{"product_id":"mastering-the-chess-openings-volume-3-paperback","title":"Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 3 - 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\u003eIn this highly-acclaimed and popular series, John Watson helps chess-players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the openings. He 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 third volume focuses on the English Opening while also drawing together many threads from the first two books in a wide-ranging discussion of general opening topics. Particularly in the context of reversed and analogous forms of standard structures, we understand why certain ideas work and others don't, and experience the concept of 'Cross-Pollination' at work in even more varied forms than seen in the first two volumes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInternational Master \u003cb\u003eJohn Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's most respected writers on chess. His groundbreaking four-volume work on the English 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. He reviews chess books for \u003ci\u003eThe Week in Chess\u003c\/i\u003e and hosts a weekly radio show on the Internet Chess Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational Master \u003cb\u003eJohn Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's most respected writers on chess. His groundbreaking four-volume work on the English 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. He reviews chess books for \u003ci\u003eThe Week in Chess\u003c\/i\u003e and hosts a weekly radio show on the Internet Chess Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.6 x 6.7 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 November 04, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770041532704,"sku":"9781904600985","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ea0a67566e8bd2bb4de06ca02fa4a5ab.webp?v=1780363045","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mastering-the-chess-openings-volume-3-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}