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Mastering Opening Strategy

365 pages, paperback, Everyman, 1. edition 2012

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Study brings wisdom. Practice brings perfection.
This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Johan Hellsten's acclaimed Mastering Chess Strategy. In this new book Hellsten focuses exclusively on opening play. He examines a wide variety of key subjects, including development, the centre, attack and defence, pawn breaks, typical mistakes and how to punish them, and opening preparation, providing the reader with a vital foundation in opening strategy. Just like his previous book, Mastering Opening Strategy is a product of Hellsten's many years' work as a full-time chess teacher, and is specifically designed as part of a structured training programme to improve strategic thinking. In addition to the many examples there's an abundance of carefully selected exercise games which allow readers to monitor their progress and put into practice what they have just learned. Following such a course is an ideal way for players of all standards to improve. Although designed mainly for students, this book is also an excellent resource for chess teachers and trainers.
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An essential course in opening strategy
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Contains over 350 pages of Grandmaster advice
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Includes over 200 examples and exercise games
Johan Hellsten is a Grandmaster, a former Swedish Champion and a European Team Championship individual gold medallist. He's a renowned chess teacher and has firmly established himself as a writer with outstanding credentials.

More Information
EAN 9781857446920
Weight 670 g
Manufacturer Everyman
Width 17 cm
Height 24 cm
Medium Book
Year of Publication 2012
Author Johan Hellsten
Language English
Edition 1
ISBN-13 978-1857446920
Pages 365
Binding paperback
005 Bibliography
007 Introduction
009 1. The Nature of Development
009 Introduction
010 The king and other weak points
016 Pawn advances
022 Causes of a delayed development
036 The development factor after mutual castling
041 A defender's perspective
047 Exercises
070 Solutions
090 2. Crime and Punishment
090 Introduction
091 Early pawn-grabbing
096 Early queen raids
100 Multiple moves with the same piece
105 Exposure of the king
110 Premature attacks
113 Extravagance
119 Ignorance and indifference
129 Exercises
149 Solutions
166 3. The Battle for the Centre
166 Introduction
166 Pawn centre
180 Centre controlled by a piece
198 Centre controlled at distance
210 Pawn breaks
217 Flank advances
224 The role of the centre
235 Exercises
257 Solutions
286 4. Restriction
286 Introduction
286 Restriction of castling
296 Restriction of specific pieces
303 More restriction methods
310 Restriction of plans
317 Exercises
331 Solutions
347 5. A Few Words on Opening Preparation
347 Building an opening repertoire
350 Plans, set-ups, guidelines and move orders
352 Maintaining your repertoire
353 Preparing for your opponents
355 Index of players
364 Index of openings
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