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Can anyone recommend a positional book focused on preparing pawn breaks?
Feel free to share more than one book. I'm very interested in understanding better those preparatory moves.
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Chess strategy versus positional chess
If one master writes a book on chess strategy (example here) and another writes a book on positional chess (example here), are they writing more or less on the same subject?
Do other major chess ...
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The New Art of Defense in Chess vs The Art Defense in Chess
Is The New Art of Defense in Chess or The Art Defense in Chess better? I am 1900 on an upward trend.
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Pawn structure books
Which book is better for a 1700-1800 player?
Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch (originally Die Kunst der Bauernführung, 1956)
Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis
Chess Structures: A Grandmaster ...
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Is there a misuse of the word flanking in My System by Nimzowitch?
Has anyone read the new translation of My System by Aaron Nimzowitch published by New in Chess? In it, the word flanking seems to be used to describe both the attack of a piece from the side and from ...
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In the books Wojo's Weapons, why was Wojo occasionally known to say "I'm too lazy!" when asked why he didn't play 1. d4 instead of 1. Nf3?
In Wojo's Weapons: Winning With White (Volume 1) by Jonathan Hilton and Dean Ippolito, it is written:
Wojo's move order to reach any opening position almost always started with 1. Nf3 and then ...
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What are books about the French Defence which feature a Black repertoire that tends to lead to solid/positional/closed/slow/quiet/strategic positions?
I am a 1750 Elo player with a very positional, quiet and strategic style of play.
I am looking for one or more books about the French Defence which fits these 3 conditions:
It must offer a complete ...
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