Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening. The English is a sophisticated and popular opening system that is suitable for all types of players and can lead to both positional and tactical middlegames. Many of the world¿s top players, including Kasparov and Kramnik, include the English in their openings weaponry. In this groundbreaking book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald revisits the basic principles behind the English and its many variations. Throughout this easy-to-read guide the reader is aided by a wealth of notes, tips and warnings from the author, while key strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. This book is ideal for the improving player. *Written by an openings expert *All the important lines are covered *A back-to-basics look at one of the most important openings.
In this easy-to-read guide, chess players go back to the basics of the Ruy Lopez, studying the key principles of its many variations.
Are you: K.O.'d by the King's Indian? Nervous about the Nimzo? Intrigued by the English? In this comprehensive book for players of all ages, Grandmaster Kallai provides a straightforward, easy-to-use guide to surviving the maze of chess openings, covering all the popular modern openings starting with 1 d4, 1 c4, and 1 Nf3, as well as some of the lesser-known alternatives to 1 e4. Rather than present a mass of bewildering variations, as is common in most opening books, the author concentrates on developing a solid understanding of the ideas of each opening so that readers can start each game with confidence. He arms the aspiring player with the fundamental gorunding essential for achieving sound and promising positions from the opening, with an empahasis on formulating good plans for the middlegame. Hungarian Grandmaster Gabor Kallai has won numerous tournaments and is the author of several other opening books. The companion volume to this book, Basic Chess Openings, covers all of the openings starting with 1 e4, and is also available from Cadogan.
International Master Timothy Taylor unearths the secrets of Bird's Opening and its many deviations. Using illustrative games, he examines tactical and positional ideas for both colors and recommends the best paths.
The Closed Sicilian has always been a great favorite with chess club and tournament players. Here, Grand Master Daniel King explains the strategy and tactics of this dynamic opening variation, using model games for both sides to illustrate the important ideas. Armed with this book, readers will have everything they need to know to play the opening with either White or Black.
In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Dutch Defence and its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings, and exercises to help improving players, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.
An up-to-date and complete coverage of opening systems beginning with 1c4 written by a Soviet grandmaster and acknowledged expert in this line of play. After an apparently modest beginning the game can take either a strategical or tactical path into the middlegame.
In The Dynamic Reti, Grandmaster Nigel Davies redresses the balance and advocates a repertoire for White based on this popular opening.
In this groundbreaking book, International Master Jacob Aagaard revisits the fundamental principles of the Grunfeld and its numerous variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings to guide the improving player, while important strategies, ideas and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.
In this groundbreaking book, opening experts Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik provide a comprehensive coverage of the Catalan, outlining the most common plans and tactics for both White and Black, and studying the latest theoretical developments in the most important variations.
The King's Indian has always been one of the sharpest, most complex and popular openings that Black can play; it still provides the setting for many encounters at the elite level of Grandmaster chess. Straight from the start, Black fights for the initiative and in many variations, while White pursues material gains, it is Black who has the psychological advantage of trying checkmate the opponent's king. Despite its many advantages, some prospective King's Indian players are put off by the seemingly endless amount of theory one is supposed to learn. In Play the King's Indian, however, Grandmaster and life-long King's Indian devotee Joe Gallagher has produced a comprehensive and yet workable black repertoire against all of White's most dangerous possibilities. *Written by a renowned King's Indian expert *Includes up-to-date theory on a fascinating opening *Covers all of White's replies
Openings expert Jan Pinski studies the Two Knights Defence, one of the trickiest tactical openings.
This book identifies the key factors that separate the very strong players from the rest. Anyone who follows the advice in this book cannot fail to improve their feel for the game.
In this book, renowned opening theoreticians Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik explain in detail the positional and tactical possibilities for both White and Black in the 1...e5 English.
In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the Caro-Kann, studying the key principles of its many variations.
The Advance variation of the Caro-Kann (1 e4 c6 d4 d5 3 e5) is a highly aggressive method of countering one of Black's most solid defenses. White immediately seizes ground in the center and lays the basis of a middlegame attack. Over the past few years Alexei Shirov, Nigel Short, Veselin Topalov and Gata Kamsky have made major contribution to update the theory of this variation and their example has inspired thousands of club and tournament plyaers to adopt it into their own repertoires. In this book, International Master Byron Jacobs explains the strategy and tactics of this highly fashionable variation. Through the use of model games for both sides, the author provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas, so that readers can quickly and confidently start to use the Advance Caro-Kann in their own games.
In this landmark book, Timothy Taylor uncovers the secrets of pawn sacrifices, highlighting the many reasons for their success, and indicating the ideal situations in which they work.
Opening experts Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik study the Queen's Gambit Accepted in a clear-cut way, introducing the vital early moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them, something that is sometimes neglected or taken for granted.
A study of the crucial Benoni systems apart from the Modern Benoni. This book presents diverse and practical options against the queen's pawn opening for dynamic, tactical players and solid, positional players alike. It will be useful for those wanting to understand the basics of Benoni Systems.
Seeks to arm the reader with the necessary skills to be able to cope with vicious assaults on his or her king. Using illustrative games, this book investigates in depth defensive ideas such as blockading, giving up material and the timely launch of counterattacks.
Grandmaster Glenn Flear investigates the main line of the Lopez, outlining the crucial ideas and tactics for both White and Black.
Grandmaster and openings expert Glenn Flear explains the tactics and positional ideas for both White and Black and presents a comprehensive coverage of the theory, concentrating on all the new wrinkles and discoveries.
In this book, International Master Jan Pinski delves into the secrets of the Four Knights for the first time, studying the tactical and strategic ideas for both white and black players.
Grandmaster Daniel King explains the basic elements, strategies and tactics of the popular English Defence, on which he is a renowned expert. This book, the first on the English Defence for many years, provides everything you need to know to start playing the opening straightaway. It focuses on explaining the key themes and provides a backbone of essential theoretical knowledge. This is an ideal battle manual for club and tournament players. (6 1/8' x 9 1/8', 144 pages, illustrations)
Openings expert and international master Angus Dunnington explains the ideas and strategies of one of White's most popular responses to the ultra-solid Nimzo-Indian Defence. This variation received a big boost in popularity after Vladimir Kramnik used it to crush Kasparov in their 2000 Brain Games World Championship in London.
A modern look at the French Minawer, which remains the sharpest variation of the French Defense.
This book contains all the information necessary to start playing the opening, or meeting it as White.
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