Sadler - Game Changer

Lakdawala, 1d6 move by move

Les “Move by move” continuent à sortir à un rythme soutenu : après avoir exploré trois grands sujets (la Slave, l'Espagnole et la Nimzo), la série s'offre une excursion en territoire moins défriché (en fait, presque pas défriché du tout) puisque le 1d6 dont il est question ici n'est ni la Pirc, ni la néo-Philidor, mais la défense Tchèque (ou Pribyl), i.e. d6-c6-Fg4. Sujet original et exposé parfaitement didactique : que demander de plus ?

Ca, c'est un conseil ! Reste juste à savoir lesquelles - et comment En fait, cet assez bref opuscule nous cause de l'usage moderne du pion passé, des coups de pions anti-positionnels, des pièces à la bande ou encore des retards de développement qu'acceptent parfois les champions modernes - entre autres Magnus Carlsen, très bien représenté ici. A lire, en complément bien sûr des deux bouquins de Watson (SOMCS et CSA) qui abordaient déjà ces questions

Les amateurs des S.O.S. (pour Secrets des Suprises dans les ouvertures) vont à nouveau y trouver de quoi remettre à jour leur répertoires d'ouvertures. De nombreuses sorties des variantes principales vous seront proposées, souvent dans les tous premiers coups.

De quoi à nouveau vous amuser tout en surprenant vos adversaires.

Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian.

Lisitsin broke down Strategy and Tactics into their constituent elements, enabling players of all levels to study chess systematically, learning from carefully selected game fragments and studies. Key Elements of Chess Strategy and its companion volume Key Elements of Chess Tactics are the first ever complete English translations of Lisitsin's classic.

In Key Elements of Chess Strategy, Lisitsin breaks down the Foundations of Strategy into categories such as piece placement, exchanges, weaknesses and prophylaxis, followed by a section on Devising a Strategic Plan, including concepts such as blockading, undermining, the initiative, pawn chains, and planning in the opening.  Hardcover 206 pages

 This set of  pieces in acaciawood have a slightly raised base which creates the impression of 'floating' on the chess board.A truly classic looking Staunton influenced chess piece collection that does not compromise on quality. Size of king is 8,2 cm. Wel weighted and felted. We propose a classical walnut chessboard of 45 cm for this set of pieces.

These spectacular pieces are triple weighted, and their size requires a chessboard with 55 mm squares.

The king is 10.6 cm high, the base 4.60 cm, the rook 6.3 cm high, the base 4.00 cm.

The underside is leather, not the usual felt.

The pieces are finely sculpted and the knight, the representative figure in a chess set, is particularly well done!

In this book the reader will discover the incredible power unconventional moves can have. These moves contradict the most fundamental principles of the old chess , and yet most of them played by leading grandmasters.

At first sight these moves look so strange that the reader can not avoid asking, Was this grandmaster was inspired or drunk? The answer will definitely surprise you.