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Book Title
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy : Advances since Nimzowitsch
Publication Name
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy
Title
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy
Subtitle
Advances Since Nimzowitsch
Author
John Watson
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
1901983072
EAN
9781901983074
ISBN
9781901983074
Publisher
Gambit Publications, The Limited
Genre
Games & Activities
Release Year
1999
Release Date
25/11/1999
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
248mm
Item Length
9.9in
Intended Audience
Young Adults
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Chess, Board Games
Item Width
6.8in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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It is now seventy years since Nimzowitsch wrote his monumental work My System. While it remains a fundamental work on chess strategy, the way chess positions are handled has changed greatly since Nimzowitsch's time - both refinements to existing ideas, and completely new concepts. John Watson's book fulfils the need for a thorough, profound work on the modern handling of chess positions, and how Nimzowitsch's theories - still controversial and revolutionary at the time My System was written - have been refined and used alongside classical concepts. The first section of the book discusses how the understanding of classical themes, such as pawn majorities, the centre, and structural weaknesses, have been refined. Watson then moves on to discuss new concepts, including the willingness of modern players to accept backward pawns in return for dynamic play, the idea of a good 'bad' bishop, knights finding useful roles at the edge of the board and the exchange sacrifice idea that became prevalent with the post-war Soviet champions. This profound yet thoroughly practical work is rounded off with sections on prophylactic thinking, dynamism, modern concepts as they apply to the critical contemporary opening systems, and some thoughts on the future of chess.

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Publisher
Gambit Publications, The Limited
ISBN-10
1901983072
ISBN-13
9781901983074
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1167647

Product Key Features

Book Title
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy : Advances since Nimzowitsch
Author
John Watson
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Chess, Board Games
Intended Audience
Young Adults
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Games & Activities
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Item Length
9.9in
Item Width
6.8in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz

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Reviews
"No matter what your level of play, you will marvel at the insights ... Watson teaches you the classical rules of chess, and then illustrates how those rules often must be broken" - Cecil Rosner, Winnipeg Free Press
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Young Adult Audience
Dewey Decimal
794.1/2
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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    This is a very important book. I recomand studying it alongside with Jacob Aagaard's best book "Exceling at Chess". This would be probably the best way to get an exact idea of what chess strategy really means.