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Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzowitsch by John Watson-Book

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Located in: Glasgow, Kentucky, United States

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Condition: Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ... Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

Literary Movement: Modernism

ISBN: 9781901983074

Book Title: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy : Advances since Nimzowitsch

Item Length: 9.9in

Publisher: Gambit Publications, The Limited

Intended Audience: Young Adults

Publication Year: 1999

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Author: John Watson

Genre: Games & Activities

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.

Product Identifiers

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

Dimensions

Item Length

9.9in

Item Width

6.8in

Item Weight

17.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Grade from

Eighth Grade

Grade to

College Graduate Student

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

1999

Target Audience

Young Adult Audience

Dewey Decimal

794.1/2

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

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