Sokolov: Die hohe Schule des Mittelspiels improvers The world-famous Sicilian expert tackles

The world-famous Sicilian expert tackles these annoying lines one by one

clear-cut strategies and standard manoeuvres

The author has made an effort to present all the important openings objectively and without paying particular attention to fashion trends

If you are aware of endgame patterns

"Just recently I received a book from grandmaster Shaw from Scotland

Sokolov: Die hohe Schule des Mittelspiels improvers The world-famous Sicilian expert tacklesWinning in d4 pawn structures Have you ever wondered how grandmasters can tell in a matter of seconds what is really going on in a chess position? It's all just a question of structure, as Ivan Solokov explains in this groundbreaking work. The high school of the middle game in chess deals with the often neglected but extremely important topic of pawn structures, which are divided into four main types: doubled pawns, isolated pawns, hanging pawns and