Mastering the Chess Openings: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Modern Chess Openings, Volume 1
by John Watson
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Author: John WatsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-01
ISBN: 1904600603
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Gambit Publications
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- ISBN13: 9781904600602
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Book Review: Lot of information but you better have a board and a notepad
Summary: 4 Stars
I own vol 1 and vol 2 of this series. The notations are written in symbols and show the destination move only. In order to make it through any of the lessons (at least for me) a board with coordinates and graph paper (I use Excel) to break out all the information are necessary. Buy this book if you are willing to make that commitment but if not look elsewhere.
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Summary of Mastering the Chess Openings: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Modern Chess Openings, Volume 1
A major new title from Gambit Publications Ltd. For most chess-players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is hard to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is vital, or when a more general understanding is sufficient. Tragically often, once the opening is over, a player won't know what plan to follow, or even understand why his pieces are on the squares on which they sit. With this book John Watson seeks to help chess-players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the openings. In his previous books on chess strategy, he explained vital concepts that had previously been the domain only of top-class players, and did so in ways that have enabled them to enter the general chess consciousness of club players. Here he does likewise for the openings, explaining how flexible thinking and notions such as 'rule-independence' can apply to the opening. Watson presents a wide-ranging view of the way in which top-class players really handle the opening, rather than an idealized and simplified model. This is a book that will make chess-players think hard about how they begin their games, while offering both entertainment and challenging material for study.Chess Books
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