Hansen: Back to Basics: Openings Bestseller 8 A big step forward

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has played almost all types of endgames and won many of them

It includes important changes in the basic framework of the repertoire and presents lots of new ideas and hundreds of novelties

What makes Magnus Carlsen the strongest chess player in the world

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Hansen: Back to Basics: Openings Bestseller 8 A big step forwardBecause of the sheer volume of variations, possible transpositions and ever changing theory, chess openings can be overwhelming even intimidating. This book is an introduction to understanding and playing chess openings. The author, Danish Master Carsten Hansen, stresses opening play based on understanding opening principles as well as useful, fundamental knowledge. With an overview of all the most important opening variations, examples of good and