Grandmaster Training Camp 1 – Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them.

This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has been extensively edited and reorganized by Quality Chess. The book is divided into six topics: Tactics, Candidates, Combinations, Endgames, Defense and Deep Calculation. The material is at the same time both accessible to club players and challenging to grandmasters. Take the chance to compare yourself with one of the strongest Grandmasters in the world!

GM Sam Shankland is the 2018 US Champion, 2016 Olympiad gold medal winner for teams and 2014 individual gold medal winner. He has played Board 1 for the US in the World Team Championship and competed with the best players in the world in Wijk aan Zee, St. Louis, Prague and elsewhere. His latest great result was reaching the Quarter-final of the 2021 World Cup.

360 Pages

Publication date: 22 February 2023

Paperback ISBN 978-1-78483-188-2
Hardcover ISBN 978-1-78483-189-9

Reviews

“Another distinguishing point compared to many books with exercises is that the author pays ample attention to all positions and provides more than sufficient explanation. The reader also receives numerous tips and advice for tackling these types of positions... a great deal of care has been taken in the explanation. In short: it is excellent training material for advanced chess players!”

Michel Hoetmer, www.schaaksite.nl