This new title, the first of its type to explain the dynamic principles that underpin modern <em>chess</em>, uses more than thirty carefully selected games to help the reader understand the most important aspects of the <em>chess</em> struggle. John Nunn, a top-class grandmaster and one of the world's most highly regarded <em>chess</em> writers, explains every <em>move</em> using terms and phrases everyone can understand and shows how key ideas are handled by today's grandmasters. The book is divided into three main sections: Opening themes,