On the Attack

‘I wouldn’t have trouble finding Alekhine’s combinations, if only I could get into the same positions!” These words (by Rudolf Spielmann) convey a feeling that will be familiar to many chess players. In On the Attack Jan Timman demonstrates that a good attack must be based on sound strategic foundations.
Timman reveals the ideas that propel the attacks by modern chess stars like Kasparov, Topalov, Anand, Shirov and Judit Polgar, and he illuminates the differences in their styles. When is the position ripe to strike? What is the right time to sacrifice.? When can you decide a game with a quiet move?
On the Attack teaches you how to build up an advantage and how to convert it into a crushing attack. It shows you how top players exploit their opponent’s weaknesses. An exquisite selection of 33 sparkling games by the great attackers of our time is completed by 33 attacking fragments that are both spectacular and instructive.
Jan Timman’s fame as a world class players has always been firmly linked with his reputation as an analyst of the game. A former world championship, he is the author of several highly acclaimed bestsellers, such as Chess the Adventurous way, Power Chess with Pieces and Cura 1962. Jan Timman is editor-in-chief of New In Chess, the world’s premier chess magazine.
PRAISE FOR JAN TIMMAN
“Where Garry Kasparov likes to hide behind thick trees with variations, Timman always makes sure that the reader fully understands why the game develops the way it does.” Harald Keilhack in Schach Magazine on Power Chess with Pieces
“The quality of Power Chess with Pieces lies in careful omission as much as lucid explanation. Highly recommended.” GM Jonathan Rowson, British Chess Champion
“Will be enjoyed by lovers of the game for years to come, and never grow old.” IM John Watson in TWIC on Cura 1962