Watson: Mastering the Chess Openings Vol. 2 BILD ZU KLEIN Mark Dvoretsky was born in

Mark Dvoretsky was born in Moscow in 1947

The King's Gambit was already mentioned in the works of Lucena (1497) and Ruy Lopez (1561)

White has interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches

\r\nTop grandmaster Peter Leko writes in the foreword: »It is gratifying that this work

Combinative Vision

Watson: Mastering the Chess Openings Vol. 2 BILD ZU KLEIN Mark Dvoretsky was born in'For most chess players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is hard to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is vital, or when a more general understanding is sufficient. Tragically often, once the opening is over, a player won't know what plan to follow, or even understand why his pieces are on the squares on which they sit. John Watson seeks to help chess players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the