Watson: Mastering the Chess Openings Vol. 2 BILD ZU KLEIN By presenting the common threads

By presenting the common threads underlying opening play

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\r\nTop grandmaster Peter Leko writes in the foreword: »It is gratifying that this work

Adopting the latter course

Combinative Vision

Watson: Mastering the Chess Openings Vol. 2 BILD ZU KLEIN By presenting the common threads'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 won't 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