Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy

by John Watson.

anyone read it? i've had a copy for a while, and am re-reading it. seem to be getting a lot more from it this time around. the discussion on dynamic play seems to make sense, but i'm a fairly weak player so i don't really know. any thoughts?

Similar experience to you really - I bought it - struggled with it for a bit - then put it back on the shelf to read at a later date. As it's aimed at a higher rated player I can't really make any other judgment. It seems to be a highly regarded book and John Watson is a well respected author (his mastering the chess openings books are v good)- so maybe I'll get some benefit from it sometime in the future.

I own it as well, but I won't be reading it for a LONG time. From what I can gather, no one under expert (or at the very least class A) would gain any real benefit from reading such an advanced positional book.