Common Positional Play 2 - Johan Krajenbrink

A short passage from the introduction of Common positional play 2:

“When I gave Common positional play 1 its title I didn’t know for sure whether there would ever be a
part 2. I understood I would have enough material and ideas, but would the first part be a success with
the draughts players in our own country and players worldwide? Needless to say it ́s a lot more
motivating to publish when it ́s actually sold, rather than to get stuck with an attic or basement filled
with boxes of unsold books. In the first few weeks of the sale of Common positional play 1 I
fortunately noticed that the book happened to catch on”.

“This book is pre-eminently suitable for the common draughts player. The common player can
develop a lot with the help of this book. The common player is the main character of this book
and that shows, for example, in the name index, as in part 1. What about very strong players, do
they gain nothing from this book? I can’t be sure, but indeed I don’t believe a lot of top players
have bought part 1. I would think: not very clever.... Knowledge of the game of common players
is essential to be productive. Moreover: isn’t it interesting for strong players to compare their
opinions to my own?”