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AUTHOR'S PREFACE
This is my favourite volume of the series, primarily because there are
so many original ideas and untrodden byways to be explored. Also, fortunately,
English III was an extra year in preparation by comparison with
English I and English II; and the past year has been a revolutionary one for
I ... P-QB4. Crucial but previously-ignored lines were tested, articles
were widespread, and many critical questions were resolved.
I had the opportunity to broaden my researches considerably, both
into past tournaments and throughout the unwieldy mass of contemporary
chess material. One result of this new search, however, was a problem
with space. At times there were so many good examples the editing
procedure became painful! In general I tried to adhere to the principles
expressed in the Author's Preface to Volume I, i.e. to organize the most
instructive examples so that, in combination with notes, they show the
results of distinct strategies and/or timing. I tried to include as many new
ideas and original analyses as possible, indicating thereby which lines
were unresolved and which ones were crucial for the assessment of a
variation. Usually I have preferred to juxtapose several important games
and ideas rather than present one 'ideal' game and mislead the reader into
a sim plistic view.
Transpositions become quite dense after I ... P-QB4, and at points
.the text may seem disconcertingly cluttered with notes such as '6 N-B3
is Chapter 6, A22' or 'For 5 ... KN-K2, see D31.' I thought it better in
the long run to list transpositions as thoroughly and exactly as possible
instead of ignoring them or saying, e.g. ',6 N-B3 is Chapter 6' or '5 ...
KN-K2 is analysed above.' Simply playing through a section or chapter
once without cross-referencing will go a long ways towards making the
transpositions clearer and easier to remember. At any rate, one should
not be overly worried about move order before getting a feel for the
material (ideally, by playing some games oneself).
After all the time I have spent on 1 P-QB4 P-QB4, I find my fascination
for its intricacies still increasing. I hope the reader will derive
similar satisfaction!
Publisher: B.T. Batsford, Ltd.
Number Of Pages: 327
Publication Date: 1982-07-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0713426888
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780713426885
Binding: Hardcover
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