Learn how to attack in the sharpest lines of the most widely played chess opening!
Against most Sicilian variations, White’s sharpest and often best weapon is queenside castling, a strategy that frequently leads to spectacular fireworks. Regrettably, these powerful charges have never been properly categorized. Until this book.In Sicilian Attacks, Grandmaster . . .
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Play 1 b4!: Shock Your Opponents With the Sokolsky
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In the chess openings book Play 1 b4!: Shock Your opponents with the Sokolsky from Everyman Chess, authors Yury Lapshun and Nick Conticello give you the chance to surprise your opponent on the very first move!
Do you enjoy playing creatively from the beginning of the chess game? Look no further than 1 b4!
With this aggressive pawn lunge White takes the game . . .
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The Ruy Lopez: A Guide for Black
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The Ruy Lopez (or Spanish Opening) is one of the critical chess battlegrounds. It has long been recommended as an excellent chess opening for training purposes, as it leads to a wide variety of structures and strategies.
This book is a complete guide to handling the black side of the Lopez, based principally around the Zaitsev Variation, upon which Anatoly Karpov . . .
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Dangerous Wepons: The Pirc and the Modern
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Dangerous Weapons: The Pirc and Modern is an outstanding openings book from the Dangerous Weapons series from Everyman Chess.
Do you need a well-deserved break from your normal chess openings? Are you tired of constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to try out something new and inspiring, but cannot decide among the . . .
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Starting Out: The English
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This book is 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 . . .
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Beating Unusual Chess Defences: 1 e4
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Anyone who plays 1 e4 as White must be prepared not only for Black’s main defenses, but also an assortment of less popular lines. These, when taken together, represent a significant percentage of the replies you can expect to meet when opening 1 e4. Dealing with these slightly offbeat variations is often a daunting task, especially since your opponents are likely to be . . .
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The Four Knights Game: A New Repertoire in an Old Ches...
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The Four Knights Game is one of the oldest chess openings and continues to be a popular choice among beginners and club players.
In recent years leading grandmasters such as Alexey Shirov and Emil Sutovsky have injected the Four Knights with numerous fresh ideas and changed its peaceful reputation.White has quite a few ways to create tension and play for the attack. . . .
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Play the Slav
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Play the Slav, by James Vigus, is an excellent opening chess book published by Everyman Chess. This chess book demonstrates why the Slav Defense has a well-deserved reputation as one of Black's strongest answers to 1 d4, and it's no coincidence that it has been used by almost all the World Champions in chess history.
Put simply, the Slav is a classy . . .
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The Flexible French
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The Flexible French was selected as one of the Best Chess Books of 2008 by CHESS Magazine of London
The famous French Defense is one of the most widely-played chess openings. It is a fighting opening, which perfectly suits many club players as well as a growing number of top players. The Flexible French is a revolutionary repertoire & resource book for both . . .
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Chess Explained: The Queen's Gambit Declined
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The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the most important and popular of chess openings. While an immensely solid and classical choice for Black, it has remained highly topical for more than a century. Both sides have ways to create imbalance and test their opponent's skills and knowledge in a full-blooded struggle. Most of the World Champions have taken both sides of the . . .
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The Main Line French: 3. Nc3
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The French Defense is one of the most popular chess openings among players of all levels. This book, by an author with a formidable reputation for producing top-quality works on opening theory, provides detailed coverage of the French with 3 Nc3, including the critical Winawer (or Nimzowitsch) variation. This is the first of two planned volumes by Pedersen on the French, and covers . . .
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Pirc Alert!: A Complete Defense Against 1. e4
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Win more games and enjoy chess more as you play and understand it better! Packed with surprise-weapons, Pirc Alert! gives you everything you need to know to defend against White's most popular way of starting the game. Alburt and Chernin explain both the winning ideas as well as the moves of the Pirc Defense, a dynamic system used by the world's chess elite. . . .
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French Defence 3. Nc3 Bb4
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This title is the first of three volumes on the French Defence. It covers the sequence 1, e4, e6, 2, d4, d5, 3 and nd2, known as the Tarrach Variation, and features illustrative games as well as up-to-date theory.
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Play the English
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This great 192 page paperback openings chess book, Play the English, is written by Craig Pritchett and published by Everyman Press.
The English is a sophisticated and flexible chess opening which has been popular among chess players of all levels for many years including up-and-coming players and World Champions such as Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik.
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7 Ways to Smash the Sicilian
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One of the main reasons the Sicilian is the most popular opening is that is it promotes such bold and aggressive chess. But as White its not enough just to attack; you must do so in the right way, using the appropriate weapons.
In this book, Yury Lapshun and Nick Conticello introduce, categorize and analyze the Seven Deadly Sacrifices White has at his disposal. Its . . .
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Chess Developments: The Modern Benoni
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Chess Developments is a brand new series providing state-of-the-art openings coverage. Chess Developments focuses on the current trends – concentrating on critical lines, theoretical novelties and powerful new ideas. It offers players of all levels the opportunity to keep up-to-date with current opening theory whilst also expanding and improving their repertoires.
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The Gambit Guide to the English Opening: 1 (Fifth Edit...
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The 1...e5 systems of the English Opening lead to positions rich in tactical and strategic subtleties, making them suitable for players of all standards and temperaments. These lines have not been properly covered in chess literature for twenty years, and this thoroughly-researched book fills a gaping void. The main systems covered include the Reversed Dragon, where the position is . . .
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Move by Move: The Ruy Lopez
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This is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep . . .
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Starting Out Slav & Semi-Slav
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The very closely linked Slav and Semi-Slav Defences are two of the most popular and combative openings that Black can play against the Queen's Gambit.
They have provided the battleground for thousands of exciting encounters between the world's chess elite, including Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov and Alexander Morozevich. . . .
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Starting Out: 1e4
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Building and maintaining an opening repertoire can be a demanding task for a start there are an enormous number of different lines to choose from. There's a strong temptation amongst beginners and improving players to opt solely for tricky lines in order to snare unsuspecting opponents, but this approach has only short-term value. As you improve and your opponents become . . .
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How to Play against 1 e4
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How to Play against 1 e4 (published by Everyman Chess and written by Neil McDonald) is a book for any chess player who wants to find a good opening to play against 1 e4. It is an especially good chess book if - like the majority of chess players - you don't have endless time available to study the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable chess openings, . . .
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Chess Explained: The French
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Chess Explained: The French, is one of a series of Chess Explained books by Gambit.
Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both . . .
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The Slav: Opening Guides
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The Slav Defense (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6) has been one of Black's most reliable defenses to the queen's pawn since its adoption by World Champions Alekhine and Euwe in the 1930s. Nowadays it is very popular both at grandmaster level (it is used regularly by Ivanchuk, Lautier and Short) and with club players. In this book, Grandmaster Matthew Sadler explains the strategy and . . .
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The Pirc in Black and White: Detailed Coverage of an E...
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The Pirc is an ambitious counter-attacking response to Whites most popular opening move, 1 e4. Blacks philosophy is based around allowing White to build a large and impressive-looking pawn centre, only to plot its downfall by attacking it with pieces or timely pawn strikes. When it works, the results can be spectacular, but of course this method of play carries with it some danger; . . .
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Starting Out: The Pirc/Modern
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The very closely linked Pirc and Modern Defenses are dynamic systems that are favored by ambitious, counter-attacking players. Black plays very much in a hypermodern fashion, allowing White to build an unopposed pawn centre with the idea of plotting its eventual downfall. In this new book, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the . . .
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Attacking Chess: The King's Indian, Volume 1
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The King's Indian remains a hugely popular opening at all levels of chess--unsurprising given the attacking opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, both sides can fight for the initiative. White frequently wins the queenside battle but this often turns out to be a Pyrrhic victory as Black wins the war by checkmating on the kingside! Black is hunting the . . .
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Chess Openings for White, Explained: Winning with 1. e...
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Three-time US Champion Champion Lev Alburt, famous for his ability to turn aspiring players into masters, teams up with two-time U.S. Champion Roman Dzindzichashvili and young international star Eugene Perelshteyn to give you a complete repertoire of opening play-as well as a review of all openings and an explanation of the principles of playing this crucial stage of the game. And . . .
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Chess Explained: The Main-Line Slav
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The Main-Line Slav, from Gambit Books, is written by International Master David Vigorito.
The Main-Line Slav is one of the key battlegrounds of modern chess, with adherents among all levels of chess-players. It is notoriously difficult for White to prove any advantage against Black's solid set-up, while the lack of symmetry in the position provides scope for . . .
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Ruy Lopez Exchange
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The Ruy Lopez Exchange (or Spanish Exchange) is a classical and well-respected opening that is a FAVORITE amongst Grandmasters and club players alike. It has provided the battle scene for many heavyweight clashes between world's elite, including (amongst others) Alexei Shirov, Jan Timman, Nigel Short and Michael Adams. Very early on in the game, a distinctive pawn structure is . . .
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Anti-Sicilians: A Guide for Black
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Anti-Sicilians: A Guide for Black, provides you with great insight to the Sicilian. The Sicilian is far and away the most popular chess opening. The reason is obviousit enables Black to fight for victory without taking excessive risks.
Given both the Sicilians fearsome reputation and the amount of theoretical preparation requires to tackle it head-on, many players . . .
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Starting Out: Sicilian Najdorf
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The Sicilian Najdorf is one of Black's sharpest and most popular lines against 1 e4. From the very start Black directs the game into asymmetrical positions in which he or she can play for the win without unjustified risk. For this reason the Najdorf has been a firm favourite amongst the very elite of world chess, including Garry Kasparov and, before him, Bobby Fischer. What . . .
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English Opening: Classical & Indian
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The English Opening is one of the most flexible and dynamic ways for White to begin the game, and it is no accident that it features in the repertoires of many leading grandmasters, including World Champion Garry Kasparov. The Latvian grandmaster Vladimir Bagirov has worked through an immense amount of practical material to produce a thoroughly professional and up-to-date guide to . . .
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Dangerous Weapons: The Queen's Gambit
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Dangerous Weapons: The Queen's Gambit
Are you tired of playing the same old openings time and time again? Fed up with constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to play something new and inspiring , but cannot decide between the numerous options available? Dont despair help is on hand!In Dangerous Weapons: The Queens Gambit, opening . . .
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Play the Sicilian Kan: A Dynamic and Flexible Repertoi...
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Play the Sicilian Kan: A dynamic and flexible repertoire for Black, is a chess openings book written by Johan Hellsten and published by Everyman Chess. This excellent chess book demonstrates that the Kan is an ideal choice as an opening weapon against 1 e4--as it is one of the easiest variations of the Sicilian to learn and play.
Play the Sicilian Kan shows . . .
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Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 4
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In this highly-acclaimed series, International Master John Watson helps chess-players achieve a more holistic and insightful view of the openings.
He explains not only the ideas and strategies behind specific openings, but also the interconnections of chess openings taken as a whole. By presenting the common threads that underlie opening play, Watson provides a . . .
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The Sniper--Play 1...g6, ...Bg7 and ...c5!
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The Sniper is a dynamic and universal opening weapon for Black which can be used against all mainline openings. Black’s system of development with ...g6 and ...Bg7 initially allows White to occupy the centre but, in true hypermodern style, Black strikes back immediately with ...c5. The Sniper can lead to original or barely-known positions in which Black can strive for . . .
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Play the Queen's Gambit
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Few would disagree that the Queen's Gambit is one of the most important openings in chess. It has a long and distinguished history and has been played by virtually all the strongest Grandmasters: Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Anatoly Karpov, Vishy Anand the list goes on and on! From the very beginning White develops actively, takes the initiative and strives to dominate . . .
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Dangerous Weapons: The French
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Dangerous Weapons: The French
Do you need a well-deserved break from your normal chess openings? Are you tired of constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to try out something new and exciting, but cannot decide amongst the embarrassment of choices available? Look no further for the answer!In Dangerous Weapons: The French, International . . .
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The Scililan Dragon Revised
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The Sicilian Dragon is one of the most exciting and powerful openings in all chess—the Sicilian Dragon! Used by amateurs and champions a like, the dragon features brilliant combinations, no-holds barred assaults, wild sacrifices, and uncompromising positions. This new edition features bigger diagrams, the latest moves and developments and 30 new game examples. Eric Schiller, . . .
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Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian
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Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian
Are you bored of playing the same old openings time and time again? Fed up with constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to play something new and exciting, but cannot decide between the numerous choices available? Dont despair help is on hand!In Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian, John Emms and Richard . . .
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The ...a6 Slav: The Tricky and Dynamic Lines with...a6...
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The ...a6 Slav is a relatively new phenomenon in a very popular opening, and over the last few years it has attracted the attention of some top class players: Alexei Shirov, Sergei Movsesian, Englands Julian Hodgson and, more recently, world number one Garry Kasparov. In this first ever book solely devoted to the ...a6 Slav, Grandmaster and openings expert Glenn Flear delves into . . .
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Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack
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Starting Out: Sicilian Grand Prix Attack is a further addition to Everymans best-selling Starting Out series, which has been acclaimed for its original approach to tackling chess openings. International Master Gawain Jones revisits the fundamentals of this opening, elaborating on the crucial early moves and ideas for both sides in a way that is often neglected in other texts.
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Play 1...b6
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Fed up with getting difficult positions with the black pieces? Tired of always having to keep up with all the latest developments. Take a break from the mountains of opening theory and play 1...b6! With the move, preparing a bishop fianchetto, Black immediately directs the game into relatively uncharted territory, one where White players are not able to sit back and rely on their . . .
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Sicilian Taimanov
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The Sicilian Taimanov (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6) is one of Black's most flexible ways of meeting 1 e4. It leads to the kind of tense, dynamic positions that appeal to players with counter-attacking inclinations, such as Judit Polgar, Joel Lautier and Vasily Ivanchuk. Indeed, Bobby Fischer turned to the Taimanov in the decisive game of his famous match with Boris . . .
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The New Old Indian
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The Old Indian Defence is considered to be a sound way for Black to meet 1 d4. Some might argue that it is steady rather than spectacular, but is this reputation totally deserved?
Grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev disagrees, and in this book he has reexamined this ancient opening and the result is a “new” Old Indian. In this modern interpretation, he has introduced . . .
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Starting Out: Closed Sicilian
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The Closed Sicilian is an ideal weapon for players who wish for an aggressive way to attack the Sicilian but have neither the time nor the inclination to learn the seemingly endless mountains of opening theory associated with Open Sicilians. In the Closed Sicilian an awareness of the typical themes is far more important than memorising variations. White's play is logical and . . .
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A Complete Guide to the Grivas Sicilian
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This book is in every way a definitive guide: Efstratios Grivas provides the inside story on a variation of the Sicilian Defence that he has worked for more than 20 years to perfect, and which rightly bears his name. The Grivas Sicilian (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Qb6) has proved itself sound and reliable in practice, but is also far less well investigated than most . . .
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Queen's Gambit Declined
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In this book Grandmaster Sadler explains the ideas behind the Queen's Gambit Declined, one of Black's most dependable replies to the queen's pawn. He discusses all of the major variations in popular practice, explaining the key plans and ideas and highlighting important recent developments. Written by Grandmaster Matthew Sadler, one of the world's top young . . .
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Understanding the Chess Openings
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Understanding the Chess Openings, a 240 page paperback chess book by Sam Collins, is published by Gambit Books.
This major work surveys all chess openings, providing a guide to every critical main line and featuring descriptions of the typical strategies for both sides.
These commentaries will be welcomed by all club and tournament players. It . . .
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The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: A Modern Guide to a Fascin...
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Do you like setting your opponent problems from the very first move? Are you happy to roll the dice and take some risks? Then enter the intriguing world of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit!The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit is a dangerous attacking opening which has amassed a cult following – a loyal band of supporters like no other in chess. White sacrifices a pawn in return for a strong . . .
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Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps
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Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps, is the first completely instructional book ever written on chess openings. National Master Bruce Pandolfini teaches players how to take charge of the game's crucial opening phase.
Of the three traditional phases of chess play -- the opening, the middle-game and the endgame -- the opening is the phase average players confront . . .
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Move by Move: The Nimzo-Indian
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This is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the
reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning
and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected
questions and answers . . .
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Declining the Queens Gambit
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This book provides a repertoire for Black with the ever-popular Queen’s Gambit Declined.
Opening expert John Cox covers not one but two key options for Black. The Tartakower
Variation is a sophisticated defence used successfully by world champions such
as Kasparov, Karpov and Kramnik. The Lasker Variation is an easy-to-learn and reliable
option devised by . . .
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Tango! A Dynamic Answer to 1d4
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Tired of constantly defending passive positions with the black pieces? Looking for something new and exciting to unleash at the chessboard? This book provides an answer to these perennial questions. International Master and renowned openings theoretician Richard Palliser presents a complete repertoire for Black against queen's pawn openings based on the dynamic and very much . . .
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Fighting the Anti-Sicilians
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The Sicilian Defence is by far Blacks most popular answer to 1 e4 at all levels of chess. The reason is easy to understand: from the very first move Black unbalances the position and can play for a win without needing to take unjustified risks. This is particularly the case with the Open Sicilians, where Black can take comfort in the fact that his superior pawn structure ensures . . .
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How To Play Against the 1 d4
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Finding a suitable defense to 1 d4 isn’t an easy task, especially if you don’t have endless time available to study all the latest theoretical developments. If you choose fashionable openings, it’s imperative to keep pace with modern theory if you want to succeed with Black.Those who are unwilling to become slaves to opening theory need not fear – this book . . .
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Attacking Chess: The French
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French Defence. One of the world’s most creative players combines his unique attacking
ideas with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of
opening weapons. This will prove ideal for players who like to seize the initiative and
cause problems for their opponents from the outset. Williams’ recommendations in the
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Attacking Chess: Kings Indian: Volume 2
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The King’s Indian remains a hugely popular opening – unsurprising given the attacking
opportunities it offers. In many of the ultra-sharp main lines, White wins the queenside
battle but this often turns out to be a Pyrrhic victory as Black wins the war by checkmating
on the kingside! Black is hunting the enemy king and – in practical play – . . .
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Easy Guide to the Sicilian Scheveningen
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Discusses all variations resulting from the authentic Scheveningen move-order, with Black taking on the sharp Keres Attack head-on. Black sets up a 'small centre' and develops quickly -- unlike many Sicilian variations, Black's king is robustly defended.Cadogan's new Easy Guide series represents a new approach to chess openings books: just enough detail and just . . .
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Gambiteer I: A hard-hitting chess opening repertoire f...
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Are you fearless in your approach to chess openings? Do you like to attack your opponents from the very beginning? Are you happy to take calculated risks? Do you loathe trivial positional chess? Do you feel the need to sacrifice pawns early in the game? Are you a Gambiteer? If the answer to these questions is yes! then this is the book for you!In his two-volume Gambiteer series, . . .
Chess Opening Essentials, 1.c4 / 1.Nf3 and Other First Moves, is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. The book gives a flavor of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings as well as the differences. In addition, it also points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.
Grandmasters . . .
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Starting Out: Open Games
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Open Games' refer to a myriad of openings arising after the ever-popular 1 e4 e5: the Italian Game, the Scotch, The Two Knights Defense, the King's Gambit, the Evans Gambit, the Bishop's Opening, the Four Knights, the Petroff and much more besides. In this book, Glenn Flear goes back to basics, introducing the key moves and ideas, and taking care to explain the . . .
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The New Sicilian Dragon
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The Sicilian Dragon is a highly popular opening, ideal for players of all levels. It enjoys such a great appeal because it leads to fascinating and fun-to-play positions in which both players regularly attack each others kings with a complete lack of inhibition.
Grandmaster and well-known Sicilian Dragon expert Simon Williams takes a totally fresh look at this . . .
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Dismantling the Sicilian: A Complete Repertoire for Wh...
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The Sicilian Defense is the most widely played chess opening, both at club level and among top grandmasters. Since Black gets dynamic play in almost all variations, black players of all levels will probably continue to play the Sicilian for a long time to come.
It has been difficult for White to obtain any advantage in Sicilian sidelines, and this book therefore . . .
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The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas
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What are the greatest opening ideas in chess history?
This is a fascinating question that would undoubtedly spark endless debate and discussion amongst all the experts and enthusiasts of the game. From the invention and development of openings which are now considered to be mainline, to the wealth of stunning one-move novelties which have convincingly overturned . . .
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Chess Explained: The Grunfeld
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Chess Explained: The Grunfeld, is a Gambit publication written by International Master Valentin Bogdanov . The Grunfeld is essentially an opening of grand ideas, which need to be understood well in order to get to grips with the theory and handle the resulting positions.
This book provides a discussion of all major lines, and a special contribution from Viacheslav . . .
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Starting Out: The Sicilian, Second Edition
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This is an updated and largely expanded edition of Starting Out: The Sicilian, the highly acclaimed guide to the most popular and famous opening in chess.
In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster John Emms goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Sicilian Defence and its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, . . .
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Chess Openings for Kids
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For chess-players of all ages and abilities, it is vital to get off to a good start. This simple guide provides all the tips and ideas needed to play purposefully from move one. That's because these 50 Mighty Openings are the very ones used by chess masters and grandmasters to outwit opponents time and again.This book teaches the names and starting moves of all the main chess . . .
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Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 1
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Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 1, is written by International Master John Watson and published by Gambit Publications.
For many chess-players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is difficult to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is vital, or when a more general understanding is sufficient. Tragically, often once the opening . . .
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Discovering Chess Openings
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There's no denying that the opening is one of the most daunting phases of the game for newcomers to chess. There are literally hundreds of different opening lines, many with unusual sounding names, and some of these go up to twenty or so moves of theory. What is a chess player supposed to do: memorise countless variations?Don't panic! In Discovering Chess Openings: . . .
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Chess Explained: The c3 Sicilian
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Chess Explained is a new series of books about chess openings. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive over-the-board experience with an opening. You will gain an understanding of the opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is . . .
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Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 2
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Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 2, helps you unlock the mysteries of modern chess openings.
For many chess-players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is difficult to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is vital, or when a more general understanding is sufficient. Tragically often, once the opening is over, a player . . .
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Mastering the Chess Openings: Volume 3
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Mastering the Chess Openings is written by International Master John Watson and is published by Gambit Publications. This is volume three of the highly acclaimed series of Mastering the Chess Openings.
For many chess-players, opening study is sheer hard work. It is difficult to know what is important and what is not, and when specific knowledge is vital, or when a . . .
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Dangerous Weapons: The Caro-Kann
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Do you need to freshen up your chess openings? Stun your opponents with new and exciting ideas!
Dangerous Weapons is a series of opening books which supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire.
In this book, three opening specialists team up and take a contemporary look at the Caro-Kann, one of the most popular . . .
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The Scotch Game
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The Scotch Game is an ideal opening weapon for White. It’s ambitious, totally sound and leads to a wide variety of strategically complex positions. The Scotch was a particular favorite of Garry Kasparov, who invigorated it with a number of major discoveries to make it an opening to be feared throughout the chess world.In this book, Yelena Dembo and Richard Palliser team up to . . .
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A FerociousOpening Repertoire
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Former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala presents a range of weapons for
White in a repertoire which is perfect for those who have little time for study, but enjoy
taking opponents out of their comfort zones and causing them problems from the outset.
The backbone of the repertoire is provided by the aggressive Veresov Opening (1 d4, 2
Nc3 and 3 Bg5) and . . .
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Chess Openings for Black, Explained: A Complete Repert...
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Three-time US Champion Champion Lev Alburt, famous for his ability to turn aspiring players into masters, teams up with two-time U.S. Champion Roman Dzindzichashvili and young international star Eugene Perelshteyn to give you a complete repertoire of opening play-as well as a review of all openings and an explanation of the principles of playing this crucial stage of the game. And . . .
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Dangerous Weapons: Anti-Sicilians
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Do you need a well-deserved break from your normal chess openings? Are you tired of constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or perhaps you simply wish to try out something new and inspiring, but cannot decide amongst the numerous choices available? Look no further for the answer!
In Dangerous Weapons: Anti-Sicilians, prominent opening specialists . . .
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Chess Opening Essentials Vol 3: Indian Defences, Compl...
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Chess Opening Essentials, Volume 3, Indian Defenses, Complete,is the third in the series of Openings books published by New In Chess. The series presents the ideas & plans behind ALL chess openings!
Chess Opening Essentials, Volume 3, is an accessible primer and reference book about chess openings focusing on the variations of Indian Defenses. It provides a . . .
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Gambiteer II
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Are you fearless in your approach to chess openings? Do you like to attack your opponents from the very beginning? Are you happy to take calculated risks? Do you loathe trivial positional chess? Do you feel the need to sacrifice pawns early in the game? Are you a Gambiteer? If the answer to these questions is yes! then this is the book for you!In his two-volume Gambiteer series, . . .
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Gambit Guide to the Bogo-Indian
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The Bogo-Indian is one of the most solid defences at Black's disposal. The unique GAMBIT system makes it easy to use the book to the maximum practical advantage. Quick Summaries introduce the main themes of each system, where appropriate suggesting a coherent repertoire of reliable lines. Whether you're looking for a quick introduction to an opening system for surprise . . .
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101 Chess Opening Traps
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101 chess opening traps, a 112 page paperback chess book, is written by Steve Giddins and published by Gambit Publications.
The only thing more humiliating than losing a game quickly is to lose a game quickly to a known opening trap. On the other hand, the easy point scored by the trapper is a great confidence booster, and allows the winner a good rest before the . . .
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Counter Gambits: Black to Play and Win
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As noted British chess author T. D. Harding explains in the preface to Counter Gambits: Black to Play and Win, the aim of this book is to show you how to win games with Black.
The method? Calculated aggression, right from move one! To offset the distinct advantage White is thought to have because it moves first, Black can engage in dynamic counterplay to avoid . . .
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Dangerous Weapons: 1e4e5 Dazzle Your Opponents in the ...
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Dangerous Weapons: 1e4e5--Dazzle Your Opponents in the Open Games!, is published by Everyman Books.
If you need a well-deserved break from your normal chess openings or are tired of constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory--or perhaps you simply want to try out something new and inspiring but cannot decide among the embarrassment of choices available . . .
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Win with the London System
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The London System is a perennial favourite of club players, as it is a very sound and solid system with a real practical sting. The authors of this new book seek to maximize this sting in two principal ways. Firstly, by explaining in detail the typical plans for White, they help readers to make the most of their chances, whether they are based on a kingside attack, queenside . . .
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Chess Openings for White & Black, Explained (2 Book Co...
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Three-time US Champion Champion Lev Alburt, famous for his ability to turn aspiring players into masters, teams up with two-time U.S. Champion Roman Dzindzichashvili and young international star Eugene Perelshteyn to give you a complete repertoire of opening play-as well as a review of all openings and an explanation of the principles of playing this crucial stage of the game.
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Modern Chess Openings 15'th Edition (MCO-15)
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Modern Chess Openings is the best and most trusted tool for serious chess players on the market. It is so trusted that it is known as the chess players bible.
First published over a half-century ago, this Modern Chess Openings is a completely revised and updated to reflect all of the latest changed in the game, including tournament matches and important works on . . .
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Winning Chess Openings
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The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defense formations in the process. Winning Chess Openings shows you how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's entertaining, easy-to-follow style, you're shown formations that can be used with other White or Black pieces. Winning Chess . . .
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Dangerous Weapons: The Benoni & Benko
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Dangerous Weapons: The Benoni and Benko
Are you tired of playing the same old openings time and time again? Perhaps it's time for a change, but you cannot decide between the numerous options available? Here's the answer: choose Dangerous Weapons and amaze your opponents with new and exciting opening ideas!
In this book, four renowned opening experts . . .
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More Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps 2
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More Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps 2 is a follow up to the ever-popular book, Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps, Volume 1.
It is written by US National Master and chess instructor, Bruce Pandolfini. In More Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps 2, Pandolfini illustrates 200 new and effective moves for the challenging first phase of the game, He explains strategies and . . .
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Dangerous Weapons: The Dutch, Dazzle Your Opponents
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In this book, three renowned opening experts, Richard Palliser Simon Williams and James Vigus get together to take a revolutionary look at the Dutch Defense, one of Black's most ambitious answers to 1 d4. In doing so they take the road less traveled and concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations - selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colors. . . .
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How to Play the Chess Openings
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In his book, How to Play the Chess Openings by Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, the author offers you a clear, profound examination of just what each opening is intended to do and how opponents can counter.
It provides many sample games using many of the most frequently used openings in chess.
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Starting Out: The Dutch Defence
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The Dutch Defence is an ambitious and underrated counter to the queen's pawn opening. With his very first move Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure, thus unbalancing the position from a very early stage and allowing both White and Black players to fight for the initiative. Black also has many options within the Dutch Defence, from the ultra-solid Stonewall formation . . .
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Win With The Stonewall Dutch
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The Stonewall Dutch is a traditional favorite amongst club players, as it offers Black ready-made attacking plans on the kingside. As Grandmaster Bent Larsen has noted, the Dutch also has the tendency to 'bring out the coward' in opponents, giving it an added practical sting.
However, up until the late 1980s, the Stonewall wasn't fully trusted at . . .
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Starting Out: Classical Sicilian
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Everyman Chess are delighted to present two further offerings from their original and best-selling Starting Out opening series. The Classical Sicilian is one of Blacks most popular and highly regarded opening choices against 1 e4, and its been a favourite of such greats as Vladimir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov and Vishy Anand. White has a number of aggressive ways to battle against the . . .
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Chess Developments: The Sicilian Dragon
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Chess Developments focuses on the current trends – concentrating on critical lines, theoretical novelties and powerful new ideas. It offers players of all levels the opportunity to keep up-to-date with current opening theory while also expanding and improving their repertoires.The Sicilian Dragon is undeniably one of the most popular and eagerly discussed chess openings. The . . .
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Winning Chess Openings from Cardoza Publishing - 2nd E...
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Winning Chess Openings will help you learn crushing, powerful attacks like the Ruy Lopez--sizzling asymmetrical defenses like the Sicilian Defense--stunning openings like the Kings Indian and the Slave Defense--and so much more!
This popular book has taught tens of thousands of beginning players the key concepts of the opening, which is the most crucial part of . . .
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Starting Out: The Colle
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The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. One of its major advantages is that although the system is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exciting middlegame positions where White often launches a violent attack against Black's king. The Colle is a particular favorite amongst club players, but is also seen at grandmaster . . .
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Fundamental Chess Openings
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The first moves of a chess game define the nature of the whole struggle, as both players stake their claim to the critical squares and start to develop their plans. It is essential to play purposefully and to avoid falling into traps or reaching a position that you don't understand.
This is not a book that provides masses of variations to memorize. Paul van . . .
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The Catalan
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The Catalan is one of the most popular openings and a favorite of many of the world's leading players. Its rich tactical and positional subtleties provide an excellent platform for players wishing to improve their overall understanding of the game. Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik provide a comprehensive coverage of this opening, outlining the most common plans and . . .
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Slay the Sicilian!
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Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor presents a repertoire for White against the most popular opening in chess – the Sicilian Defence.Taylor’s repertoire is based first and foremost on the Open Sicilian, which is regarded as White’s most ambitious and challenging response to the Sicilian. He focuses on the classical Be2 lines, which were popularized by the . . .
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Starting Out: The Trompowsky Attack
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The Trompowsky Attack is well known as an ambitious and aggressive opening. Initially an offbeat line favored by club players, in recent history it has undergone somewhat of a transformation.
Thanks to the efforts and innovations of Grandmasters such as Mickey Adams and Julian Hodgson, it has been
fine-tuned into a powerful attacking weapon, and today it is . . .
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The Sicilian Scheveningen: Move by Move
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The Move by Move series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you . . .
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Chess Opening Essentials Vol 1: The Complete 1.e4
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Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow. Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavor of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings, as well as the differences. In addition, it also points at the various Middlegame plans that apply . . .
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The Budapest Gambit
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The Budapest Gambit is an ambitious and adventurous opening for Black, who offers a pawn as early as the second move in return for active and rapid development. It has always been a particular favorite at club level, where it still provides a surprise weapon, but it has also been utilized with success by top-class Grandmasters.
In this book Timothy Taylor offers an . . .
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Play the Najdorf Sicilian
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The Najdorf Sicilian has a unique place amongst chess openings: for several decades it has been regarded by the top grandmasters as the best way for Black to play soundly for a win against 1 e4. It was a particular favourite of World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, and plays a vital role in the repertoires of current top players such as Viswanathan Anand and Veselin . . .
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Nimzo-Larsen Attack
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In this, the first book on the Nimzo-Larsen Attack for more than ten years, Byron Jacobs and Jonathan Tait explain how you can use this dynamic opening to attack your opponent from move one. They use their own games and those of other strong players to show how this opening can be a dangerous weapon in the right hands. The Nimzo-Larsen Attack has been unfairly neglected in recent . . .
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Play the Alekhine
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The Alekhine is arguably the most forcing and aggressive reply to 1 e4. Black immediately forces the pace and drags the game onto his own favored territory. This strategy is not without risk, but those who specialize in the Alekhine find that the opening has a real practical sting and quick-strike potential.
This book describes the main positional and tactical . . .
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Easy Guide to the Najdorf
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The Najdorf has always been one of the sharpest lines of the Sicilian Defense. Fearless, attacking play is usually rewarded, while even the smallest slip by either side can be immediately fatal. In this ground-breaking book Tony Kosten explains not only the theory, but also the important concepts behind this popular opening. Written by an experienced Najdorf expert, this guide . . .
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Back to Basics: Openings
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Because of the sheer volume of variations, possible transpositions and ever-changing theory, chess openings can be overwhelming - even intimidating. This book is an introduction to understanding and playing chess openings.
The author, Danish FIDE Master Carsten Hansen, stresses opening play based on comprehending opening principles as well as useful, fundamental . . .
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Play the Evans Gambit
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In 1995 Garry Kasparov unleashed a daring new weapon, the Evans Gambit (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4). Although this gambit has always been popular with club and tournament players, it was hardly ever seen in modern top-level chess - until Kasparov used it to beat Anand and Piket in crushing style. Neither of these grandmasters managed to survive even 30 moves! Soon afterwards, . . .
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A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire, New Enlarged Editio...
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Bored with the same old openings? Worried about having to learn too much theory? Then this book is just what you've been waiting for.
Aaron Summerscale presents a set of exceptionally dangerous opening weapons for White. Each recommended line is based on a solid positional foundation, yet also promises long-term (and short-term!) attacking chances. The . . .
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Understanding the Marshall Attack
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The Marshall Attack is a chess opening like no other. Rather than subjecting himself to the 'Spanish torture' so typical in the Ruy Lopez, Black simply gives away a center pawn. But in return, he gets long-term attacking chances and activity that can persist well into the endgame.
It is almost a century since Frank Marshall invented his sensational . . .
Chess Opening Essentials, Volume 2, is an accessible primer and reference book about chess openings focusing on the variations of 1.d4 d5, the 1.d4 various and the Queens Gambits. It provides a solid foundation to build your opening repertoire on. It also explains what you should be trying to achieve, with clear indications for further study.
Chess Opening . . .
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The Petroff
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The Petroff has long been regarded as a very solid defense. Black avoids the perils of the Scotch, the Italian Game and, above all, the dreaded Ruy Lopez, and instead opts to neutralize White's initiative with active piece play. In the Petroff, it is quite common for Black to launch an early counterattack, often gambiting a pawn to do so. For many years the Petroff enjoyed a . . .
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Chess Opening Essentials: Volume 1, 2, 3 , 4
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This four volume Saver-Special of Chess Opening Essentials will not only save you cash but will provide an unparalleled wealth of information on Openings.
Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow. The four volumes of Chess Opening Essentials have exactly the right balance and are an accessible primers and a reference books at the same time. . . .
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Chess Openings for the Average Player
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Clearly written guide covers all openings: the Benko Gambit, Birds Opening, Centre Game, Dutch Defence, Four Knights Game, Kings Gambit, Ruy Lopez, Stonewall Attack, among others. Techniques are designed to help moderate players whose games are confined to club play or games by correspondence and aid good players who want to do even better in tournament or club events. Players at . . .
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Petroff's Defense
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This is a completely revised and rewritten edition of the 1983 book by the same authors. Since the earlier edition the Petroff has been enriched by the introduction of many new tactical variations, often involving castling on opposite sides, which make it an ideal weapon for the counter-attacking player.
All the important variations are covered in depth with many . . .
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Chess Explained: The Modern Benoni
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The Modern Benoni is from a series from Gambit Publications called Chess Explained, which is a series of books about chess openings.
They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive over-the-board experience with an opening. You will gain an understanding of the opening and the middlegame to . . .
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The Caro-Kann: Move by Move
Item #: EV446876
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This new series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively . . .
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The Triangle System
Item #: EV446449
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Grandmaster Ruslan Scherbakov presents an opening system for Black based on the Semi-Slav Triangle –an ambitious way to fight the ever-popular Queen’s Gambit.Black’s weapons include the Noteboom Variation – a dynamic counterattack which takes White out of his comfort zone and offers Black the chance to dictate the game from the outset. Scherbakov also . . .
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Starting Out: The Scotch Game
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The Scotch Game is one of the oldest openings in chess and has a great history, but more recently it was catapulted back into the limelight due to the enterprise of World number one Garry Kasparov, who completely rejuvenated the opening with an abundance of original ideas for White.
He utilised the opening in World Championship matches and other elite events, with . . .
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The Two Knights Defence (Everyman Chess)
Item #: EV2830
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The Two Knights Defence is one of the trickiest tactical openings around. If White initiates complications with either 4 Ng5 or 4 d4, play becomes extremely sharp and gambits and counter gambits abound. Anyone who enters the murky waters of the Two Knights Defence must be well prepared for the mind-boggling complications that ensue. In this book, openings theoretician Jan Pinski . . .
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Mastering Opening Strategy
Item #: EV446920
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Study brings wisdom. Practice brings perfection!This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Johan Hellsten’s acclaimed Mastering Chess Strategy. In this new book Hellsten focuses exclusively on opening play. He examines a wide variety of key subjects, including development, the centre, attack and defense, pawn breaks, typical mistakes and how to punish them, and opening . . .
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A Rock-Solid Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
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Playing as Black in a game of chess can be difficult. Do you simply try to neutralize White's initiative, or go all-out to complicate the game? Either way, there are many pitfalls, and a lot of study may be needed.In this book, Grandmaster Eingorn shows that it is possible both to play solidly, and to take White out of his comfort zone. He recommends ideas and move-orders that . . .
