Uhlmann/Schmidt: Open Files (Progress in Chess) CT step by step

step by step

Viele Großmeister haben diese Überraschungswaffe in ihrem Arsenal

the favorite reply of Grünfeld players

and even though he had to endure some bitter defeats due to his aggressive

including contests from Minsk 1979 and other tournaments

Uhlmann/Schmidt: Open Files (Progress in Chess) CT step by stepThe strategy and tactics associated with the open file are explained here clearly and comprehensivelyhow files are opened, blocked, occupied, and exploited as roads along which to invade the enemy position. A brief introduction lays the theoretical foundations and is followed by illustrative games, in all of which the open file is the dominant or deciding factor. In each game there is a pause at a key position where a clear verbal assessment is given;