360 Seiten, kartoniert, Thinkers Publishing, 1. Auflage 2019, Sprache:Englisch
 
EAN   9789492510488
Gewicht:830 g
Breite 17 cm
Höhe  23,5 cm
Erscheinungsjahr    2019
Autor  : GM Alex Ipatov
Sprache:Englisch
Auflage:1
ISBN-13- 9789492510488
Seiten :360
Einband: kartoniert
This book is about the practical approach to the game of chess. It shaped me as a player and now I would like to share my philosophy with you. My objective is to combat several generally accepted misconceptions, such as a) only studying opening theory will make you a better player, b) one should always follow the first or second line shown by Komodo or Stockfish, and finally, c) that ”in theory“ is equivalent to ”over the board“. The last fallacy is especially dangerous because it implies that players will keep on making the best moves over the board, and therefore sidelines should never be played as the opponent will always find a way to retain and convert the advantage. That is in theory. In practice, however, many players will feel like fish out of water once they end up in a position that is objectively better for them but one that they have never analyzed. Overall, based on my experience as a chess professional, I strongly believe that the above-mentioned fallacies do not hold true empirically,
The book is divided into four parts. Part I covers sidelines in the mainstream openings where I take a major opening and analyze one or several sidelines. This is the most theoretical part of the book, where I share a significant amount of original thoughts and analyses that constitute my opening repertoire. Part II discusses the concept that I refer to as systems. It still involves theory, but less so in comparison to Part I. What I am trying to convey in this part is the ”schematic thinking“ where you think in terms of plans and typical ideas. Part III takes one step further in abstraction it analyzes notable modern games where one player showed ambition early on in the game and it worked out well for him. Part IV covers the so-called ”early surprises“ where early on in the game a player implemented a move that shocked his opponent.
 
INHALT:
004 Key to Symbols
007 Preface
PART I -Sidelines In Mainstream Openings
013 Chapter 1 - Early Deviations in the Ruy Lopez
047 Chapter 2 - Later Deviations in the Ruy Lopez
109 Chapter 3 - Scotch Game
131 Chapter 4 - Caro-Kann Defense
153 Chapter 5 - Rauzer Variation
163 Chapter 6 - Philidor Defense
177 Chapter 7 - Nimzo-Indian Defense
PART II - Systems
197 Chapter 8 - Double Fianchetto
237 Chapter 9 - 1.d4 d6
273 Chapter 10 - Malakhov System
PART III - Showing Ambitions
PART IV - Early Surprises
359 Final Thoughts