Hansen: The Symmetrical English grundlagen the author also pays tribute

the author also pays tribute to Samuel Reshevsky

That's why De la Villa has not just included examples from games of elite GM's but also of amateurs

it is much more important to understand how ideas and moves can be identified - and how you can therefore find such or better ideas yourself

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a player often does not know what plan to follow or why his pieces are in the squares he has moved them to

Hansen: The Symmetrical English grundlagen the author also pays tributeA reprint of the 1999 classic! The symmetrical systems of the English Opening constitute a large and important area of modern chess opening theory. The strategic variety to be found within this book is staggering: from the sedate Symmetrical Variation to the wild gambit lines of the Anti Benoni, and almost everything in between! This book provides detailed coverage of the theory of all lines stemming from 1 c4 c5. It includes many variations that