New In Chess Yearbook 59 ( Hardbound - Rare )

For sale is New In Chess Yearbook 59 — 2001 — Like New Condition — Hardbound"The 19th Century Today" is a theme that only a publication with genuine historical perspective could pull off, and Yearbook 59 does it beautifully. The message is that chess opening theory isn't just about what happened last month at Linares — sometimes the most important ideas are the ones that were played over a century ago and still haven't been fully resolved.The Urusov Gambit leads things off — 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 ed4 4.Nf3 Ne4 5.Qd4, introduced by Sergey Semyenovich Urusov between 1827 and 1897. The cover notes bluntly that opening theory is still not finished with this gambit, which is a remarkable statement about a line that has been around for well over a hundred years. Players looking for a sharp and under-analyzed weapon against 1...e5 take note.Then comes La Grande Variante of the Open Ruy Lopez — described as having stood its ground since the 19th century with mysteries still unsolved, though the cover promises we are getting closer. The Ruy Lopez has been the subject of more theoretical investigation than almost any other opening in history, and the fact that certain lines remain genuinely mysterious after all that analysis is a testament to chess's inexhaustible depth.And finally, Wilhelm Steinitz's favourite move 4...Qh4 gets the full modern treatment from theoretician Lev Gutman — who apparently required no fewer than 272 packed pages to do it justice. That number alone tells you everything about the depth of what is inside.Beyond these three featured surveys the volume delivers more than 25 additional opening surveys across all systems, with the Forum and Sosonko's Corner alongside.Condition: Like New — hardbound, boards clean, pages bright and completely unmarked, binding firm throughout.

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