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Grooten, Herman

Herman Grooten is an International Master from the Netherlands,
a renowned trainer with over 35 years of experience
and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess
training and chess strategy.
Key Concepts of Chess - The Hedgehog</a>

Key Concepts of Chess - The Hedgehog

In order to understand openings properly, the middlegame should actually be studied first. Because all plans in the middlegame link directly to the ideas from the opening. Almost everything is hung up on pawnstructures. Therefore, IM Herman Grooten takes the club chess player by the hand to take a closer look at common middlegame structures.