The Grandmaster Battle Manual, de Vassilios Kotronias (tapa dura)

The Grandmaster Battle Manual by Vassilios Kotronias is an English-language hardcover chess book for readers who want to approach the game with greater ambition and a stronger tournament focus. It combines practical experience, competitive decision-making and grandmaster-level thinking in one volume.

What the book covers

This guide is centred on practical and competitive chess. Kotronias draws on two decades as a professional player and explains not only variations and move sequences, but also the ideas and decisions behind them. That makes the book especially useful if you want to understand how strong players think under real game pressure.

The Grandmaster Battle Manual is a strong choice for club players, ambitious amateurs and anyone looking to improve their understanding of tournament preparation and practical play.

About the author

Vassilios Kotronias is a grandmaster and former Greek champion. He has long been an important figure in Greek chess, both as a player and as a trainer, and is widely known for his deep opening preparation. That practical background comes through clearly in the way he explains the game: directly, precisely and from a player’s point of view.

Edition details

• Language: English
• Author: Vassilios Kotronias
• Binding: Hardcover
• Page count: 352
• Publication date: 3 June 2011
• ISBN: 978-1-906552-52-7

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess book
• Title: The Grandmaster Battle Manual
• Author: Vassilios Kotronias
• Language: English
• Binding: hardcover
• Subject: practical and competitive chess
• Page count: 352
• ISBN: 978-1-906552-52-7