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Winning Chess Middlegames - Vol. 2
288 pages, paperback, New in Chess, 1. edition 2024
Have you ever wondered why it takes grandmasters just seconds to see what's happening in a chess position? It's all about pawn structures, as Ivan Sokolov explained in his groundbreaking book Winning Chess Middlegames.
In his 2010 bestseller, Grandmaster Sokolov focused on structures arising from 1.d4 openings; in this new companion guide, 1.e4 players get their turn. This new volume covers a dozen topical structures including various pawn formations in the flexible Ruy Lopez, Italian and Petroff openings. But also Black's doubled f-pawn in the Rauzer Sicilian, the notorious Maroczy Bind, the mysterious Hedgehog, the versatile Sveshnikov and the paradoxical French Winawer. Deeply analysed top-level games illustrate the motifs in all these structures.
Club players who study Winning Chess Middlegames 1.e4 or 1.d4 will:
- significantly improve their middlegame skills
- develop an accurate sense of which positions suit their style
- gain new strategic and practical knowledge of openings
Ivan Sokolov's analysis is profound but accessible, and he doesn't take anything for granted. As reviewer Sean Marsh wrote of the first volume: "The lucid and informative explanations convey a large amount of genuine Grandmasterly wisdom. This is easily one of the best middlegame books of recent times."
Ivan Sokolov is a top grandmaster who was born in Bosnia and lives in the Netherlands. He is a former Yugoslav and Dutch Champion and has beaten World Champions Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand. As a coach, he led Uzbekistan to victory at the 2022 Chennai Olympiad. Sokolov has written a dozen highly acclaimed books.
In his 2010 bestseller, Grandmaster Sokolov focused on structures arising from 1.d4 openings; in this new companion guide, 1.e4 players get their turn. This new volume covers a dozen topical structures including various pawn formations in the flexible Ruy Lopez, Italian and Petroff openings. But also Black's doubled f-pawn in the Rauzer Sicilian, the notorious Maroczy Bind, the mysterious Hedgehog, the versatile Sveshnikov and the paradoxical French Winawer. Deeply analysed top-level games illustrate the motifs in all these structures.
Club players who study Winning Chess Middlegames 1.e4 or 1.d4 will:
- significantly improve their middlegame skills
- develop an accurate sense of which positions suit their style
- gain new strategic and practical knowledge of openings
Ivan Sokolov's analysis is profound but accessible, and he doesn't take anything for granted. As reviewer Sean Marsh wrote of the first volume: "The lucid and informative explanations convey a large amount of genuine Grandmasterly wisdom. This is easily one of the best middlegame books of recent times."
Ivan Sokolov is a top grandmaster who was born in Bosnia and lives in the Netherlands. He is a former Yugoslav and Dutch Champion and has beaten World Champions Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand. As a coach, he led Uzbekistan to victory at the 2022 Chennai Olympiad. Sokolov has written a dozen highly acclaimed books.
| EAN | 9789083382722 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 540 g |
| Manufacturer | New in Chess |
| Width | 17 cm |
| Height | 23.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2024 |
| Author | Ivan Sokolov |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 9789083382722 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Binding | paperback |
007 Preface
009 Chapter 1) The Rauzer Variation: doubled f-pawns for Black
049 Chapter 2) The Maroczy Bind
075 Chapter 3) The Hedgehog
107 Chapter 4) The Sveshnikov Variation
131 Chapter 5) French Defence: Winawer Variation
195 Chapter 6) Italian, Petroff, Ruy Lopez
272 Chapter 7) Exercises
277 Solutions to exercises
285 Index of names
288 Explanation of symbols
009 Chapter 1) The Rauzer Variation: doubled f-pawns for Black
049 Chapter 2) The Maroczy Bind
075 Chapter 3) The Hedgehog
107 Chapter 4) The Sveshnikov Variation
131 Chapter 5) French Defence: Winawer Variation
195 Chapter 6) Italian, Petroff, Ruy Lopez
272 Chapter 7) Exercises
277 Solutions to exercises
285 Index of names
288 Explanation of symbols