Stean Michael. Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition

New York: Dover Books, 2002. — 169 p. — ISBN13: 978-0486424200."Simple Chess" is an introduction to chess strategy aimed primarily at those players for whom strategy in chess is an almost impenetrable mystery.
Michael Stean explains the art of chess strategy and how to obtain overwhelming positions by the application of plain, clear, easily understandable positional ideas with examples from the games of Botvinnik , Fischer , Petrosian Tal and leading Grandmasters. "Simple Chess" is not solely a lesson in chess fundamentals, it also represents a style of chess playing which is becoming increasingly prevalent and successful throughout the world. It is indeed the spread and success of this style of play that prompted the writing of this book. Michael Stean, bom in 1953 was third in the 1973 World Junior Championship. In 1975 he became an International Master; and in 1977 he achieved the Grand Master title. He retired from competitive chess in 1982 and currently practices as a tax accountant.Outposts
Weak pawns
Open files
Half-open files: the minority attack
Black squares and white squares
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