Pritchett: Modern Chess from Steinitz to the 21st century Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) Queen vs Rook & Pawns

Queen vs Rook & Pawns

Your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural

then the Hungarian Géza Maróczy undoubtedly belonged to the second category

Chapter 11

The Caro-Kann is less susceptible to such forcing lines – Black sets out to equalize in the opening

Pritchett: Modern Chess from Steinitz to the 21st century Ermäßigter Steuersatz (7%) Queen vs Rook & PawnsThis book takes the reader on a journey from early 19th century developments in the game up to the present day. It takes in the revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz's early summation and establishment of a firm positional basis for chess and the considerable contributions made by all of the subsequent world champions and certain other great players, including the contemporary computer phenomenon, AlphaZero. 324 pages, paperback, 1st edition 2022