Gaprindashvili P. Critical Moments in Chess

London : Batsford, 2010. — 271 p. — ISBN 1-906388-65-2.This groundbreaking book, from the author of the best-selling Imagination in Chess, deals with a crucial aspect of chess that can be so easily overlooked: those fleeting moments in which you are given a chance to seize the initiative and turn the course of the game in your favour.
Inside you will find a rich selection of sample positions taken from practical play, helping you to recognize such moments in your own games, and how to exploit them to your advantage to create a devastating attack.
To conclude, the author challenges you to place yourself under tournament conditions and try to spot the critical moment in over 250 game positions — then delve a little deeper and decide how best to capitalize on your golden opportunity.
Paata Gaprindashvili is an International Correspondence Chess Master and past European CC Champion. He is a former chess trainer with successes in the Youth European and World Championships.From the Author
Critical moments
Critical moments: struggle and capture of the initiative
Critical moments: development of the initiative, creation of an attack
Critical moments: obtaining and retaining the advantage; creation of counterplay; taking over the initiative from the opponent, etc.
Critical moments: delivering the decisive blow
Exercises
Solutions to Exercises
Index of Players