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En esta espectacular serie de libros, The Power of the Pieces, el gran maestro bielorruso Sergey Kasparov examina las fortalezas, debilidades y características generales de cada pieza sobre el tablero. Este segundo volumen de la serie trata sobre el caballo. Su rol en la apertura, medio juego y en los finales es tratado en profundidad, ampliamente explicado en casi 140 partidas completas de la práctica de torneo.

In his ground-breaking series, The Power of the Pieces, Belorussian grandmaster Sergey Kasparov examines the strengths, weaknesses and overall characteristics of each piece on the chessboard. This second volume in the series is about the knight. Its role in the opening, middlegame and endgame is discussed in detail, amply supported by almost 140 complete games from tournament praxis.

Topics include:

The Knight in the Endgame
The Knight in the French Defense
The Knight in the Rossolimo System
The Knight in the Benkö Gambit
The "Spanish" Knight
The Knight on the Attack
The Knight in Defense
The Cavalry Retreats
The Knight on an Outpost
A Knight on the Rim
The Kamikaze Knight
Knight versus Pawns
Knight versus Bishop
Knight against Rook.

Popular chess author Sergey Kasparov is known for his entertaining writing style. His books are always instructive and insightful. Books previously published include The Exchange Sacrifice, The Bishop: Danger on the Diagonal, A Cunning Chess Opening for Black, Steamrolling the Sicilian and Doubled Pawns.