Squeeze Play
Squeeze Play by Cyrus Lakdawala, published by Everyman Chess in 2022, is a comprehensive exploration of strategic chess play. This 464-page book delves into the nuances of how skilled players can create advantages from seemingly equal positions, illustrating the art of the “squeeze.” Through detailed analysis and examples from renowned chess champions, Lakdawala provides insights into the techniques that allow players to maintain pressure and capitalize on their opponents’ mistakes.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the mechanisms behind effective squeeze plays, as Lakdawala unpacks the strategies employed by legendary figures such as José Capablanca, Tigran Petrosian, Anatoly Karpov, and Magnus Carlsen. The book focuses on how these masters manage to extract victories from positions that might appear stagnant or drawn to others. By presenting practical examples and strategic insights, Squeeze Play serves as a valuable resource for those looking to enhance their chess skills and understand the intricacies of competitive play.
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How often have you seen a game like this?
The hero has no advantage whatsoever but somehow manages to keep setting the opponent problems. Their opponent goes slightly astray and suddenly hero has a tiny advantage. It’s not much but now that they have a little something to work with, they are in their element. They play accurately and remorselessly and make life incredibly difficult for their opponent. Suddenly, and almost imperceptibly, their advantage increases. Further tiny inaccuracies follow, hero turns the screw and bags the full point. Their opponent is left shaking their head, wondering where on earth they went wrong.
This is the squeeze and the great champions have been capable of squeezing opponents to death. José Capablanca, Tigran Petrosian, Anatoly Karpov and, in the current era, Magnus Carlsen are legendary in this respect.
How do they do it? How do they set problems in apparently sterile positions? How can they continuously manage to defeat world class opposition from positions that others would simply give up as drawn?
In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala explains the mechanisms commonly used in squeeze plays. Using examples from the world’s greatest strategic masters he unpicks the secrets of the squeeze.
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