The Secret Weapons of the Champions - Mikhalchishin "Handmade Chess Sets" These exquisitely detailed chess pieces

These exquisitely detailed chess pieces featuring breath-taking recreations of the animal kingdom are paired with the exotic hardwood chess board with inlaid elm and root wood

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The Secret Weapons of the Champions - Mikhalchishin "Handmade Chess Sets" These exquisitely detailed chess piecesModern middlegame theory does not exist in written form. That is why players and trainers have to go back to the old recommendation by Nimzowitsch to study typical positional methods. But who is better placed to teach us about their own powerful weapons than the great champions of the past? So the key to understanding the middlegame lies in understanding how to execute certain positional maneuvers. In this DVD Mikhalchishin explains, for example,