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There is no use in forcing your students to mentally jump through theoretical hoops, according to experienced chess coach Hendriks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This work shows a healthy distrust of accepted methods to get better at chess. It teaches that winning games does not depend on ticking off a to-do list when looking at a position on the board. It presents club and internet chess players with loads of much-needed no-nonsense training material. 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They fought their battle on the chessboard and in various chess magazines and columns. It was not only about who was the strongest player but also about who had the best ideas on how to play the game. After his bestseller Move First, Think Later and his much-acclaimed second book, On the Origin of Good Moves, IM Willy Hendriks once again offers his unique perspective in a well-researched story that continues to captivate until the tragic outcome. 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They clashed as personalities, as players and as chess writers, both searching for the truth in chess, but with very different perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTarrasch is seen as the dogmatic theorist and, according to Nimzowitsch, didn't offer much more than the well-meaning advice of a housewife. Nimzowitsch is the philosopher, the designer of a complete 'system' that explains everything there is to know about chess to future generations of students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes chess history treat these giants fairly or are they mere caricatures? And what was the role of the third protagonist in this debate, Semyon Alapin, whom Nimzowitsch condescendingly called 'an artist of variations'? These questions, and these different viewpoints, are at the heart of this in-depth investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHendriks offers a wonderful and often highly entertaining look at this great controversy. 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This popular idea is the reason why many renowned chess instructors such as former World Champions Garry Kasparov and Max Euwe, emphasize the importance of studying the history of chess.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Willy Hendriks agrees that there is much to be learned from the pioneers of our game. He challenges, however, the conventional view on what the stages in the advancement of chess actually have been. Among the various articles of faith that Hendriks questions is Wilhelm Steinitz's reputation as the discoverer of the laws of positional chess.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In The Origin of Good Moves Hendriks undertakes a groundbreaking investigative journey into the history of chess. He explains what actually happened, creates fresh perspectives, finds new heroes, and reveals the real driving force behind improvement in chess: evolution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This thought-provoking book is full of beautiful and instructive 'new' material from the old days. 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