Sosonko: The Essential Sosonko SN_required false It is hard to understate

It is hard to understate the importance of tactic ability to overall chess proficiency

there will be no hint which patterns to look for

Andrew Martin says of his DVD: "Over ten years have passed since the first edition of 'Basics of Winning Chess' was published

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Sosonko: The Essential Sosonko SN_required false It is hard to understateCollected Portraits and Tales of a Bygone Chess Era Genna Sosonko is widely acclaimed as the most prominent chronicler of a unique era in chess history. In the Soviet Union chess was developed into an ideological weapon that was actively promoted by the country's leadership during the Cold War. Starting with Mikhail Botvinnik, their best chess players grew into symbols of socialist excellence. Sosonko writes from a privileged dual perspective,