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"A Fighters Repertoire Against the Famous Sicilians" From the first moment (about a...

When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire books in 2008 and 2010, they caused a sensation. GM...

When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire books in 2008 and 2010, they caused a sensation. GM...

Volume 2A is the third out of four brand new volumes in which Avrukh revamps, expands and generally...

Volume 2A is the third out of four brand new volumes in which Avrukh revamps, expands and generally...

In het boek 1.d4 Siegt! wordt de witspeler een uitgebreid repertoireaangeboden dat elk mogelijk...

HARDCOVER Een aanbieding van deze zeer goed gerecenseerde boeken van openingsexpert Negi. Negi...

Vierde deel in de serie Move by Move van Everyman chess. Cyrus Lakdawala presenteert een volledig...

In the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series, Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi presents his own...

In the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series, Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi presents his own...

Chess is 99% tactics! This well-known maxim may sound strange but is really just an exaggerated...

Surprising the opponent is a primary aim of modern opening preparation. You can’t afford to...

In modern chess, faster time controls have become more important than ever. Every day, countless...

"A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6!" For many...

A full Black repertoire grounded in answering 1…e6 against any move!The answer against 1. d4 is...

Modern chess theory has significantly expanded in recent years due to the technological development...

The ultra- sharp  pawn sacrifice 6.d5 has caused a revolution in the 4… Ba6 line of the...

WGM Jennifer Shahade (on Twitter): “Have you ever wasted time on an opening...

Uitgever: Gambit, 2010 Auteurs: Aaron Summerscale, Sverre Johnsen 192 pagina's

Chess Stars White repertoire, 1.d4 304 pages

A Practical Black Repertoire with d5, c6 Volume 2 deals in depth with the Caro-Kann Defence 1.e4...

In the second volume of the book “A Practical Repertoire for Black with Nf6, g6, d6”...

Alexei Kornevis an international grandmaster and coach. In 2001 he took the silverin the...

By carefully choosing variations that lead to similar structures, IM Sam Collins has put together a...

Eindelijk binnen.   Compleet overzicht voor wit met 1d4 en 2 C4.

Een volledig repertoire voor zwart na 1.e4, gebaseerd op de Russische verdediging, ofwel de...

Een repertoireboek tegen 1.e4 voor zwart.  In de Aljechin lokt zwart de witte pionnen naar voren,...

The Alekhine Defense is an opening in which black plays for a win. It has been played...

Ever wanted a complete chess opening repertoire – for White and Black – whose basics...

Anyone who plays the Sicilian Defence as Black must be prepared to meet a whole host of options for...

Uitgever: Gambit, 2012 Auteur: Valery Aveskulov 224 pagina's   een openingsrepertoire voor...

Uitgever: Gambit, 2012 Auteur: Valery Aveskulov 224 pagina's

Het Koning's Indisch is een logische keuze voor het eerste deel van deze serie over aanvallende...

Het Koning's Indisch is een logische keuze voor het eerste deel van deze serie over aanvallende...

Publisher: Chess Stars, 2016 Edition: Paperback medium Pages: 236 Language:...

This book presents a full repertoire against open Sicilians with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6. It advocates the...

De Spaanse opening heeft zo'n sterke reputatie dat veel zwartspelers meteen gaan verdedigen. In dit...

Award-winning author Charles Hertan knows what kids really need to know (and want to know) about...

The classic chess reference book - as seen in Netflix's The Queen's Gambit.The standard reference...

I am pleased to present, dear reader, my new work. This book is my first work on an opening...

Battling the Slow Italian Game dives deep into one of modern chess’s most fascinating...

This book offers a White repertoire against the Open Games. The reader will find the first deep...

“The French Defense was my main opening with Black while I was striving towards the GM title...

"With Full Coverage of the Exchange Variation"A complete and practical repertoire against the Ruy...

Een repertoire voor wit gebaseerd op het Italiaans en de Bishop opening Uitgever: Everyman...

Publisher: Quality Chess, 2016, Pages: 488, PaperbackBeating Minor Openings offers a world-class...

The French Defense is one of the most popular responses by Black to 1.e4. And the Winawer is the...

"Using a Space Advantage in the Chess Opening" Do you struggle to score against the...

This book advocates the 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 move order for Black with 3.Nc3 Bb4 having been...

dealing with the English,Réti, King's Indian Attack, and other annoyingt systems U heeft zwart, u...

Voor u ligt het tweede deel van dit drieluik over het Siciliaans. Nadat in het eerste deel de...

If you are ready to play the Ruy Lopez with Black, you also need to be prepared if White avoids the...

The Ruy Lopez remains one of the most popular chess openings, both at club level and among top...

This book presents a multi-faceted approach to the Reti – 1.Nf3 d5, followed by c2-c4. The...

White players will thoroughly dislike the Neo-Møller! The Ruy Lopez is one of the most...

Tactical puzzles to help exploit opportunities and avoid disasters in the chess opening Winning...

  In this book, Bryan Paulsen examines key lines in the Semi-Slav complex,which is hotly...

The Accelerated Dragon (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6) has attracted the attention of many...

"Set White difficult problems to solve at the board"One of the sharpest lines to meet 1 d4 is the...

"A complete repertoire for White"Chess theory ebbs and flows. Lines that have been discarded for...

Chess becomes fun when we learn how to survive the opening and stop falling into our...

Uitgever: Everyman Chess Auteur: William Stewart 204 pagina's Boek voor beginners, maar...

Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 player’s dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class...

Uitgever: Chess Evolution, 2012 Auteur: Konstantin Sakaev 347 pagina's

Uitgever: Everyman Chess, 2008 Auteurs: Richard Palliser, Tony Kosten, James Vigus 253 pagina's

Introductie tot de openingstheorie. Deel 2 :Flankspellen Uitgever: Tirion, 2005 144...

Introductie tot de openingstheorie Deel 1: 1.d2-d4 Uitgever: Tirion, 2004 240 pagina's

"Volume 1 – Scandinavian, Pirc & Modern Defenses" For over 15 years it has...

This a completely new edition, updated and extended from the original 2009 publication. It includes...

Aanbieding Double Fianchetto: The Modern Chess Lifestyle + Ultimate Workbook - Daniel Hausrath

I have to admit that I had not planned to start writing again so soon after the publication of the...

This book is definitely not a book full of theoretical lines. Of course, I will give some advice if...

"The Life and Times of The Fiercest Opening in Chess"Andrew Burnett is a Scottish FM who has...

What makes this book by Andy Burnett so fascinating and original in its ap­proach is that he...

Uitgever: Chess Stars, 2013 Auteur: Alexey Dreev 268 pagina's

Uitgever: Chess Stars, 2013 Auteur: Alexey Dreev 268 pagina's

The Nimzo-Indian, the Gruenfeld and the King’s Indian Defence are three incredibly uncomfortable...

When Axel Smith was chasing his final Grandmaster norm, he decided he needed a change in his...

Half a century ago the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings was released, as a...

Half a century ago the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings was released, as a...

The perfect survival guide to the chess openings All openings covered Detailed verbal...

004 Bibliography 005 Preface 007 Introduction 011 Chapter 1) 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nf3...

The Colle and London are opening systems for White starting with 1 d4. They are very popular...

The French Defence is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the...

The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White...

Soft cover Uitgever: Quality Chess 350 pagina's    

Hard cover Uitgever: Quality chess 2011 350 pagina's

Uitgever: Quality Chess 2012 Auteur: Boris Avrukh 504 pagina's

Uitgever: Quality Chess 2012 Auteur: Boris Avrukh 504 pagina's

Uitgever: Quality Chess, 2013 Auteur: Marian Petrov 304 pagina's Paperback

Uitgever: Quality Chess, 2013 Auteur: Marian Petrov 304 pagina's Paperback

'Ik was blij verrast toen John Shaw en Jacob Aagaard mij dekans boden een boek te schrijven ter...

The fifth volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series provides a top-class repertoire...

 Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the...

Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the...

Hardcover Parmijan Negi verwachte publicatie 18 November 2015 ISBN: 978-1-907982-57-6...

The third volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series tackles many challenging Sicilian...

The Dutch is one Black’s most ambitious replies to 1.d4, as with 1...f5 Black creates...

The Dutch is renowned as a fighting weapon against 1.d4, as 1...f5 immediately sets up an...

The French Defence is one of the most popular and reliable responsesto 1.e4. Black invites his...

he French Defence is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. Grandmaster Repertoire...

hardcover version   The Sveshnikov isone of the most active and dynamicvariations of the...

When Boris Avrukh released the first volume of his 1.d4 repertoire in 2008, it revolutionized chess...

When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire in 2008, it revolutionized chess opening...

Lars Schandorff’s two volumes on 1.d4 were celebrated by reviewers and grandmasters. GM Simen...

The Dragon is one of the most thrilling chess openings and a favourite of attacking players....

The Dragon is one of the most thrilling chess openings and a favourite of attacking players....

In the third book of the series we are dealing with how to face the ‘Queen’s Indian Defence’,...

The author presents a full opening repertory for the club player, which is analyzed in six volumes....

In the seventh and final book of the series we will complete our quest and finalise the building of...

Gambit, 143 pagina's

After the success of his award-winning book Keep it Simple 1.e4 International Master...

Coach Christof has thoroughly revised and updated his 2018 best-selling chess opening manual. It...

Why is this opening repertoire called simple? For the simple reason that the variations are...

Key Concepts of Gambit Play is an inspirational guide for those seeking to sharpen their game and...

"A Black Repertoire to Complete King's Kalashnikov"This opening manual completes the Black...

This is the firstfull-length book about this interesting opening, unfolding a completetheory of...

Hardcover, 383 pagina's Kania Verlag

"This is the second of a 4-volume series on Korchnoi. Volume III is expected later this year...

The King's Indian, one of Black's most dynamic chess openings, is covered in impressive detail by...

Hardcover   The King’s Indian Defence is one of Black’s most dynamic and aggressive...

The King’s Indian Defence is one of Black’s most dynamic responses to 1.d4. A favourite weapon...

A favourite weapon of both Fischer and Kasparov, it remains a popular choice at all levels of...

Uitgever: everyman chess, 2012 Auteur: Johan Hellsten 365 pagina's

Mayhem in the Morra offers a complete fighting repertoire for White against the Sicilian with...

The Four Knights is typically a solid and reliable Opening for White, and when White after 1.e4 e5...

The Nimzo-Indian and Queen's Gambit Declined are amongst black's soundest and most universal...

Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria loves the King's Indian Defense. Havingplayed it from his...

About 10 months ago, Nery approached me. We already knew each other; Nery had been my student in...

"A Complete and Easy-to-Learn Guide for Beginners and Improvers"In My First Chess Opening...

Opening Originals focuses on both sound and dangerous opening ideas that have escaped wide...

This book provides a rock solid opening repertoire for Black, using systems based on the move...

The Petroff Defence has traditionally been regarded as a reliable defensive mechanism to counter...

The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence provides a battleground for one of the key...

These days the move 1.d4 is often used as the precursor to quieter opening choices such as the...

The Sicilian Defence is the most popular reply to 1 e4. With 1...c5 Black comes out fighting,...

International Master Christof Sielecki presents a repertoire for Black based on the Nimzo-Indian...

The Tarrasch Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined is a fierce counter-attacking line...

"A great balance between solidity and dynamism"When deciding upon a repertoire to meet 1 d4, those...

The Black Lion is a thoroughly modern counterattacking system that is a nightmare to face. This...

The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated...

The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world...

The Sämisch variation is a powerful method to counter the popular King’s Indian Defence. The key...

The Nimzo-Indian Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4) and the Queen’s Indian Defence (1 d4...

The Ruy Lopez is perhaps the most classical of all chess openings. It dates back to the 16th...

The King’s Indian Defence is a popular opening at all levels. Fischer, Kasparov, Bronstein,...

What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right...

The Koltanowski Phoenix Attack, The future of the c3-Colle Thinker's Press 2011, 260 pagina's

This book shows several solid lines for black against the queens gambit and Catalan. It also has a...

All the average club player needs is a small and manageable chess opening repertoire. Club players...

In the Alekhine Defence, contrary to the classical methods of playing in the opening, Black does...

The Barry Attack is a highly aggressive system that arises after 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Bf4....

The Budapest Gambit 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5) is an aggressive, dynamic approach for meeting 1 d4 and is a...

Are you bored with the classical or popular positions after 1.d4? Are the tonnes of theoretical...

Are you bored with the classical or popular positions after 1.d4? Are the tonnes of theoretical...

The variation of the French that starts 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 (or 3 Nd2) 3 ... dxe4 is often called...

Het damegambiet kan tot totaal verschillende posities leiden en vanuitdat oogpunt is dit boek...

The Queen's Indian Defence has the reputation of a very reliable system for Black. Although his...

The Semi-Tarrasch Defence to the Queen's Gambit arises after 1.d5, Nf6; 2.c4, e6; 3.Nf3, d5; 4.Nc3,...

The Semi-Tarrasch Defence to the Queen's Gambit arises after 1.d5, Nf6; 2.c4, e6; 3.Nf3, d5; 4.Nc3,...

Nikolaos Ntirlis provides a top-class repertoire for Black after 1.d4 d5 with the Queen’s Gambit...

Nikolaos Ntirlis provides a top-class repertoire for Black after 1.d4 d5 with the Queen’s Gambit...

Developing an effective repertoire with 1.e4 requires extensive research, mixed with fine judgement...

Developing an effective repertoire with 1.e4 requires extensive research, mixed with fine judgement...

In this, the last of three volumes on 1.e4, GM John Shaw completes his state-of-the-art White...

In this, the last of three volumes on 1.e4, GM John Shaw completes his state-of-the-art White...

The author proposes a full repertoire against 1.d4 and 1.c4, which is theoretically sound and leads...

Deel 7 in de hoogwaardige serie Grandmaster Repertoire van Quality Chess, gaat over...

The English Opening arises after 1.c4, and is a great practical weapon for players of all levels....

The Grünfeld Defence is well known to be one of Black’s best and most challenging...

The Petroff Defence is well known to be one of Black’s soundest and theoretically robust...

The Dutch Defence is one of Black’s most combative responses to 1.d4, and the Stonewall is...

The Sicilian Sveshnikov arises after the opening moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3...

 juli 2013 Uitgever: Quality Chess ISBN: 978-1-907982-75-0 Taal: Engels Van de...

 juli 2013 Uitgever: Quality Chess ISBN: 978-1-907982-75-0 Taal:...

In this volume, we consider the Pirc Defence (Chapters 10-27). It has definite advantages in...

Chess opening theory has changed out of all recognition in the 21st century, yet chess literature...

The Queen’s Gambit Accepted (1 d4 d5 2 c4 dxc4) has a long history and has always been popular at...

Each section of a chess game – opening, middlegame and endgame – has a special...

I decided to write about something that I would be interested to learn myself. In this...

Every chess player faces an opening dilemma: big main lines are complicated and time-consuming to...

The Richter-Veresov Attack is characterized by the moves 1 d4, 2 Nc3 and 3 Bg5. It is a great...

Every chess player, who begins his games with the move 1.e2-e4, should be perfectly prepared to...

Grandmaster Larry Kaufman presents a very effective way for White to disrupt the plans and demolish...

School of future champions 2 - Secrets of opening preparation Uitgever: Olms, 2007 ...

Seizing the Initiative: The 1.e4 Repertoire presents a complete 1.e4 repertoire for White built on...

The Four Knights Variation is a variation of the Sicilian Defense that most often occurs after 1.e4...

One of the most popular – and intriguing – variations of the Sicilian Defense is the so-called...

Sicilian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defence against 1.e4,...

Spend more study time on what’s really decisive in your games! The average chess player...

Timothy Taylor laat zich voor zijn reperoire tegen het Siciliaans inspireren door het repertoire...

Grandmaster David Smerdon plays the Scandinavian, but not in the typically solid style of this...

The previous book of Khalifman and Soloviov, The Modern Scotch, discussed how to counter 1.e4 e5...

In the Alapin System White's strategic idea is extremely simple. He prepares to advance with...

Uitgever: Everyman Chess, 2005 Auteur: John Emms 224 pagina's

Uitgever: everyman Chess, 2010 Auteur: Neil Mac Donald 206 pagina's

Are you looking for a way to outwit theory-sharks in the Open Sicilian? Then this may just be the...

In this book the highly experienced grandmaster Milos Pavlovic outlines a powerful repertoire for...

The Sicilian Defence is Black’s most popular reply to 1.e4. Most Black players hope for...

The Trompowsky and Torre Attacks, played regularly at club level, may be quite risky to face if you...

Effective recipes for club players No matter how unconventional, irrational or even crazy a...

Een gat in de markt. Zo kan het boek van Danny Kopec en Hal Terrie het best omschreven...

In this book, which is aimed at advanced amateurs and club players of a lower or medium level, the...

The world’s oldest opening variation, 3...Qd8 in the Scandinavian Defense,has resurfaced in the...

This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the...

Benko, Blumenfeld, Vaganian Gambit, 1.d4 Pf6 zijvarianten, English defense gambit 360...

Marschall Attack, Hector Gambit, Traxler Counterattack, Frankenstein-Dracula Gambit, Falkbeer...

Volume 1: The Gambit AcceptedMore than a half-century ago, Hungarian-American Grandmaster Pal Benko...

Every player who meets 1.e4 with 1...e5 needs a reliable response to the Ruy Lopez, and The Berlin...

Twee onderwerpenzorgen in de kroeg waar ik kom voor de felste discussies: politiek en de ...

"A timeless and instructive pawn structure that belongs in every player’s repertoire."The...

For more than thirty years Anatoly Karpov has been wholly committed to the Classical Variation of...

The Caro-Kann Defence remains a very popular option for Black at all levels, being an opening that...

Uitgever: Everyman, 2012 432 pagina's

"A Perfectly Playable Chess Opening Surprise"The Center Game is a wonderful opening for club...

Confront the Sicilian on Your Own Terms! In 1982, the late Ken Smith’s publishing house Chess...

The Chigorin Variation is one of the oldest variations of the Ruy Lopez first played at the Monte...

The Chigorin Defence (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6) is a dynamic and provocative response to White’s 1 d4....

Uitgever: Everyman Chess, 2013 Auteur: Cyrus Lakdawala 416 pagina's

International Master Maxim Chetverik’s book covers the Bogo-Indian Defense which is normally...

The Advance Variation is the most ambitious way to meet the solid French Defence. Its popularity...

The Hedgehog is a thoroughly modern defense where flexibility and understanding trump rote...

The Hedgehog lives! GMSergey Shipov concludes his monumental investigation of this ...

1.f4 is the Bird opening. It was played by Henry Bird. He wanted to leave the mainstream and create...

The Cuting edge is een nieuwe serie van Quality Chess waar men kritiekeposities van...

The CuttingEdge is een serie openingsboeken van Quality Chess die, zoals de naamdoet raden, de...

A repertoire with 1...Nc6 Uitgever: Everyman Chess, 2013 Auteur: James Schuyler 224...

A repertoire with 1...Nc6 Uitgever: Everyman Chess, 2013 Auteur: James Schuyler ...

“The Dutch Defence is a diamond in the treasure box of modern chess openings.” --...

An opening idea that will knock many White players off their feet! Former Russian Chess...

The Taimanov Sicilian is a chess opening widely played at club level and a favourite of...

In het tweede deel van deze serie van drie over de Entgelseopening behandelt Marin zijn eigen ...

Uitgever: Everyman Chess 2012 Auteur: Steve Giddins 272 pagina's

The brainchild of 19th century Welsh seafarer and inventor, Captain William Davies Evans, The Evans...

The Elephant Gambit is perhaps the boldest opening in all of chess theory. By meeting 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...

The Caro-Kann Defence has become one of the most important and popular replies to 1.e4. Its...

A Complete, Solid and Flexible Chess Opening Repertoire for Black & White – with the...

Uitgever: Chess Stars, Herdruk  2012 Auteur: Nikita Vitiugov ISBN 9778-954-8782-86-9  

Uitgever: Everyman Chess, 2012 Auteur: Steve Giddins 288 pagina's

The English Opening (1.c4) is a popular choice at both club and master level, because it is a chess...

Viktor Moskalenko’s bestselling books The Flexible French (2008) and The Even...

Sharpen your sword!Puzzle king Bill Harvey presents 237 violent positions from 15 gambit ...

Het mocht even duren, maar nu hebben we ook wat. Dit lang verwachtte boek blijkt namelijk twee...

Het mocht even duren, maar nu hebbenwe ook wat. Dit lang verwachtte boek blijkt namelijk twee...

Het mocht even duren, maar nu hebbenwe ook wat. Dit lang verwachtte boek blijkt namelijk twee...

Quality chess, 262 pagina's

An understanding of Hedgehog structures is an essential component in any chessplayer’s knowledge....

In the last five years we have been observing a noticeable trend of the chess elite to evade the...

The Hippopotamus Defence is just what a club player needs. It’s a straightforward and...

In this book Raja Panjwani presents the hyper accelerated dragon. He demonstrates from the second...

Grandmaster Simon Williams was taught the English Opening at the age of six and 1 c4 was his weapon...

In this, the second book in his two-volume work, GM Martyn Kravtsiv shines the spotlight on the...

Uitgever: Quality Chess, 2013 Auteur: John Shaw Hardcover versie

Uitgever: Quality Chess, 2013 Auteur: John Shaw Paperback versie

Tigran Petrosian, the ninth world chess champion, was one of the deepest thinkers the chess world...

Uitgever: Everyman Chess ISBN: 978-1-85744-988-4 Pagina's: 320 Taal: Engels Van de...

Bolonan is een topschaker die ook goede schaakboeken kan schrijven. Al jaren speelt hij het...

The King's Indian is a hugely popular opening at all levels of chess. Rather than attempting to...

The Basman-Sale Variation is a relatively unexplored weapon for Black in the very popular Sicilian...

In many 1.d4 openings, Black has trouble getting his bishop on c8 into play. Former Russian Chess...

The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London...

"Defanging the London System" Although the London System was first played almost 200...

The London System is being played by an ever increasing number of players, and it's easy to see...

When the author’s first book about the London System was published a decade ago, this opening...

Hoewel de varianten in dit boek populair zijn in de absolute top van het schaken, kan Alexey Dreev...

They did it! Dejan Antic and Branimir Maksimovic have created a complete chess opening repertoire...

The book is written by White's standpoint and covers non-g3 set-ups: 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6...

This volume completes the coverage of the Modern English with a repertoire against 1...c5, 1...Nf6,...

The French Defence is coming back to fashion again! One of the leaders in the 2020 Candidates...

"A Counterpunching Repertoire for Black" "Throw Down the Gauntlet from the Very...

The modern Reti, an anti-slav repertoire. Uitgever: chess Stars, 2012 Verwacht op: 10 februari...

The Scotch Game is the most “open” of all the Open Games. In fact this is the only really Open...

The Breyer and Zaitsev Variations of the Ruy Lopez are two of the most dynamic lines played today....

This book presents the Triangle set-up, which arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3/Nf3 c6. This...

“For too long, Anti-Sicilian rhetoric has centred on the logic of simplicity, geared towards...

The Ark has always been considered one of the theoretically-heaviest defences in meeting the Ruy...

This book is dedicated to an opening with a century of history. It so happens that exactly one...

This book’s journey began on the first day of January 2018 when one of my New Year resolutions...

Welcome to the Modernized Bird Opening!I began studying the Bird in January 2023 and this book...

The Caro-Kann Defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1.e4, is...

Writing an opening book is always a challenging endeavor-especially in 2025. How long will the...

I have returned to my book from a few years ago, to an opening that at the time was a rare guest...

My aim in this book is to show that the Delayed Benoni is equally as attractive as its cousin, the...

Finding the right opening against 1.d4 has always been a difficult task. Keeping the balance...

You can hardly find a more unconventional idea than pushing your g-pawn 2 squares down the board....

The Tarrasch variation of the French Defense is reached after 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2.This is one of...

I have played absolutely everything against 1.d4 from the Slav Defense, Queen’s Gambit, Benko...

For more than a hundred years, nothing threatened the leading role of the Spanish Opening among the...

The Janowski Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 a6. Black...

“Above all, the Averbakh is a very rewarding opening. White’s piece development follows...

Although known for a long time, the London started to catch up in popularity just in the last...

“Over time, my attention focused on the Modern Benoni. In this opening, the bishop on g7 is...

The positions arising from the Open Spanish contain ideas so different from the usual Ruy Lopez...

But Inigo, how can this be good for Black? It was the first thing I asked my good friend and FIDE...

But Inigo, how can this be good for Black? It was the first thing I asked my good friend and FIDE...

"You can't play the Queen's Gambit with Black any more" said Hector, in a bitter...

“The Ruy Lopez is such a classic opening that never gets old. Regardless of what you already...

"A Complete Repertoire for White" While writing the forward to the first volume of...

I rarely use the name Semi Slav to describe this opening, I prefer to call it the Meran due to...

The Modernized Slav Defense presents a fresh and forward-looking approach to one of chess’s most...

The Dutch Defense is an old opening. A seriously old opening. So old, in fact, that in large part...

Structure of the book  I wish I could describe an opening just in words, but that’s...

Bruno and I met for the first time more than 30 years ago, but only rarely since then, Bruno being...

"A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black Featuring Del Rio’s 5…b5!?"I decided to write this...

Wie zich nooit aan het semi-slavisch heeftr gewaagd blijft doorgaans verweg van Botwinnik enof...

This book is a follow up to 'The Safest Sicilian' and offers a double Taimanov/Kan...

The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence, named after the great PolishArgentine grandmaster,...

The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence, named after the great Polish-Argentine grandmaster,...

This book is about the Nimzo-lndian Classica! line 4.Qc2 (also known as the Capablanca Variation}...