Konikowski: Quick Course of Chess Openings Schachtrainer At the beginning of the

At the beginning of the 1980s

The bulk of the book addresses the fight for advantage and initiative in the middlegame

Smyslov's meticulous rook endings and – last but not least – Tal's magic

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Konikowski: Quick Course of Chess Openings Schachtrainer At the beginning of theEach section of a chess game opening, middlegame and endgame has a special significance. In the case of a material or positional disadvantage at the beginning of the fight, it's not easy to master the middlegame, and mostly there will be no endgame at all. This means that without convincing play in the opening you will not be successful in chess. For this reason, opening books enjoy great popularity. However, since building an individual opening