Book Review: "Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide" by GM Mauricio Flores Rios

Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Quality Chess (April 7, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1784830003
ISBN-13: 978-1784830007
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.7 x 9.4 inches&nbsp;

Book Review: "Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide" by GM Mauricio Flores Rios

Mauricio Flores Rios provides an in-depth study of the 28 most common structures in chess practice. In Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide you will find:

Carefully selected model games showing each structure’s main plans and ideas
Strategic patterns to observe and typical pitfalls to avoid
50 positional exercises with detailed solutions

About the Author

Mauricio Flores Rios is a grandmaster from Chile. He achieved the title at eighteen, and is a regular member of Chile’s Olympic team. Mauricio combines his career as a chess player and trainer with his PhD studies in Mathematics at the University of Minnesota.