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Reviews
Sean Marsh (CHESS magazine)
«Smith and Quality Chess supreme, Jacob Aagaard, tested a draft of the material on a number of players, including Nodirbek Abdusattorov no less, whose feedback was used to improve the detailed solutions.»
Ben Johnson (Perpetual Chess Podcast)
The book is brilliantly done, and IMO might be a better fit with spaced repetition than the tactics in the original.”
Michel Hoetmer (schaakblog.nl)
“Both woodpecker books provide excellent study material. The nice thing about part 2 is that the reader can sink his teeth into positional puzzles. That is something different from the countless books with tactical puzzles. I found it very educational in any case.”
(full review in Dutch)
Stefan Liebig, Schach-Magazin 64
“This book is a comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to take their strategic thinking and chess play to the next level. It is aimed at ambitious chess players who want to sharpen their decision making in various positional scenarios.»
GM Kevin Goh Wei Ming (CEO Singapore Chess Federation)
“I am often on the lookout of quality material that would be useful for the national squads in Singapore, not just for the main team but also for very young players. In general, kids are decent in tactics and calculation even though they can still use a bit of work there.
However, strategy and positional understanding are often key weaknesses from young children largely due to the lack of knowledge and experience. In this respect, Woodpecker Method 2 fills a key void in chess literature, with the large amount of puzzles centred around important positional motifs which are very helpful for the aspiring student. The positions are well explained and I am sure students who study this book repetitively will increase their level of understanding. Thank you for writing this!”
FM Nate Solon (Chess master, coach, & author)
«A reader sent me probably the best argument I’ve heard for the Woodpecker Method. As you see the positions multiple times, you can’t 100% remember them, but you reconstruct the solutions from the most important details. Thus, it trains you to focus on what’s important.»
Fernando Offermann (Berliner Schachverband)
“This is the book we were missing. Seriously. The Woodpecker Method 2 by Axel Smith is an impressive piece of work that is unparalleled in its methodology and objectives.”
