{"product_id":"mastering-the-chess-openings-volume-2-paperback","title":"Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many chess-players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is difficult to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is vital, or when a more general understanding is sufficient. Tragically often, once the opening is over, a player won't know what plan to follow, or even understand why his pieces are on the squares on which they sit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Watson seeks to help chess-players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the openings. In his previous books on chess strategy, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Modern Chess Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChess Strategy in Action\u003c\/i\u003e, he explained vital concepts that characterize modern chess. Moreover, he did so in ways that have enabled these ideas to be understood by club players. Here he does likewise for the openings, proceeding from the fundamental ideas that apply to all openings to more advanced concepts that are essential for substantial improvement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this major four-volume work, Watson explains not only the ideas and strategies behind specific openings, but also the interconnections of chess openings taken as a whole. By presenting the common threads that underlie opening play, Watson provides a permanent basis for playing openings of any type.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis second volume focuses on queen's pawn openings, exploring such openings as the Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian and the entire Queen's Gambit complex, and the characteristic structures to which they lead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInternational Master John Watson is one of the world's most respected writers on chess. His groundbreaking four-volume work on the English Opening firmly established his reputation in the 1980s, and he has produced a string of top-quality works since. In 1999, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Modern Chess Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e, Watson's first book for Gambit, won the British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award and the United States Chess Federation Fred Cramer Award for Best Book. His former pupils include the 1997 World Junior Champion, Tal Shaked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational Master John Watson is one of the world's most respected writers on chess. His groundbreaking four-volume work on the English Opening firmly established his reputation in the 1980s, and he has produced a string of top-quality works since. In 1999, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Modern Chess Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e, Watson's first book for Gambit, won the British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award and the United States Chess Federation Fred Cramer Award for Best Book. His former pupils include the 1997 World Junior Champion, Tal Shaked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.71 x 6.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770042843424,"sku":"9781904600695","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99f4a4ba2dec4dba6f422cd29e5bb693.webp?v=1780363098","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mastering-the-chess-openings-volume-2-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}