ChessSuccess_PlanningAftertheOpening

First published in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Batsford 10 Southcombe Street London W14 0RA An imprint of Anova Books Company Ltd Copyright © Batsford 2007 Text copyright © Neil McDonald The moral right of the author has been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. First eBook publication 2013 eBook ISBN: 978 1 8499 4097 9 Also available in paperback Paperback ISBN: 978 0 7134 9071 8 Cover reproduction by Spectrum Colour Ltd, Ipswich The paperback of this book can be ordered direct from the publisher at the website www.anovabooks.com Contents Introduction Chapter One: The smiting style Chapter Two: Delaying the moment of tactical truth Chapter Three: Super symmetry Chapter Four: The support point centre Chapter Five: A prickly customer Chapter Six: Dr Jekyll and Mr Steinitz Chapter Seven: The dilemma of d5 Chapter Eight: Roaring lion and crouching tiger S Introduction o why do we need a lon......