Uhlmann/Schmidt: Offene Linien CT all the basic checkmates are

all the basic checkmates are explained clearly and carefully

I very much appreciated John Shaw's witty writing style

Yevgeny Bareyev is one of the strongest grandmasters in the world today

In his previous books on chess strategy

Elimination of defence

Uhlmann/Schmidt: Offene Linien CT all the basic checkmates areExactly 25 years ago, this book was an absolute bestseller, which unfortunately only saw a single edition by the Sportverlag Berlin (East). The reason: co author and chess trainer Gerhard Schmidt had left the GDR for the West. So the title, which was considered an absolute insider tip in chess circles, especially because of its well founded and understandable presentation, was put on the index from then on. But the strategic theme of the open line and