Mastering the Chess Openings: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Modern Chess Openings, Volume 2

For Most Chess-Players, Opening Study Is Sheer Hard Work. It Is Hard 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 WonT Know What Plan To Follow, Or Even Understand Why His Pieces Are On The Squares On Which They Sit. John Watson Seeks To Help Chess-Players Achieve A More Holistic And Insightful View Of The Openings. In His Previous Books On Chess Strategy, He Explained Vital Concepts That Had Previously Been The Domain Only Of Top-Class Players. Here He Does Likewise For The Openings, Explaining How Flexible Thinking And Notions Such As Rule-Independence Can Apply To The Opening Too. Watson Presents A Wide-Ranging View Of The Way In Which Top-Class Players Really Handle The Opening, Rather Than An Idealized And Simplified Model.This Volume, Focusing On QueenS Pawn Openings, Is A Book That Will Make Chess-Players Think Hard About How They Begin Their Games. It Also Offers Both Entertainment And Challenging Study Material In Openings Such As The Nimzo-Indian, KingS Indian And The Entire QueenS Gambit Complex.