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This risky approach naturally harbors numerous pitfalls

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Chasing the king

The ability to quickly gain a good overview and to recognize all details and development possibilities - as well as a strong imagination - are the basic prerequisites for successful play

Sosonko: The Essential Sosonko SN_required false This risky approach naturally harborsCollected Portraits and Tales of a Bygone Chess Era Genna Sosonko is widely acclaimed as the most prominent chronicler of a unique era in chess history. In the Soviet Union chess was developed into an ideological weapon that was actively promoted by the country's leadership during the Cold War. Starting with Mikhail Botvinnik, their best chess players grew into symbols of socialist excellence. Sosonko writes from a privileged dual perspective,