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Herman Grooten is an International Master from the Netherlands,
a renowned trainer with over 35 years of experience
and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess
training and chess strategy.
Key Concepts of Chess - Pawn Structures Vol.2
The idea is to focus on certain themes by means of specific pawn structures. The central question is: how can the pieces be manoeuvred into good positions and what should we then consider? Themes: IQP and Passed Pawn
by Herman Grooten
€29.90
Key Concepts of Chess - Pawn Structures Vol.1
In this two-part course the emphasis will be on typical pawn-structures. “Open and half-open files” and “the pawn chain” will be covered extensively on this video course.
by Herman Grooten
€29.90
Key Concepts of Chess - The Hedgehog
The topic on this video course is the so-called “hedgehog system” which is characterised by at least four black pawns on the sixth rank which we call the “spikes” of the hedgehog.