{"product_id":"john-watson-mastering-the-chess-openings-volume-2-9781904600695","title":"Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2","description":"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 openings. In his previous books on chess strategy, he explained vital concepts that had previously been the domain only of top-class players. Here he does likewise for the openings, explaining how flexible thinking and notions such as 'rule-independence' can apply to the opening too. Watson presents a wide-ranging view of the way in which top-class players really handle the opening, rather than an idealized and simplified model. This volume, focusing on queen's pawn openings, is a book that will make chess-players think hard about how they begin their games. It also offers both entertainment and challenging study material in openings such as the Nimzo-Indian, King's Indian and the entire Queen's Gambit complex.","brand":"Gambit Publications, Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53627640938838,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781904600695_1.jpg?v=1778652018","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/john-watson-mastering-the-chess-openings-volume-2-9781904600695","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}