Nickel/Thormann: Schach in Ostberlin 1945-1990 Geschenkidee 94 pages with 51 diagrams

94 pages with 51 diagrams

Although the London System was first played almost 200 years ago

wie Stellungen bewertet werden und wie sich die Spielabläufe über diese Phasen entwickeln

It is no coincidence that this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and a tactical emphasis

Like his long-time rival Magnus Carlsen

Nickel/Thormann: Schach in Ostberlin 1945-1990 Geschenkidee 94 pages with 51 diagramsChess in the GDR and in divided Berlin is a largely neglected subject in literature, although it has occasionally made headlines and enjoyed state support at times following the example of its big brother, the USSR. The names of the chess masters of the time and the outstanding events before and after the Chess Olympiad in Leipzig in 1960 will soon be known only to a few. This book aims to remedy this with portraits of 24 East Berlin chess masters,