On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 6:39:59 AM UTC-4, Marcus1968 wrote:
Question: Does Watson have his book 'Secrets of Modern Chess strategy', meant to as Nimzowitsch 'My System' plus more? As an expanded / advanced version of Nizowitsch's 'My System’?
As I recall it is an evaluation of "My System" in the context of what was then contemporary GM play.
For example, he comments that Nimzowitsch's ideas on prophylaxis were ahead of their time, and form an even bigger part of modern play than they did in his games.
On the other hand overprotection doesn't seem to matter to modern players.
I thought it was a good read, and if I was still an active player I'd probably benefit a lot from it.
William Hyde
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