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Key Concepts of Chess - vol. 1
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197 pages, paperback, Thinkers Publishing, 1. edition 2021
International master Herman Grooten has over 40 years of experience as a professional chess trainer. Countless of his pupils became strong chess players. The best known of these are the grandmasters Loek van Wely, Robin Swinkels, Wouter Spoelman, Dennis de Vreugt, Jan Werle, Twan Burg and Benjamin Bok.
In the field of journalism, he earned his spurs with chess columns in the newspapers Trouw and Het Eindhovens Dagblad. Since 2020 he has been co-owner of the popular Schaaksite.nl for which he has been writing articles for over ten years. As an author, he wrote several books of which the 2009 publication "Chess Strategy for Club Players" was awarded "Book of the Year" on Chesscafe.com.
Meanwhile, in his series "Understand before Moving " he has published several volumes that were received with great enthusiasm, both in Dutch and English.
This is the first volume of the new series "Key Concepts of Chess". The idea is to deal with middlegames in which a certain structure or essential theme becomes central. The idea of starting this series is in line with the "Understand before Moving" series because the aim, is to improve the understanding of club chess players. According to the author, playing an opening should be 'hung up' on stereotypical ideas and concepts belonging to this structure. The thorough exploration of middlegame structures is beyond the scope of opening books, hence it makes more sense to expose it in this complementary series.
In this first volume, the "Hedgehog System" is discussed in detail. Apart from being part of the author's repertoire, this typical set-up deserves to be widely highlighted. Although in the second part of the trilogy on the Sicilian, the Hedgehog has already made its appearance, in this book the seemingly fragile, but oh so treacherous creature can reconsider its spines in an extensive way.
In the field of journalism, he earned his spurs with chess columns in the newspapers Trouw and Het Eindhovens Dagblad. Since 2020 he has been co-owner of the popular Schaaksite.nl for which he has been writing articles for over ten years. As an author, he wrote several books of which the 2009 publication "Chess Strategy for Club Players" was awarded "Book of the Year" on Chesscafe.com.
Meanwhile, in his series "Understand before Moving " he has published several volumes that were received with great enthusiasm, both in Dutch and English.
This is the first volume of the new series "Key Concepts of Chess". The idea is to deal with middlegames in which a certain structure or essential theme becomes central. The idea of starting this series is in line with the "Understand before Moving" series because the aim, is to improve the understanding of club chess players. According to the author, playing an opening should be 'hung up' on stereotypical ideas and concepts belonging to this structure. The thorough exploration of middlegame structures is beyond the scope of opening books, hence it makes more sense to expose it in this complementary series.
In this first volume, the "Hedgehog System" is discussed in detail. Apart from being part of the author's repertoire, this typical set-up deserves to be widely highlighted. Although in the second part of the trilogy on the Sicilian, the Hedgehog has already made its appearance, in this book the seemingly fragile, but oh so treacherous creature can reconsider its spines in an extensive way.
| EAN | 9789464201253 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 380 g |
| Manufacturer | Thinkers Publishing |
| Width | 17 cm |
| Height | 23.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2021 |
| Author | Herman Grooten |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 9789464201253 |
| Pages | 197 |
| Binding | paperback |
004 Symbols and bibliography
005 Explanation of visual aids
006 Contents
008 Foreword
011 Chapter 1 Learn from the Hedgehog Classics
012 Section 1.1 Introduction
013 Section 1.2 Bobby Fischer
019 Section 1.3 Julian Hodgson
025 Section 1.4 Ulf Andersson
029 Chapter 2 Typical ideas in the Hedgehog
030 Section 2.1 Introduction
037 Section 2.2 Background knowledge
038 Section 2.3 Schematic plans
040 Section 2.4 Typical Ideas for White
045 Section 2.5 Typical Ideas for Black
053 Chapter 3 Model Games with the Hedgehog
054 Section 3.1 Introduction
056 Section 3.2 Model Games for White
079 Section 3.3 Model Games for Black
103 Chapter 4 The ‘Maróczy Bind’ in Relationship to the Hedgehog
104 Section 4.1 Introduction
104 Section 4.2 History of the Maróczy
105 Section 4.3 Backgrounds of the Maróczy
108 Section 4.4 Variations featuring g3 and a Fianchetto
114 Section 4.5 Move Orders
125 Chapter 5 Own Experiences with the Hedgehog
126 Section 5.1 Introduction
127 Section 5.2 A ”simple“ knight fork
130 Section 5.3 An Attack from the Back Rank…
135 Section 5.4 Rematch!
142 Section 5.5 An Instructive Defeat
149 Section 5.6 Combating the Double Fianchetto
156 Section 5.7 "Who was the Hacker Again?"
163 Chapter 6 Exercises with the Hedgehog
164 Section 6.1 Introduction
165 Section 6.2 Exercises with the Hedgehog
169 Chapter 7 Solutions
170 Section 7.1 Introduction
171 Section 7.2 Solutions
195 Chapter 8 Game Index
005 Explanation of visual aids
006 Contents
008 Foreword
011 Chapter 1 Learn from the Hedgehog Classics
012 Section 1.1 Introduction
013 Section 1.2 Bobby Fischer
019 Section 1.3 Julian Hodgson
025 Section 1.4 Ulf Andersson
029 Chapter 2 Typical ideas in the Hedgehog
030 Section 2.1 Introduction
037 Section 2.2 Background knowledge
038 Section 2.3 Schematic plans
040 Section 2.4 Typical Ideas for White
045 Section 2.5 Typical Ideas for Black
053 Chapter 3 Model Games with the Hedgehog
054 Section 3.1 Introduction
056 Section 3.2 Model Games for White
079 Section 3.3 Model Games for Black
103 Chapter 4 The ‘Maróczy Bind’ in Relationship to the Hedgehog
104 Section 4.1 Introduction
104 Section 4.2 History of the Maróczy
105 Section 4.3 Backgrounds of the Maróczy
108 Section 4.4 Variations featuring g3 and a Fianchetto
114 Section 4.5 Move Orders
125 Chapter 5 Own Experiences with the Hedgehog
126 Section 5.1 Introduction
127 Section 5.2 A ”simple“ knight fork
130 Section 5.3 An Attack from the Back Rank…
135 Section 5.4 Rematch!
142 Section 5.5 An Instructive Defeat
149 Section 5.6 Combating the Double Fianchetto
156 Section 5.7 "Who was the Hacker Again?"
163 Chapter 6 Exercises with the Hedgehog
164 Section 6.1 Introduction
165 Section 6.2 Exercises with the Hedgehog
169 Chapter 7 Solutions
170 Section 7.1 Introduction
171 Section 7.2 Solutions
195 Chapter 8 Game Index
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