Pump Up your Rating

Axel Smith's training methods have guided his friends, teammates and pupils to grandmaster norms and titles. Hard work will be required, but Axel Smith knows how you can Pump Up Your Rating. Every area of chess is covered - opening preparation, through middlegame play, to endgame technique. Smith delves into both the technical and psychological sides of chess, and shows how best to practise and improve. International Master Axel Smith from Sweden has had great success as a coach. Using his methods on himself, within two years he boosted his rating from 2093 to 2458. He is now closing in on the Grandmaster title.