Nickel/Thormann: Schach in Ostberlin 1945-1990 Geschenkidee Master Decision-Making in Rook and

Master Decision-Making in Rook and Queen Endings

It is no coincidence that this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and a tactical emphasis

Although the London System was first played almost 200 years ago

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Nickel/Thormann: Schach in Ostberlin 1945-1990 Geschenkidee Master Decision-Making in Rook andChess in the GDR and in divided Berlin is a largely neglected subject in literature, although it has occasionally made headlines and enjoyed state support at times following the example of its big brother, the USSR. The names of the chess masters of the time and the outstanding events before and after the Chess Olympiad in Leipzig in 1960 will soon be known only to a few. This book aims to remedy this with portraits of 24 East Berlin chess masters,