Good defensive abilities earn players a great many half-points and full-points. The climax of the defense is the launch of a devastating counter-attack, a skill

Understand when, where, and how to attack Features numerous practical examples from top-level play In his celebrated Secrets of Chess Defence, Marin examined th

Uses examples from such players as Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Ivanchuk, Shirov, and Morozecich to illustrate developments in chess strategy.