, and Sicilian-type positions.

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