Watson: Geheimnisse der modernen Schacheröffnungen Bd.2 Geschenkidee Neil McDonald became a grandmaster

Neil McDonald became a grandmaster in 1996 and a FIDE trainer in 2017

an index of openings

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Watson: Geheimnisse der modernen Schacheröffnungen Bd.2 Geschenkidee Neil McDonald became a grandmasterFor many chess players, studying opening theory is extremely hard work. It is difficult to know what is important and what is not, when specific knowledge is essential or when a more general understanding is required. Tragically, once the opening phase is over, a player often does not know what plan to follow or why his pieces are in the squares he has moved them to. \r\n \r\nJohn Watson tries to give chess players a more holistic and in depth view of