Grandmaster vs Amateur edited by Jacob Aagaard and John Shaw

Learn to think like a grandmaster A multinational array of top grandmasters explain the differences in thinking between professional and amateur chess players, and how the amateur can bridge the gap. It usually takes at least a decade of sustained effort for even the most talented player to reach the grandmaster level and though this book cannot guarantee to make the reader a grandmaster, it is certainly a healthy nudge in the right direction. The authors are: GM Pavel Eljanov GM Boris Avrukh GM Mihail Marin GM Peter Heine Nielsen GM Tiger Hillarp Persson GM Jacob Aagaard GM John Shaw