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Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2 by John Watson *Like New!*
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Clean copy”
- Pages
- 320
- Publication Date
- 2007-04-01
- ISBN
- 9781904600695
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Gambit Publications, The Limited
ISBN-10
1904600697
ISBN-13
9781904600695
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57185453
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mastering the Chess Openings Vol. 2 : Unlocking the Mysteries of the Modern Chess Openings
Number of Pages
318 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Chess
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Games & Activities
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20.6 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"In his introduction, Watson states that his approach to the book has been to start from the ground and work upwards. He certainly does just that, beginning by explaining the fundamental differences between 1 e4 and 1 d4. Some basic yet important principles and nuances, that can take many players a long time and many games to realize are explained within a couple of pages. Already, the reader is being primed to greater understand the elements of his or her repertoire. Watson then moves on to the more 'meaty' part of the book. ... It is authoratively and pleasantly written, which makes reading it not only productive but also very enjoyable." - John Lee Shaw, chessgateway.com
Grade From
Sixth Grade
Dewey Decimal
794.122
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
For many chess-players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is difficult 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. John Watson seeks to help chess-players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the openings. In his previous books on chess strategy, Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy and Chess Strategy in Action, he explained vital concepts that had previously been the domain only of top-class players. Moreover, he 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. In this major four-volume work, 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 volume, focusing on king's pawn openings, 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 in openings such as the Sicilian and Ruy Lopez., For many chess-players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is difficult 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. John Watson seeks to help chess-players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the openings. In his previous books on chess strategy, Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy and Chess Strategy in Action , he explained vital concepts that characterize modern chess. Moreover, he did so in ways that have enabled these ideas to be understood by club players. Here he does likewise for the openings, proceeding from the fundamental ideas that apply to all openings to more advanced concepts that are essential for substantial improvement. In this major four-volume work, Watson explains not only the ideas and strategies behind specific openings, but also the interconnections of chess openings taken as a whole. By presenting the common threads that underlie opening play, Watson provides a permanent basis for playing openings of any type. This second volume focuses on queen's pawn openings, exploring such openings as the Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian and the entire Queen's Gambit complex, and the characteristic structures to which they lead. International Master John Watson is one of the world's most respected writers on chess. His groundbreaking four-volume work on the English Opening firmly established his reputation in the 1980s, and he has produced a string of top-quality works since. In 1999, Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy , Watson's first book for Gambit, won the British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award and the United States Chess Federation Fred Cramer Award for Best Book. His former pupils include the 1997 World Junior Champion, Tal Shaked., 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. 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. Here he does likewise for the openings, explaining how flexible thinking and notions such as 'rule-independence' can apply to the opening too. 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 volume, focusing on queen's pawn openings, is a book that will make chess-players think hard about how they begin their games. It also offers both entertainment and challenging study material in openings such as the Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian and the entire Queen's Gambit complex.
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