Unconventional Approaches to Modern Chess Volume 1: Rare Ideas

Unconventional Approaches to Modern Chess Volume 1: Rare Ideas for Black
- In this highly original book, Grandmaster Alexander Ipatov shares the chess philosophy that helped him become a top Grandmaster
- Most of the book is comprised of Ipatov's original analyses covering a variety of offbeat opening lines from Black's perspective.
In this highly original book, Grandmaster Ipatov shares the chess philosophy that helped him become a top chess grandmaster. Contrary to the generally accepted norms that permeate the modern chess world, he argues that spending most of one's training time on studying opening theory and memorizing trending lines until move 30 is wrong. However, this is exactly how most beginners start learning chess nowadays. Some strong grandmasters also fall into this trap when they prioritize opening theory amongst other aspects of the game. This often leads to fundamental gaps in one's chess understanding which is really hard to fix, especially for young players. Ipatov's ideology lies in that one should work on enhancing his general chess understanding and take on a surprise-first approach when it comes to playing openings in order to avoid opponents' preparation in the mainstream theory and take them out of book in the early stage of the game. Most of the book is comprised of Alexander Ipatov's original analyses covering a variety of offbeat opening lines from both White and Black's perspective. His recent match against the 2018 US Chess Champion Sam Shankland, where Ipatov implemented a novelty on move two â€“ something unheard of in the modern era with millions of games being played to date â€“ serves as a good illustration that the philosophy deserves more attention and research than it currently has. This book serves to fill in this gap and welcome more debate on the subject.
Country USA
Brand The House of Staunton
Manufacturer Thinkers Publishing
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9789492510488
ReleaseDate 2019-04-28

Country	USA
Brand	The House of Staunton
Manufacturer	Thinkers Publishing
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9789492510488
ReleaseDate	2019-04-28

Unconventional Approaches to Modern Chess Volume 1: Rare Ideas for Black

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