Description
In this new book, White is offered a way to play the Scotch with a winning opening repertoire. A more than useful book for players rated up to 2350 elo. The Scotch Game is a solid opening that has been tried and tested in practice by some of the strongest chess players in the world for more than two centuries. The idea behind the Scotch Game is simple and easily understandable. White eliminates, in a purely mechanical fashion, Blacks e5 pawn which initially impedes his ambition to dominate in the centre. This is very appealing for White, as he controls the direction of the struggles development, while Black can only try to keep pace. Furthermore, there are relatively simple schemes in the white repertoire in which it is enough to remember the main plans of both sides and typical manoeuvres. This is the second edition of Vladimir Barskys book that first appeared in 2009. The new edition consists of seven chapters dealing with the core ideas and variations of the Scotch, supplemented by 79 Illustrative Games. The authors not only present detailed analysis of all lines but are also careful to discuss the ideas behind the opening. If you already play the Scotch, you need this book. If you dont, find out what you have been missing. Softback, 224 pages. Dimensions ,15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm.
