{"product_id":"winning-chess-middlegames-an-essential-guide-to-1e4-pawn-structures-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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11141143\"\u003eIvan Sokolov\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New in Chess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789083382722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9083382729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAM\"\u003eGames \u0026amp; Activities\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAM001030\"\u003eChess\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvan Sokolov is a top grandmaster who was born in Bosnia and lives in the Netherlands. He is a former Yugoslav and Dutch Champion and has beaten World Champions Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand. As a coach, he led Uzbekistan to victory at the 2022 Chennai Olympiad. Sokolov has written a dozen highly acclaimed books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New in Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47361464991981,"sku":"9789083382722","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_d81a32c6-7920-41c1-a653-e08c2b3b9060.jpg?v=1731716032","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/winning-chess-middlegames-an-essential-guide-to-1e4-pawn-structures-9789083382722","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}