Macassar Ebony & Bird's Eye Maple Signature Traditional Chess Board Full Color Mousepad Chess Boards Chess Boards The author points out that

The author points out that the "secret" of Petrosian's mysterious maneuvering was merely patient development of superb tension

This type of surprise factor means that you will not have the ‘one-game surprise’ whereby your opponents catch on to your ideas and then you get slaughtered in all your following games

Where should the rook be placed – behind the passed pawn or to the side

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