Sosonko: The Essential Sosonko VisibleForUsers true GAME 3 - Hou Yifan

GAME 3 - Hou Yifan (2673) - W

He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go

Space advantage

b6 is a dynamic defence which allows Black to steer the game into relatively unchartered territory

Autobiographical elements tracing the author's path to Grandmaster status

Sosonko: The Essential Sosonko VisibleForUsers true GAME 3 - Hou YifanCollected Portraits and Tales of a Bygone Chess Era Genna Sosonko is widely acclaimed as the most prominent chronicler of a unique era in chess history. In the Soviet Union chess was developed into an ideological weapon that was actively promoted by the country's leadership during the Cold War. Starting with Mikhail Botvinnik, their best chess players grew into symbols of socialist excellence. Sosonko writes from a privileged dual perspective,