Vladimir Kramnik. The School of Modern Chess

You are holding a textbook that opens the door to the amazing world of dynamic modern chess. Formally, it is a collection of games from the 14th world champion, but unlike standard collections, the main criterion for selecting the games... was their educational value. By studying them, the reader will constantly encounter useful lessons presented by the leading expert of this century in the fields of strategy, dynamics, and opening theory, Vladimir Kramnik.

This edition attempts to penetrate the thinking process of the grandmaster, for which many explanations provided by Kramnik himself are included, made during press conferences immediately after the games, in internet broadcasts, and in magazine pages. Throughout the analysis of the games, the reader will be constantly asked questions to engage them in active analysis of what is happening on the board.

The book explores a large number of new ideas that can be used as "recognition templates," or, as is fashionable to say nowadays, "patterns." Classical strategy is closely intertwined with the trendy dynamic play. This is a modern approach to studying chess, aimed at rapidly improving the reader's game and bringing them tournament points. There is also a chapter for training tactical vision.

The authors hope that the textbook turned out to be both engaging and useful.