Amateur to Im by Jonathan Hawkins
How did Jonathan Hawkins manage to go from being an average tournament competitor to a player on the brink of clinching the Grandmaster title? The secret was knowing what to study and how to learn as efficiently as possible. Focusing his attention firmly on the endgame, Jonathan devised a number of building blocks and identified a number of very important areas of study. The result of his hard work was a meteoric rise through the ranks, as he became firmly established as a prominent GM killer on the English tournament circuit. These pages reveal the secrets of his notebooks for the first time. IM Hawkins presents special material aimed to help you become a much better practical player, one armed with a deeper understanding of key aspects of chess. A careful study of the lessons presented in this book should enable the chess student to gain significant improvement.In the world of chess, International Master Jonathan Hawkins was a late bloomer. He began playing chess at the age of eight, but by his own admission, 'by the time I was in my mid-teens, my age-to-playing-strength ratio was definitely average.' In his late teens, he began to study the game seriously and rose quickly through the ranks. In 2008, he became a FIDE Master, and in 2010, he was promoted to International Master. Jonathan received two Grandmaster norms in 2011. One of them came from the super-competitive British Championship, when he tied for third place with a number of Grandmasters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781936277407 |
| ISBN 10 | 1936277409 |
| Title | Amateur to Im |
| Author | Jonathan Hawkins |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mongoose Press |
| Year published | 2012-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 372 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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