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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #12 - 08/23/11 at 09:18:23
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tracke wrote on 12/09/06 at 13:04:46:
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"Zoom 001" is a strange title isnt it?
As far as I can see there is no explanation of the title in the book.

Ok, "Zoom" may be explained.... but "001" is a mystery to me.... Huh
Anyone have a clue?

Zero hour for Operative Opening Models vol. 1
by Bent Larsen / Steffen Zeuthen, 364 pages
Dansk Skakforlag, Kopenhagen 1979

It´s not about opening variations but about middlegame structure,
maybe comparable with Baburin´s "Winnng pawn structures" (about IQP)
or Suba´s "Dynamic chess stategy" (about hedgehog).
Zoom 001 is about d-pawn double push plus kingside fianchetto 
(Catalan, symmetrical English, Grünfeld, Alekhine-Alburt, Nf6-Scandinavian,...)

I´ve heard a rumour that this volume one was well received and much praised
those days but publishing was a financial desaster as Larsen´s fee was too high!?
So the publisher decided to stop the serie after volume one.

tracke  Smiley

PS: And as this book is about structures and not about variations it is still
a good choice for Alekhine players even as it´s only about 4Nf3 g6 (Alburt). 
But 4.. dxe5 5Nxe5 g6 (Kengis) or 4.. c6 (followed by g6; Miles) is the same.


A brief remark:
Subas Dynamic chess strategy is not limited to discussing the hedgehog, but rather focuses on some modern aspects of chess strategy, in particular the dynamic potential of the pieces (iirc). He has also written a book which was called simply "The Hedgehog" and was dedicated to this particular opening setup.
I have only read the strategy-book which is both inspiring and interesting. I think that he is touching upon factors there that could explain why engines still today have huge problems in evaluating certain types of positions.
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #11 - 08/23/11 at 07:25:29
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Some verion is on Amazon.com for $30, for what it's worth. I mean, couldn't you study the structures without the book?
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #10 - 08/22/11 at 19:49:09
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You can still get the book from Schackbutiken, but not from the Danish Chess Federation, though.
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #9 - 08/08/11 at 17:45:02
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"PS: And as this book is about structures and not about variations it is still
a good choice for Alekhine players even as it´s only about 4Nf3 g6 (Alburt). 
But 4.. dxe5 5Nxe5 g6 (Kengis) or 4.. c6 (followed by g6; Miles) is the same."

tracke 

could you please let us know what are the Alekhine games?

tks, lg
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #8 - 12/09/06 at 19:55:44
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Thanks tracke!

reg. "ZOOM"
My "pattern recognition" cant bee very good as I didnt break that code...  Embarrassed

reg. "001"
Wow! I have never seen any other book reserving three digits for counting the volumes in a series  Shocked
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #7 - 12/09/06 at 13:04:46
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"Zoom 001" is a strange title isnt it?
As far as I can see there is no explanation of the title in the book.

Ok, "Zoom" may be explained.... but "001" is a mystery to me.... Huh
Anyone have a clue?

Zero hour for Operative Opening Models vol. 1
by Bent Larsen / Steffen Zeuthen, 364 pages
Dansk Skakforlag, Kopenhagen 1979

It´s not about opening variations but about middlegame structure,
maybe comparable with Baburin´s "Winnng pawn structures" (about IQP)
or Suba´s "Dynamic chess stategy" (about hedgehog).
Zoom 001 is about d-pawn double push plus kingside fianchetto 
(Catalan, symmetrical English, Grünfeld, Alekhine-Alburt, Nf6-Scandinavian,...)

I´ve heard a rumour that this volume one was well received and much praised
those days but publishing was a financial desaster as Larsen´s fee was too high!?
So the publisher decided to stop the serie after volume one.

tracke  Smiley

PS: And as this book is about structures and not about variations it is still
a good choice for Alekhine players even as it´s only about 4Nf3 g6 (Alburt). 
But 4.. dxe5 5Nxe5 g6 (Kengis) or 4.. c6 (followed by g6; Miles) is the same.
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #6 - 12/08/06 at 20:19:37
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"Zoom 001" is a strange title isnt it?
As far as I can see there is no explanation of the title in the book.

Ok, "Zoom" may be explained.... but "001" is a mystery to me.... Huh
Anyone have a clue?
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #5 - 02/20/06 at 14:35:33
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Strptzr wrote on 02/20/06 at 10:45:06:
The book seems to be very interesting but unfindable/unobtainable


No it's not - you can get it from here:

http://synonym.dk/mall/shop.asp?shop_id=5978&vare_id=220737

This is the webshop of the Danish Chess Federation, and it is a reliable place to shop.

The book is offered as part of a sell-out campaign, and the price is as low as 25 DKK (Danish kroner), i.e. ca. 4 (four!) US $. Some delivery cost will be of course be added, but they are generallly fair. For the moment they claim to have 9 copies left in stock.

The only bad thing is that that webshop is in Danish language, which some of you might have a little trouble with  Wink, but I think it should be possible to get through anyway.
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #4 - 02/20/06 at 13:23:22
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In reply to Strptzr on ZOOM's recommedations against 1.e4, 

the book gives 16 games on the Alekhine: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 and 9 games in the 2...Nf6 Scandinavian: 1.e4 d5 2.ed Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 cd 5.d4 g6 (some of which are reached by the Panov-Botvinnik move order 1. e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.ed cd 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6).

Zeuthen writes, in short, that the 2...Nf6 Scandinavian most closely resembles the Grunfeld setup but that the Alekhine is equally in the "spirit" of the Grunfeld. Some players might find the concrete lines in the Scandinavian and Alekhine "a little bit airy/lofty." So Zeuthen suggests that one look also at the Caro-Kann and the French, citing Botvinnik, Bronstein, Hort, Larsen, Smyslov etc. as players who like ZOOM setups and also rely on the C-K and French against 1.e4.
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #3 - 02/20/06 at 13:21:48
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Strptzr: You should be able to get it from Schackbutiken. The give it away as a gift when joining their discount club. 

http://www.schack-kompaniet.com/
order@schack-kompaniet.com
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #2 - 02/20/06 at 10:51:40
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btw, there is another thread on this:
http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1132375930
  
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Re: Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
Reply #1 - 02/20/06 at 10:45:06
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The book seems to be very interesting but unfindable/unobtainable.
According to rumour it also gives the same ideas against 1. e4, which results in a KIng's Fianchetto-Scandinavian which is theoretically not OK (but often played with normal results ?!)
  
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Zoom  001 by zeuthen and Larsen
02/19/06 at 18:58:48
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Anybody read or played this system,Zoom 001,
a grunfeld system played against both white and black. Roll Eyes
  
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