Isolated Queen Pawn

Countless openings and variations lead to positions with an isolated Queen's pawn. So many opening variations allow either side to hamper the opponent with an isolated pawn that you really have to know how to play this sort of position. Reinhold Ripperger presents the basic IQP techniques and maneuvers, demonstrating the isolated pawn's strengths and weaknesses. "The fact is that in almost all World Championship matches, positions with isolated pawns have played an important role." (Ripperger)

The intensive study of the fascinating positions characterized by an isolated d-pawn will improve one's strategic understanding and sharpen one's ability to spot tactics. In short, it raises your playing strength! In a further database with training questions, you can prove your freshly acquired knowledge while sweating against the clock.

This kind of CD will never fall out of fashion or go stale - the isolated d-pawn is here to stay!