--- product_id: 13416754 title: "Chess Structures" price: "₹ 831" currency: INR in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/13416754-chess-structures store_origin: IN region: India --- # Chess Structures **Price:** ₹ 831 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Chess Structures - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 831 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/13416754-chess-structures) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Chess Structures: 9781784830007: Flores Rios, Mauricio: Books Review: One of my favorite chess books. - The books takes the most common structures, consolidates the main ideas for both sides, and provides full sample games to illustrate implementation. This is useful and efficient for an intermediate player like me (I'm around 1800-2000 in rating). The book focuses on concepts and application rather than memorization of variations. I wish more opening books did what this book does. It is crucial to know your opponent's plans well and to thwart them, rather than to only focus on what you want to do or your novelty. Additionally, even if you do get your ideal position, it often takes 20 or 30 more moves before you can realize the advantage; therein lies the value of showing and annotating full games. Converting is hard. Some minor critiques: The author's analyses do not always match up with stockfish, though this doesn't diminish the book's value. For example, in one of the games the author describes one of young Carlsen's moves/plans to convert an advantage as inaccurate, while that move is actually Stockfish 14 NNUE's top recommendation. Also, the book would profit from adding example games for certain structures (for example, more black wins in the Caro Kann structure). Sometimes appears to me that the author harbors a bias against some openings/structures, or that some structures required more attention than was given. Review: Perfect Guide to Important Pawn Structures, their Positional Characteristics and Tactical Motifs - One of the best and most instructional chess books I've ever read -- and I've read quite a few. I'd never heard of Mauricio Flores Rios, a Chilean GM, before reading this book. After reading a few chapters, it's clear that he is a very capable master who combines positional understanding with the kind of tactical prowess that wins chess games. (Chess is 99% tactics, 1% strategy). According to Wikipedia, Flores Rios was the top GM in Chile when he migrated to the US to play for the University of Texas in Brownsville. Each chapter of the book is devoted to covering, in depth, and from both sides, one type of pawn structure. After showing the salient characteristics of the structure and stating which plans have been found to be most effective in handling that structure, he walks you, in depth, through several games in which that structure occurs. What's really great and special about the book is that he illustrates the kind of tactics that you need to keep in mind when handling each position. The book is doubly valuable in that he covers each position from a neutral perspective, showing the best plans for Black and White in each position, and analyzing, in depth, games which show the typical plans in action. I think that each chapter here is more instructional than the average opening book on each particular opening covered. For example, if you play the Caro-Kann as Black, you're going to need to know about how to achieve the ...c5 pawn break -- or how to fight against it as White. Flores Rios has got you covered. Same with the Slav, the Grunfeld, and the other dozen or more structures covered. Highly recommended for anyone below GM level. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #569,235 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #591 in Chess (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 308 Reviews | ## Images ![Chess Structures - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Fl7LZbhlL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of my favorite chess books. *by A***N on August 21, 2022* The books takes the most common structures, consolidates the main ideas for both sides, and provides full sample games to illustrate implementation. This is useful and efficient for an intermediate player like me (I'm around 1800-2000 in rating). The book focuses on concepts and application rather than memorization of variations. I wish more opening books did what this book does. It is crucial to know your opponent's plans well and to thwart them, rather than to only focus on what you want to do or your novelty. Additionally, even if you do get your ideal position, it often takes 20 or 30 more moves before you can realize the advantage; therein lies the value of showing and annotating full games. Converting is hard. Some minor critiques: The author's analyses do not always match up with stockfish, though this doesn't diminish the book's value. For example, in one of the games the author describes one of young Carlsen's moves/plans to convert an advantage as inaccurate, while that move is actually Stockfish 14 NNUE's top recommendation. Also, the book would profit from adding example games for certain structures (for example, more black wins in the Caro Kann structure). Sometimes appears to me that the author harbors a bias against some openings/structures, or that some structures required more attention than was given. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect Guide to Important Pawn Structures, their Positional Characteristics and Tactical Motifs *by N***O on January 4, 2016* One of the best and most instructional chess books I've ever read -- and I've read quite a few. I'd never heard of Mauricio Flores Rios, a Chilean GM, before reading this book. After reading a few chapters, it's clear that he is a very capable master who combines positional understanding with the kind of tactical prowess that wins chess games. (Chess is 99% tactics, 1% strategy). According to Wikipedia, Flores Rios was the top GM in Chile when he migrated to the US to play for the University of Texas in Brownsville. Each chapter of the book is devoted to covering, in depth, and from both sides, one type of pawn structure. After showing the salient characteristics of the structure and stating which plans have been found to be most effective in handling that structure, he walks you, in depth, through several games in which that structure occurs. What's really great and special about the book is that he illustrates the kind of tactics that you need to keep in mind when handling each position. The book is doubly valuable in that he covers each position from a neutral perspective, showing the best plans for Black and White in each position, and analyzing, in depth, games which show the typical plans in action. I think that each chapter here is more instructional than the average opening book on each particular opening covered. For example, if you play the Caro-Kann as Black, you're going to need to know about how to achieve the ...c5 pawn break -- or how to fight against it as White. Flores Rios has got you covered. Same with the Slav, the Grunfeld, and the other dozen or more structures covered. Highly recommended for anyone below GM level. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really good reading for all kinds of chess players! *by T***6 on May 28, 2016* I'd consider myself an intermediate player and found this book very useful. I really like the layout of each chapter, where the author first gives general plans for both sides before illustrating these plans several times in the form of commentated games. Before and after each of the games presented in each chapter the author explains what the main idea is as far as the pawn structure is concerned. I'm not sure how much I subscribe to the notion that certain levels of players should buy certain chess books because they aren't advanced enough. Sure, if you're just beginning to play or only have a very rudimentary knowledge of the game then this book probably isn't for you. However, if that is your level of chess you're probably not checking this book out. This isn't advanced mathematics or theoretical physics ... it's a book about chess and anyone with the motivation to even think about buying a book like this will very likely get *something* out of reading it. Higher rated players will glean more from this book than lower rated players, but there is something useful for almost everyone. Beyond the material itself I thought the physical book itself was well-constructed. It is printed on high-quality paper and the book is easy to work with. Unfortunately the package it was shipped in wasn't great and there ended up being some minor damage done to the outside front cover ... of course no knocks to the star rating of the book here. All together highly recommended! ## Frequently Bought Together - Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide - Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master - How to Reassess Your Chess: Chess Mastery Through Chess Imbalances --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/13416754-chess-structures](https://www.desertcart.in/products/13416754-chess-structures) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*