an ordinary chessplayer wrote on 01/22/21 at 14:26:47:


Well I asked because I wanted to buy it. And nowhere to be found. I wondered if anybody has it for which I would pay. Throughout my chess life I have bought over a thousand physical books. Nowadays I just download from ichess.net, modern-chess, and thechesssworld.com Also I have access to chess.com, chess24, chesspublishing and chessable which are not for free of course. I lost count on how much money I have spent on chess.
But like you said maybe it was never published.

Amazon.ca gives this:

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And goes on to say, "Currently Unavailable." 

If you've ever seen South Park you already know it is highly unlikely that any Cannuckian would ever lie. 

I wonder if anybody has a pdf of Attacking with the IQP?

Ability to play with the IQP separates the, umm, big boys from the little boys, so this book should be a must for all little boys. It's likely to illustrate a bunch of thematic tactics, so it should be good that way as well.

I will probably buy this book when it comes out. One of the things that I like about Sokolov's "Winning Chess Middlegames" is how the discussion of the pawn structures is interlaced with opening theory. I have only studied the hanging pawns centre in depth so far. and I think this book is the single most useful book I have on learning the Tartokower - not only in terms of understanding, but also being up to date on modern opening theory.

If Emms could produce a work similar to that, it would greatly enhance the book's utility.

The title too should be appealing to many amateurs who like to attack, but are afraid of isolated pawn  positions. Good marketing with the title name...should sell well, I suspect.

Baburin's book is out of print, so there's room in the market.  Plus Emms is generally a fairly good writer, right?

From http://www.everymanchess.com/chess/books/Attacking_with_the_Isolated_Queen%27s_P...:

Attacking with the Isolated Queen's Pawn
John Emms
The Isolated Queen's Pawn arises in countless chess positions, because this pawn structure can be reached via a host of popular openings: the Sicilian, the Caro-Kann, the French, the Queen's Gambit and the Nimzo-Indian to name a few. Love them or hate them, these positions are very difficult to avoid, so you really need to know what to do when you get them.

In this book, John Emms examines the key tactical and positional ideas in IQP positions, with an emphasis on how to attack and how to defend. In addition, he also explores openings which lead to IQPs, and suggests repertoire options which make sure you reach the positions you desire.

A Grandmaster's guide to IQPs
Includes practical tips on opening choices
Ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players.
Published May 2010 EU, April 2010 US | ISBN 9781857446289
Format Paperback, 192 pages

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This book looks like an update of Baburin's 'Winning Pawn Structures' to me, with some repertoire advice included as well. In any case, this should be a high-quality book with Emms as the author.