Hendriks: Erst Ziehen, dann Denken Klassiker Manuel the author

Manuel the author

The Nimzo-Indian combines fast development with a solid pawn structure and great flexibility

On the one hand

The first edition of Pawn endgames was sold out relatively quickly (10

based on the Antoshin Variation of the Philidor Defence (1

Hendriks: Erst Ziehen, dann Denken Klassiker Manuel the authorSense and nonsense in chess training In chess theory it is generally said that one only needs to concentrate on the characteristics of a position. If one follows a few rules of thumb, one will more or less automatically produce good moves. But that is not how things work, as international master Willy Hendriks points out. Neither weak nor strong players first make a plan before considering candidate moves. The trial and error method is a very common