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The Scotch Game is a solid opening that has been tried and tested in practice by some of the strongest chessplayers in the world for more than two centuries. The idea behind the Scotch Game is simple and easily understandable. White eliminates – in a purely mechanical fashion – Black’s e5-pawn which initially impedes his ambition to dominate in the center.

This is very appealing for White, as he controls the direction of the struggle’s development, while Black can only try to keep pace. Furthermore, there are relatively simple schemes in the white repertoire in which it is enough to remember the main plans of both sides and typical maneuvers.

This is the second edition of Vladimir Barsky’s book that first appeared in 2009. The new edition consists of seven chapters dealing with the core ideas and variations of the Scotch, supplemented by 79 Illustrative Games. The authors not only present detailed analysis of all lines but are also careful to discuss the ideas behind the opening. If you already play the Scotch, you need this book. If you don’t, find out what you have been missing.  224 pages

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Ca c'est un conseil! Bon comme on s'en doute, le livre traite des rapports entre intuition (ou plutôt reconnaissance de schémas déjà connus...) et réflexion objective. Le sujet n'est pas neuf, mais pour une fois, l'auteur semble avoir réflechi sérieusement au problème et ses réflexions sont souvent intrigantes et fréquemment pertinentes (ou l'inverse). Et puis au moins, si vous suivez son conseil, vous éviterez le zeitnot.

Comme il arrive parfois, le plus important bouquin du mois est en fait vieux de presque trente ans Comme son titre l'indique, il est consacré à l'un des éléments-clés de la stratégie échiquéenne : les colonnes ouvertes - et c'est le meilleur ouvrage sur le sujet. Bon, d'accord : c'est le seul ouvrage sur le sujet. Mais considérant a/ l'importance dudit sujet, b/ la réputation de son principal signataire et c/ son excellence didactique, on peut sans doute le considérer comme indispensable.