Unconventional Approaches To Modern Chess Volume 1: Rare Ideas For Black

Ipatov, Alexander

ISBN 10: 9492510480 / ISBN 13: 9789492510488

Published by Thinkers Publishing, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Unconventional Approaches To Modern Chess Volume 1: Rare Ideas For Black
• Publisher: Thinkers Publishing
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9492510480
• ISBN 13: 9789492510488
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this highly original book, Grandmaster Alexander Ipatov shares the chess philosophy that helped him become a top grandmaster. Contrary to the generally accepted norms that permeate the modern chess world, he argues that spending most of one's training time on studying opening theory and memorizing trending lines until move 30 is wrong. However, this is exactly how most beginners start learning chess nowadays. Some strong grandmasters also fall into this trap when they prioritize opening theory ahead of other aspects of the game. This often leads to fundamental gaps in one's chess understanding, a deficit that is really hard to fix, especially for young players. Ipatov's ideology is based on the belief that one should work on enhancing one’s general chess understanding and take a surprise-first approach when it comes to playing openings. The aim is to avoid opponents’ preparation in the mainstream theory and take them out of book in the early stage of the game. Most of the book is comprised of Ipatov's original analyses covering a variety of offbeat opening lines from Black's perspective. His recent game against the 2018 US Chess Champion Sam Shankland, where Ipatov implemented a novelty on move two – something unheard of in the modern era – serves as a good illustration that the philosophy deserves more attention and research than it currently receives. This book serves to fill this gap and stimulate more debate on the subject. Volume 2, covering offbeat opening ideas for White, will be published later in 2019.

About the Author

Alexander Ipatov is a Ukrainian-born Turkish chess Grandmaster. He won the national championship twice (2014, 2015) and represented Turkish national team in 3 World Chess Olympiads (2012, 2014, 2016), 2 European Team Chess Championships (2013, 2015), 1 World Team Chess Championship (2013) and 2 World Cups (2013, 2015). Alexander is also the World U-20 Junior Chess Champion (2012) and the Silver Medalist (2013). Currently he resides in Saint Louis, Missouri, where he captains one of the strongest collegiate chess teams in the nation and pursues his second master's degree.