Nickel/Thormann: Schach in Ostberlin 1945-1990 topmaterial The Caro-Kann is a rare

The Caro-Kann is a rare beast among chess openings

thinking that it cannot possibly get more instructive than this

It includes many variations that often arise from different openings entirely

when to come up with an opening surprise

17% of all games between GMs and 25% of the games in the Chess Informant Database

Nickel/Thormann: Schach in Ostberlin 1945-1990 topmaterial The Caro-Kann is a rareChess in the GDR and in divided Berlin is a largely neglected subject in literature, although it has occasionally made headlines and enjoyed state support at times following the example of its big brother, the USSR. The names of the chess masters of the time and the outstanding events before and after the Chess Olympiad in Leipzig in 1960 will soon be known only to a few. This book aims to remedy this with portraits of 24 East Berlin chess masters,