Watson: Mastering the Chess Openings Vol. 2 metadata-enriched Pawn Mazes - Problems 145-180

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giving White the concrete variations and strategic ideas needed in tournament play

takes the initiative and strives to dominate the centre

but also how chess openings work together as a whole

Until a few years ago

Watson: Mastering the Chess Openings Vol. 2 metadata-enriched Pawn Mazes - Problems 145-180'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