{"product_id":"winning-chess-middlegames-ivan-sokolov-9789083602264","title":"Winning Chess Middlegames: Volume 1: An Essential Guide to 1.D4 Pawn Structures","description":"Have you ever wondered how grandmasters can see what's really going on in a chess position in just seconds? It's all about structures, as grandmaster and top coach Ivan Sokolov explains in his groundbreaking book, Winning Chess Middlegames. This classic chess manual has been updated with more than half of the games replaced by modern examples.\u003cbr\u003e Sokolov addresses the often-ignored yet extremely important topic of pawn structures. There are four main types: doubled pawns, isolated pawns, hanging pawns, and pawn majorities.\u003cbr\u003e With its highly accessible explanations and in-depth analyses of top-level games, this book helps you solve basic middlegame problems involving space, tension, and initiative. Club players who study this book will greatly enhance their middlegame skills, develop an accurate sense of which positions suit their style, and acquire new strategic and practical opening knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e Sokolov explains matters profoundly, honestly, and objectively, including lots of inside stories from top-level chess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivan Sokolov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9083602265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789083602264\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 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ivan Sokolov","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48154332004607,"sku":"9789083602264","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7922f096-f56d-4619-80b7-3cf06688d1a3.jpg?v=1770789444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/winning-chess-middlegames-ivan-sokolov-9789083602264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}