Hansen: Back to Basics: Openings Bestseller “Magic like Mikhail Tal gets

“Magic like Mikhail Tal gets my highest ratings

Every month he provides Chess Life readers with nine terrific tactical tests

has played almost all types of endgames and won many of them

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Tilburg 1991

Hansen: Back to Basics: Openings Bestseller “Magic like Mikhail Tal getsBecause of the sheer volume of variations, possible transpositions and ever changing theory, chess openings can be overwhelming even intimidating. This book is an introduction to understanding and playing chess openings. The author, Danish Master Carsten Hansen, stresses opening play based on understanding opening principles as well as useful, fundamental knowledge. With an overview of all the most important opening variations, examples of good and