{"product_id":"winning-chess-middlegames-isbn-9789083382722","title":"Winning Chess Middlegames","description":"Have you ever wondered why it takes grandmasters just seconds to see what's happening in a chess position? It's all about pawn structures, as Ivan Sokolov explained in his groundbreaking book Winning Chess Middlegames.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his 2010 bestseller, Grandmaster Sokolov focused on structures arising from 1.d4 openings; in this new companion guide, 1.e4 players get their turn. This new volume covers a dozen topical structures including various pawn formations in the flexible Ruy Lopez, Italian and Petroff openings. But also Black's doubled f-pawn in the Rauzer Sicilian, the notorious Maroczy Bind, the mysterious Hedgehog, the versatile Sveshnikov and the paradoxical French Winawer. Deeply analysed top-level games illustrate the motifs in all these structures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClub players who study Winning Chess Middlegames 1.e4 or 1.d4 will:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esignificantly improve their middlegame skills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003edevelop an accurate sense of which positions suit their style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003egain new strategic and practical knowledge of openings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvan Sokolov's analysis is profound but accessible, and he doesn't take anything for granted. As reviewer Sean Marsh wrote of the first volume: \"The lucid and informative explanations convey a large amount of genuine Grandmasterly wisdom. This is easily one of the best middlegame books of recent times.\"","brand":"New in Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47831661707493,"sku":"NP9789083382722","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/winning-chess-middlegames-isbn-9789083382722","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}