Uhlmann/Schmidt: Open Files (Progress in Chess) CT thought and dedication

thought and dedication

André Schulz

questions that a chess improver would have in mind when studying such endings

including Kasparov's own annotations

Uhlmann/Schmidt: Open Files (Progress in Chess) CT thought and dedicationThe 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;