Uhlmann/Schmidt: Open Files (Progress in Chess) CT with ideas from previous sections

with ideas from previous sections repeatedly appearing as part of a deadly one-two punch

including contests from Minsk 1979 and other tournaments

thought and dedication

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Uhlmann/Schmidt: Open Files (Progress in Chess) CT with ideas from previous sectionsThe strategy and tactics associated with the open file are explained here clearly and comprehensivelyhow files are opened, blocked, occupied, and exploited as roads along which to invade the enemy position. A brief introduction lays the theoretical foundations and is followed by illustrative games, in all of which the open file is the dominant or deciding factor. In each game there is a pause at a key position where a clear verbal assessment is given;