Konikowski/Bekemann: Openings - Semi-Open Games topmaterial but rather analyses entire games

but rather analyses entire games as a unity of opening

Black immediately seizes space in the centre and clamps down on the e4-square

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The fact that there was never a world championship match

Konikowski/Bekemann: Openings - Semi-Open Games topmaterial but rather analyses entire gamesWhat does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile their material. The result is a book that gives explanations to help the reader understand the 'Semi Open Games' such as the French Defense and the Caro Kann Defense (note that the 'Sicilian Defense' was discussed in a separate volume) and instructions to