Step 5


         

The manual of Step 5 is the last one in the row for group teaching. Unfortunately, the number of students who reach step 5 level is not big. In this step the attention for tactics is less than in the previous steps, nevertheless, tactics remains to play the main part in the games of the students. For step 5 students the positional aspects begin to play more and more important role. The lessons about the pawn structure, the seventh rank, strong square and open file contain many strategic aspects.

Playing according to a plan is important in chess, that is why it is discussed in some lessons about the endgame. They show how important the cooperation of the pieces is and how relative the value of the pieces can be. The lesson 'Defence' pays attention to some aspects which are almost by all the students insufficiently used.

'The fifth step' consists of a manual and workbooks:

■  Manual for chesstrainers Step 5

■  Workbook Step 5

■  Werkboek Stap 5 extra (in Dutch or German)

■  Werkboek Stap 5 plus (in Dutch or German)

 

  Manual for chess trainers Step 5  


Manual for
chesstrainers
Step 1
1st edition 2005
128 pages

Contents:

Introductory articles about:


The fifths step consists of 16 lessons:
  1: Material and time
  2: Mate
  3: Breakthrough
  4: Using pawns
  5: Pawn race
  6: Seventh rank
  7: Discovered attack
  8: Pin
  9: The opening
10: Rook against pawn
11: Strong square
12: Defending
13: Rook ending
14: Attack on the king
15: Open file
16: Draw

 

  Workbook Step 5

Workbook Step 5
2st edition 2010
56 pages
with drawings

Next to the exercises there are also reminders in the workbook. These are short recapitulations of the lessons from the manual for the students.

There are 11 reminders:

On the remaining 44 pages there are always 12 exercises a page. That means a total number of 44x12-23 (drawings) = 505 positions.

Have a try?     Pawn ending

The issues of the exercises are the same as in the manual.
See Manual for chesstrainers.

 

 Werkboek Stap 5 extra 

Werkboek Stap 5 extra
2nd edition 2010
56 pages
with drawings

Read more about the Extra books in info.

In the extra workbook there are 53 pages with exercises, which means 53x12=648-34 (drawings)= 602 positions. Additionally, there is one page with breakthrough patterns and a reminder with guidelines to solve the mixed pages

First of all there are exercises with well known topics from Step 5 as well as some examples from the lower steps on a higher level:


The last 26 pages contain tests.
Test your skills!    Test

 

 Werkboek Stap 5+ 


Step 5 plus
1e edition 2006
56 pages
with drawings

Read more about the plus books in the info.

The contents of workbook step 5 plus:

More or less new topics:


Elaborating the already introduced material:

Opening the position, piece to a better square
The rook's pawn, tempo play, defending
Winning and drawing positions
Exploiting vulneribility
Defending against threats, a passed pawn, king's attack
Save half a point! Defending against a passed pawn