Mack: The Berlin Defence: A Novel Vereinsbedarf Regardless of whether they were

Regardless of whether they were renowned tacticians or excellent positional players – regardless of whether they analyzed their openings in depth or played them more intuitively: it is completely out of the question that any of them could have reached the highest title without perfectly handling the endgame

e4 because it is theoretically sound

He lives with his family in San Diego

this opening was used more often

At 16 he became an international master

Mack: The Berlin Defence: A Novel Vereinsbedarf Regardless of whether they were"That afternoon, Lothar sat down opposite Lev Ivanov, and with a furrowed brow, determinedly pushed his Kings pawn forward two squares, punching down the clock as he did so. When Ivanov ventured a Sicilian Defence, Lothar sacrificed first a Knight and then a Rook for a raging attack." Lothar Hartmann dreams of reaching the big time in chess. Overcoming the mind games of his opponents at the chessboard is a challenge in itself, but how will he cope