To a large extent, the level of any chessplayer’s skill depends on hisor her ability to discover and evaluate positional operations asquickly and correctly as possible. In this book, premier chessinstructor and trainer Mark Dvoretsky examines one of the mostimportant aspects of positional skill, namely the art of playing withpieces, of maneuvering and finding the best squares for your pieces.Training your maneuvering skills will help you at every stage of thegame – which is why among the exercises there are opening,middlegame and endgame positions, and not only those that aretaken from practical games, but also studies.The conscientious student, carefully working his or her way throughthis book, will help improve positional mastery and significantlyenhance overall playing skill.