Gambit Publications Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances Since Nimzowitsch

Excelente!!!!

I got about 20 books this winter to update and add to my collection. This was one of the choices, partly due to some reviews, but also because it covers newer tenets in theory since 1950 or so. Having the more updated concepts outlined in a succinct format was what I was looking for. I have a LOT of reading to do! :)So, I haven't yet fully dived into this yet - a look at the first two sections tells me this is going to get a lot of use as I continue to study and re-develop my chess skills. I believe it is a nice addition to the repertoire of many chess libraries. Not recommended for novices - sorry - this is really more advanced and requires understanding some of the theories of the likes of Nimzowitsch, Tarrach, and a few others first to make more sense of it. I am far form an expert, but am currently going through the "My System" again and plan to follow up with this one afterwards to round out the concepts to a more modern approach. A nice book I think! I was careful in my book choices and this seems very good from what I have gleaned so far!

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lots of things to help improve your chess game

I am writing this review, because this masterpiece is accessible and the other reviews dont point this out. Clearly this book is aimed at higher level players with a fair grip on essentials, but it is very readable.If you have ever read a chess book, any chess book at all, cover to cover than you will enjoy this book. If you have ever wondered why you lost a game when you played by the rules and your opponent ignored basic sane principle then you will enjoy this book. If you consider yourself an intelligent person, even if you are not yet Class A or expert, then you will enjoy this book. If you play an occasional game against your father on holidays, well, then see my comments above on reading Silman or Nimzowitch once first.I never had a board out while reading this. It is not that kind of book. It is an essay on the magical growth of the game into a wild, unpredictable, and sometimes incomprehensible contest at the highest levels. It will, however, improve your game by pulling back the curtains on "mysterious" Grandmaster play. Don't be surprised when you uncork a "mysterious" brilliancy of your own in your next match.