{"product_id":"winning-chess-middlegames-ivan-sokolov-9789083382722","title":"Winning Chess Middlegames: An Essential Guide to 1.E4 Pawn Structures","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClub players who study Winning Chess Middlegames 1.e4 or 1.d4 will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esignificantly improve their middlegame skills\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edevelop an accurate sense of which positions suit their style\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egain new strategic and practical knowledge of openings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivan Sokolov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9083382729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789083382722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New in Chess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Ivan Sokolov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790137913599,"sku":"9789083382722","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c735967-406e-429a-badc-cf78c05396f8.jpg?v=1707288060","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/winning-chess-middlegames-ivan-sokolov-9789083382722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}