"Complete Chess Strategy, Volume 2: Principles of Pawn Play and the Center" by Ludek Pachman Simon & Schuster | 1978 | ISBN: 0346123437 | 188 pages | PDF | 8 Mb
The present volume is the second of three which aim to give the reader an insight into the whole field of chess strategy. The structure of the
book remains the same as in previous (German-language) editions, but the contents have in part been revised and brought up to date.
Table of Contents Preface PART ONE THE PAWNS 1 The Passed Pawn 2 Blockading the Passed Pawn 3 Special Kinds of Passed Pawn 4 The Isolated Pawn 5 The Backward Pawn 6 The Isolated Pawn Couple 7 The Doubled Pawn PART TWO -THE CENTRE 8 The Classical Centre 9 The 'Little Centre' 10 Other Types of Pawn Centre 11 Tension in the Centre 12 Centralization of Pieces 13 Control of the Central Squares 14 The Partially Blocked Centre Index of
Games Index of Positions Index of Openings
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