Associative ThinkingThis new book by Mikhail Shereshevsky, one of the most respected chess trainers in the world, is about a very important but little explored topic: associative thinking. How can a modern chess student avoid drowning in the flood of information? The answer is to stop mechanically memorizing moves and turn on your curiosity. Try to create a vivid image of the technique you are studying and remember it as an association! During a game of chess, we have