Mititelu Gheorghe, Stefaniu Constantin. Momente critice in pregatirea sahista

Bucharestt: Editura Sport-Turism, 1980. — 294 p.At first, basic combinations and endings are learned, and then one gradually delves into a much broader and more refined field of basic chess strategy knowledge, but each step on the value scale becomes more difficult and soon in the player preparation process, which tends to perform creates some critical moments. Although he applied practically all his knowledge of strategy or opening theory in competitive matches and with satisfactory results, his overall ability to understand and combine, he still, at some point, noticed that stepping forward, he lost the rhythm.
The aim of this paper is to support those who are facing such critical moments, helping them to gather already accumulated knowledge into a single whole. It goes without saying, of course, that this work is aimed at a large mass of qualified players, ready and eager to progress.
Therefore, the work was divided into three parts, two of which deal with technical chess problems, and the third part develops elements of applied psychology in the field of chess, all shown through practical games.