

With encyclopaedic coverage and many original suggestions, this series gives the reader the ability to understand the complexities of the English Opening and to play it with confidence. Watson's aim throughout has been to provide a practical balance of theory, discussion and examples.

Attention to detail has been maintained and a particular effort has been made to deal thoroughly with transpositions. The author shows that its former reputation as a dull system hasn't held up as modern players have found increasingly sharp and unbalanced methods of conducting the play. Volume 3 (1 P-QB4 P-QB4) accounts for a high percentage of master games. By virtue of its extraordinary flexibility, the English can lead to unique and original positions at an early stage of the game. Some of the finest games of modern chess, both positional and tactical, have begun with 1 P-QB4. International Master John Watson's classic work on the English Opening is still the only comprehensive treatment of this dependable opening, one which has always had a large following among the world's best players. Think dynmically!(.)If you can get hold of Suba's Dynamic Chess Strategy, then buy two copies!' Former World Chess Championship Candidate GM Kevin SpraggettĪn authoritative series: John Watson's systematic coverage of all variations of the English Opening. The result is a thought-provoking and yet practical guide on chess strategy! `Suba was perhaps the only writer who had worried about the same topics and come to the same conclusions as I had: and, what's more, he had expressed his views eloquently and humorously.' IM John Watson in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy `Stay away from passive but solid positions. Now, almost twent years on, grandmaster Mihai Suba, a former Romanian champion and Senior World Chess Champion, has updated his groundbreaking work and extended it with even more entertaining and witty lessons. Sadly, its influence and reputation were far bigger than its actual readership, as after the first and only edition sold out it rapidly became virtually impossible to find a copy.

Dynamic Chess Strategy won the 1991 British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award and was hailed as an instant modern classic. Suba demonstrated that the traditional concept of improving the position' was often static and irrelevant, and that classical strategy, if applied dogmatically, can prevent you from finding the right plan and its subsequent moves. Dynamic Chess Strategy Book Description :
