du Mont/Hansen: Reginald Pryce Michell - A Master of British Chess Klassiker two very different playing systems

two very different playing systems collided

The Nimzo-Larsen Attack is an ideal opening choice for players keen to avoid mainline theory but still wanting to set their opponents problems from the outset

But this book aims to prove that some of the basic aspects of our game did not change over the generations

” – From the Foreword by Danish Grandmaster Lars Bo Hansen

du Mont/Hansen: Reginald Pryce Michell - A Master of British Chess Klassiker two very different playing systemsA forgotten chess master While today, Reginald Pryce Michell (1873 1938) is largely forgotten, he was a quiet giant of his time. A leading British master, he beat all nationally leading players from Blackburne and Atkins to Golombek, as well as internationally renowned players such as Bogoljubow, Reti and Sultan Khan, and drew former, reigning, and future world champions such as Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, and Botwinnik. His best individual result was