Jacob Aagaard

Author of Excelling at Chess (Everyman Chess)

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About the Author

Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard won the British Championship at his first and only attempt. He is the only author to have won the Boleslavsky Medal as well as the ACP, Guardian, ECF and ChessCafe Book of the Year awards. He trains grandmasters from four continents and has helped players win school show more tournaments, national titles, as well as international opens, the US Championship, the World Cup, the Candidates and two Olympiad gold medals. show less

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Excelling at Chess (Everyman Chess) (2001) 71 copies

Grandmaster Preparation: Calculation (2012) 55 copies

Excelling at Chess Calculation: Capitalizing On Tactical Chances (2004) 55 copies, 1 review

The Attacking Manual 1: Basic Principles (2010) 49 copies, 1 review

Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess) (2003) 47 copies, 1 review

Grandmaster Preparation: Thinking Inside the Box (2017) 43 copies

Grandmaster Preparation: Positional Play (2012) 42 copies

Grandmaster Preparation: Attack & Defence (2013) 37 copies

Excelling at Technical Chess: Learn to Identify and Exploit Small Advantages (2004) 36 copies

The Attacking Manual 2: Technique and Praxis (2010) 36 copies

Dutch Stonewall (2001) 34 copies

Grandmaster Preparation: Strategic Play (2013) 33 copies

Inside the Chess Mind: How Players of All Levels Think About the Game (2004) 32 copies

Grandmaster Preparation: Endgame Play (2014) 31 copies

Practical Chess Defence (2006) 31 copies

Experts Vs. the Sicilian (2005) 27 copies

Easy Guide to the Panov-Botvinnik Attack (1998) 27 copies, 1 review

Meeting 1d4 (Everyman Chess) (2002) 27 copies

Excelling at Combinational Play: Learn to Identify and Exploit Tactical Chances (2004) 24 copies

A Matter of Endgame Technique (2022) 23 copies

Starting Out: The Grunfeld Defence (Starting Out - Everyman Chess) (2004) 21 copies

Queen's Indian Defence (Everyman Chess) (2002) 20 copies

Grandmaster Repertoire 10: The Tarrasch Defence (2011) 17 copies

Conceptual Rook Endgames (Grandmaster Knowledge) (2024) 14 copies

Easy Guide to the Sveshnikov Sicilian (2000) 14 copies

Experts on the Anti-Sicilian (2011) 12 copies

Playing the French (Grandmaster Guide) (2014) 10 copies

Mastering Chess Exchanges (2025) 5 copies

Il perfezionamento dello scacchista (2005) 4 copies

Maestría en Ajedrez (2006) 3 copies

Endgame Labyrinths (Grandmaster Training) (2024) 3 copies

Il perfezionamento tattico (2006) 3 copies

Playing the French by Jacob Aagaard (2013-08-02) (2013) 3 copies

Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook (2024) 2 copies

Maestria En La Tecnica (2012) 2 copies

Técnicas de Cálculo (2020) 2 copies

Manual de ataque 1 2 copies

Il perfezionamento strategico (2005) 2 copies

Agresywne szachy (2011) 1 copy

Agresywne szachy Czesc 2 (2014) 1 copy

Attaque et défense aux échecs 1 copy

Le jeu positionnel aux échecs 1 copy

Le jeu stratégique aux échecs 1 copy

ATAQUE Y DEFENSA (AJEDREZ) 1 copy

The Nimzoindian Defence; The easy way 1 copy

Maestría en el calculo (SIN COLECCION) 1 copy

Attacking Chess vol.1 1 copy

Le calcul (2021) 1 copy

Attacking Chess vol.2 1 copy

[94] Ataque y defensa, Colección Chessy no. 94 1 copy

Postional Ideas 1 copy

Questione di tecnica (2013) 1 copy

Tajemnice gry pozycyjnej (2008) 1 copy

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Canonical name: Aagaard, Jacob
Legal name: Aagaard, Jacob
Birthdate: 1973-07-31
Gender: male
Occupations: chess
Nationality: Denmark
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Associated Place (for map): Denmark

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reverend.baron 36 reviews

The Attacking Manual: Volume 1: Basic Principles by Jacob Aagaard

Aagaard is rapidly becoming one of my favorite chess writers. This is not a simple tactics guide, but a deep analytical guide to attacking chess in dynamic positions--and a highly readable and entertaining one to boot! The only drawbacks are a number of typographical and editing errors (misspellings, tense agreements and the like) and a number of mislabeled diagrams (and analysis diagrams not being marked, game diagrams marked as analysis diagrams), and the exceedingly narrow gutter margins. show more Regardless, this book is highly recommended, enjoyable, and thought provoking. show less

Jul 15, 2008

reverend.baron 36 reviews

Excelling at Chess Calculation: Capitalizing on Tactical Chances by Jacob Aagaard

Aagard put me off a bit at first, as he's something of a pompous yutz. But then I came to like that about him. His insight helped with that considerably. And even at his worst he's nowhere near as annoying as Silman.

Mar 16, 2008

marshallchesslibrary 220 reviews

Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess) by Jacob Aagaard