Kotronias: How to Play Equal Positions Kunst because White's e4-pawn is placed

because White's e4-pawn is placed on a square of the same colour

Aron Nimzowitsch

The queen is worth nine pawns

Fernandez presents a range of alternatives for Black

Chapter 10 - The Old Berlin: 4

Kotronias: How to Play Equal Positions Kunst because White's e4-pawn is placedThe purpose of this book is to shed some light on the underlying principles that govern boring chess positions, bordering on equality. Such positions have gradually become the main dish of nowadays' chess menu because people have increased their level, their stamina, their desire to grind down wins out of nothing. The author proposes a clear streamlined method of thinking in dry equal positions without long term plans. It is based mostly on correct