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Reputable publisher New In Chess
presents chess book ‘The Black Lion’ -
17.04.09 Sean Marsh Presents
Review of The Black Lion 4th Ed. - Autumn 2008 New in Chess On this site more
chess- and general news: www.tomsschaakboeken.nl
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Review The
Black Lion 4th Ed. Cover English
Edition
http://marshtowers.blogspot.com/2009/04/chess-reviews-90.html Sean Marsh, |
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DRECHTSTREEK
– The international chess book
publishers New In Chess (NIC) are about to publish completely revised Dutch
and English editions of the successful book on chess openings The Black
Lion. While accessible to anyone
who likes to play chess, the book also appeals to average and strong club
chess players. The Lion helps players find their way in the opening stages of
the game, enabling them to play according to a specific system.
the authors
of ‘The Black Lion’ The
authors Jerry van Rekom and Leo Jansen are proud of
the worldwide success of their book, which first appeared in early 1997 and
has since been in consistent demand.
“This
is going to be the fourth edition of the opening book. We had no choice
because the earlier editions were sold out. But that is not the only reason.
At the request of our new publisher, NIC, the book was rewritten to suit
international standards and adapted in response to the latest developments in
chess. It has in fact become a new book”,
says the author Jerry van Rekom. The
book, written in the small town of Chess
journalist Lex Jongsma
had the privilege of presenting the first printing of the chess book De Leeuw, hét zwarte
wapen on Calls
for a new edition increased, and in 2007 the authors bowed to popular demand
. They partnered with the famous international chess book publishers New In
Chess (NIC) in Leo
Jansen, now 80 years old, provided encouragement for the new edition as Van Rekom tackled the revisions. The author: “Every chapter
has been rewritten from the first letter to the last. Many new analyses by
grand masters have been added along with many, many new games. We have done
quite a lot to improve quality. And we will certainly surprise our fans as
well as our adversaries with never-before-seen variants. What’s great about
that is that we’ve used games and analyses our fans have sent us from all
over the world. In particular, the chapter where white attacks black by an
early g4 has undergone a metamorphosis. The Shirov
attack is popular with ‘Lion-tamers’, but in the new edition we prove that
this attack can also be repelled by the system.” A new
feature of the book, in addition to the new analyses and games, is that every
chapter is introduced by a prominent chess player that has been associated
with the Lion in some way. For example, grand master Jan Timman
and the international masters Johan van Mil and Gerard Welling give their
comments on the Lion. The American master Keith Hayward also gives his views
on the system. Club chess player and Lion promoter Hans van Steenis, son of the former chairman of the KNSB, offers
his assessment of the system he so gladly employs. The
presentation of the new Dutch edition on Thus,
a real celebration is in the works—not only for the Lion enthusiast but for
every chess lover. We will ring in the new year at De Lockhorst
conference centre, where the festive presentation will begin at More
news on the new editions can be found on the website of NIC, www.newinchess.nl, on the official The
Lion website, www.thelion.nl, and on
the website of Tom van Bokhoven, www.tomsschaakboeken.nl. Jerry van Rekom Tel. 0651584783 |
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