--- product_id: 14397246 title: "Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess)" price: "€ 51.05" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/14397246-excelling-at-positional-chess-everyman-chess store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess) **Price:** € 51.05 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess) - **How much does it cost?** € 51.05 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/14397246-excelling-at-positional-chess-everyman-chess) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Positional chess remains a mystery to many and yet an understanding of the finer points of the game so often makes the difference between two equally matched players. Improve your positional play and you will see chess in a totally new dimension! In this unique book, International Master Jacob Aagaard selects many original examples of positional chess, the crème de la crème of those that he uses for training and study. Aagaard also delves deeply into the ideas of positional evaluation and analysis. * Teaches how to mix calculation with evaluation * Contains many original exercises * Written by a battle-hardened expert Review: One of the clearest books on strategy! - I assumed previously that strategy is all tedious and my little 1600 brain would never be able to get "it". But Silman's articles warmed me up to the subject by showing connections between strategy and tactics and I started looking for a good book. I had to reject most candidates, Dvoretsky went over my head, most of the others did not reach the middle level to my mind. But here is a different solid approach combining elements of positional theory with some practical and realistic positions on the board. I don't know if I understand Aagaard fully yet, but it is certainly fun trying and applying the ideas to my own games. Even during blitz, which happens to be my weakest spot, I found myself playing more solid moves, the kind that doesn't lose right away as a I tend to do under the pressure of time. If you want in on the fun, this is probably one of the best guides on strategy for mid levels you are going to find, well, anywhere! Review: He does it again - I've been conditioned by Hollywood to expect a let down from anything labelled part II. This book though fully lives up to the high standard set by Aagaard's award winning first book "Excelling at chess". It will change the way you look at a chess position. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,369,028 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,147 in Board Games (Books) #1,389 in Chess (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 23 Reviews | ## Images ![Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614PFMy9nKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the clearest books on strategy! *by J***B on January 3, 2014* I assumed previously that strategy is all tedious and my little 1600 brain would never be able to get "it". But Silman's articles warmed me up to the subject by showing connections between strategy and tactics and I started looking for a good book. I had to reject most candidates, Dvoretsky went over my head, most of the others did not reach the middle level to my mind. But here is a different solid approach combining elements of positional theory with some practical and realistic positions on the board. I don't know if I understand Aagaard fully yet, but it is certainly fun trying and applying the ideas to my own games. Even during blitz, which happens to be my weakest spot, I found myself playing more solid moves, the kind that doesn't lose right away as a I tend to do under the pressure of time. If you want in on the fun, this is probably one of the best guides on strategy for mid levels you are going to find, well, anywhere! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He does it again *by B***N on August 10, 2003* I've been conditioned by Hollywood to expect a let down from anything labelled part II. This book though fully lives up to the high standard set by Aagaard's award winning first book "Excelling at chess". It will change the way you look at a chess position. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Theoretical framework and 108 positional puzzles *by E***R on April 13, 2020* I almost feel bad about giving this book only four stars because of how influential it was for my chess development. Aagaard gives an excellent framework for understanding positional chess in this book, going into more detail on how to play positional chess according to what he would later categorize under the three questions (weaknesses, worst placed piece, and opponent's idea). This is an easy book to go through (only 176 pages), though the bulk of the book is in the 108 positional puzzles at the back. So why not five stars? First of all, there are only about 60 pages of actual instruction (not counting the puzzles). That's fine, and the annotations to the positional puzzles are also excellent (and include the full game), but this is a short book of under 200 pages and is not a complete framework. I really appreciated this book despite the limited about of input because I already went through some of Aagaard's other content which gave context to it, but not everyone will have done this. Also, when I went through this book, I was under the impression that Aagaard didn't understand positional chess anywhere near as well as he did as when he became a GM (Aagaard was only an IM at the time of writing this book). I don't mean this as an insult; I believe Aagaard did a great job explaining many of the concepts and ideas in this book. It's just that Aagaard raised the bar so high that you can really notice the difference with his older books, even if he writes significantly better than average. Another reason why I gave this book four stars is that at times I found myself somewhat bored (although this was still an exception) - this was the reason why I switched books partway through the puzzles section and only finished this book recently. This may be a personal flaw rather than a flaw of Aagaard, but I generally love reading chess books and never had this experience with Aagaard's 'Quality Chess' books. I highly recommend this book for players in the expert to FM range who would like to improve their positional chess, although not as a standalone. Students who study this book should also study Aagaard's 'Positional Play', 'Strategic Play', and Dvoretsky's 'Maneuvering: The Art of Piece Play'. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/14397246-excelling-at-positional-chess-everyman-chess](https://www.desertcart.at/products/14397246-excelling-at-positional-chess-everyman-chess) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-06-04*