tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485074261630678898.post2613739737105018525..comments2023-10-16T23:17:39.301-07:00Comments on chessblogger: The End of the Soviet Chess SchoolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485074261630678898.post-33629431791350554612010-01-29T21:58:42.734-08:002010-01-29T21:58:42.734-08:00I haven't read Hansen's book, but from wha...I haven't read Hansen's book, but from what you've posted he seems to be on a different planet from the rest of the chess world.Dan Scooneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782590373757773698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485074261630678898.post-11970620291732108662010-01-29T08:09:07.965-08:002010-01-29T08:09:07.965-08:00Dan, yeah, I found it ironic that Anand's two ...Dan, yeah, I found it ironic that Anand's two Semi-Slav Black wins in the match against Kramnik in games 3 and 5 (and which the author uses to build up his argument) were in the same opening that Botvinnik popularized to do exactly that - play for a win as Black.Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650562085022070421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485074261630678898.post-36427405677722448272010-01-26T02:34:14.301-08:002010-01-26T02:34:14.301-08:00Roman,
I agree with your observations. May I add...Roman,<br /><br />I agree with your observations. May I add one of my own: a key characteristic of the Soviet School of Chess was the policy of playing aggressively for a win with Black. This is probably another way of saying "concrete preparation" -- but it certainly made a big impression on me. See, for example, Botvinnik's comments to his decisive last-round game against Kotov from the 1939 Soviet Championship.Dan Scooneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782590373757773698noreply@blogger.com