New In Chess Yearbook 64 (Hardbound - Rare )

For sale is New In Chess Yearbook 64 — 2002 — Like New Condition — HardboundPeter Leko on the cover, looking every bit the quietly formidable player he was — one of the most technically precise grandmasters of his generation, and at this point already knocking on the door of a World Championship match. The headline "Leko makes short shrift of the MacCutcheon Variation" is perfectly in character. The MacCutcheon — Black's provocative 4...Bb4 in the French — has been one of the most combative and theoretically complex responses in that opening for over a century. When a player of Leko's caliber decides a line needs dealing with and brings his preparation to bear on it, the chess world takes note.The supporting features are a genuinely eclectic and entertaining mix. An English Anti-Taimanov System for players looking for fresh ways to handle one of Black's most flexible Sicilian setups. Morozevich and the Slav Connection — Alexander Morozevich was one of the most creative and unpredictable players alive at the time, and anything bearing his name promised something original and slightly dangerous. Then comes one of the great understated headlines in the series — "Play the Spanish Bird against Kasparov and survive — once!" The "once" does all the work there, and the story behind it must be worth reading. Sacrificial ideas in the Queen's Gambit Declined rounds out the featured content, reminding buyers that even the most classical and respectable openings have hidden attacking possibilities waiting to be uncovered.Beyond these featured stories the volume delivers dozens of additional opening surveys and surprise weapons across all systems, with the Forum section continuing alongside.Condition: Like New — hardbound, boards clean, pages bright and completely unmarked, binding firm throughout.

Condition: Like New.

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