New In Chess Yearbook 73 ( Hardbound - Rare )

For sale is New In Chess Yearbook 73 — 2004 — Like New Condition — Hardbound — RareArkadij Naiditsch was one of the most exciting young talents in European chess in 2004, and "Marshall Matters" is exactly the kind of punchy, confident headline that suited his playing style. The Marshall Attack was as hotly contested as ever at this point and having a sharp, aggressive young grandmaster weigh in on what matters most in those positions is the kind of practical wisdom that tournament players genuinely valued.The supporting features have a particularly memorable range this issue. Vladimir Kramnik plays his preparation and can resign — that headline alone tells a whole story. The world champion, famous for his meticulous preparation and iron objectivity, walking into something so well-prepared that resignation follows quickly is the kind of theoretical drama that reminds you why opening study matters even at the very top. Should 1.e4 c5 2.a3 be called the Bezgodov Variation? is the kind of naming-rights debate that the chess world occasionally gets genuinely exercised about, and the fact that it merits cover billing tells you the variation itself was generating real practical interest. Greenfeld on the Grünfeld brings one of the deepest specialists in that complex opening to bear on a topical exchange sacrifice. And can White refute the Pirc with moves like h3 and a3 — quiet prophylactic moves in one of Black's most dynamic defenses — is exactly the kind of provocative practical question the series excelled at raising.Inside the volume 36 surveys cover the full range — seven Sicilian variations including the Najdorf, Sozin, Four Knights Dragon, Basman-Sale Dragon, Closed, Alapin, and the intriguing Bezgodov. The Pirc 150 Attack. The French Winawer. Three Caro-Kann lines. The Alekhine Modern. Four Ruy Lopez lines. The Evans Gambit. The Two Knights Bogoljubow. The Budapest Gambit. Three Slav variations. Two Catalan lines. The Nimzo-Indian Classical. The Grünfeld Fianchetto and Exchange. Two King's Indian lines. The Benoni Fianchetto. The Volga Gambit Declined. The Dutch Leningrad. And the English Anti-Grünfeld.Condition: Like New — hardbound, boards clean, pages bright and completely unmarked, binding firm throughout.

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