Sokolov: Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess Schachtrainer how David Navara beats lower-rated

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Sokolov: Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess Schachtrainer how David Navara beats lower-ratedSacrifice and Initiative in Chess is an entertaining and instructive guide, packed with useful advice, sparkling examples and practical exercises. The sacrifice is one of themost beautiful and complex elements of chess. Giving up material in order to get an advantage is often the most difficult decision a player has to take during a game. It can also be the most rewarding. Ivan Sokolov, a true grandmaster of attack, presents a set of practical tools