Sokolov: Chess Middlegame Strategies Vol.2 Holz it is always a delight

it is always a delight to see a book which aims to stimulate our brains

Bates A (2347) - E

Larsen's tournament results until 1973

Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess

The Dutch offers Black active counterplay and rich middlegame prospects from the opening phase

Sokolov: Chess Middlegame Strategies Vol.2 Holz it is always a delightIn this second volume of my Chess Middlegame Strategies series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. I have selected different themes from popular openings and examined the resulting middlegames, trying to offer a sort of user manual to guide readers through these middlegames. ~ Ivan Sokolov