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Everyman Chess - Openings - A00-A99
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Classical Dutch
Alex Raetsky; Jan Pinski
Publication Date: September 2002
Editorial Review:
The Classical Dutch is an ambitious and underrated defence to queen's pawn openings. With his first few moves Black creates an asymmetrical pawn structure which unbalances the position from a very early stage, allowing both white and black players to fight for the initiative. Now, for the first time in recent history, International Master Jan Pinski delves into the secrets of the Classical Dutch, studying both the positional motives and tactical nuances for both sides. Pinski deals with the theoretical main lines as well as the crafty side variations, updating the reader on all the new important wrinkles.
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Nimzo-Larsen Attack
by Jonathan Tait and Byron Jacobs
Publication Date: April 2001
Editorial Review:
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. The Nimzo-Larsen Attack has been unfairly neglected in recent times, and this book aims to redress the balance.
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Dutch Stonewall
by Jacob Aagaard
Publication Date: February 2001
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The Stonewall is an ideal choice for those players who are keen to avoid the reams of theory that surround more popular openings such as the King's Indian and Nimzo-Indian Defences. With the Stonewall Black stakes an immediate claim in the centre and lays the foundations for a potentially dangerous kingside attack.
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Easy Guide to the Reti
by Angus Dunnington
Publication Date: April 1998
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The Reti Opening is one of the most subtle ways for White to open a chess game. At very little risk to himself, White prepares to chip away at Black's position.Reti's opponents often found themselves in lost positions without knowing exactly how it had happened. Such is the case with his opening: Black can easily get into serious trouble without making any obvious error.
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Neil McDonald
by Neil McDonald
Publication Date: June 1997
Editorial Review:
Grand chess Master Neil McDonald explains the strategy and tactics of the highly fashionable Leningrad variation of the Dutch Defense. Through the use of model games for both sides, McDonald provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas, so that readers can quickly and confidently start to use the Leningrad in their own games.
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Modern Benoni
by Andrew Kinsman
Publication Date: November 2000
Editorial Review:
The dynamic Modern Benoni Defence has undergone something of a revival over the past five or six years. It offers Black a fighting game right from the opening and is ideal for counter-attacking players who like to strive for the initiative right from the opening moves, such as the young Bulgarian star Veselin Topalov. This book considers every important variation, with particular emphasis on those which the reader is likely to encounter in his or her own games.
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Trompowsky
by Joe Gallagher
Publication Date: January 1998
Editorial Review:
In the past few years the Trompowsky Attack (1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5) has risen from relative obscurity to become one of White's most popular queen's pawn openings. Largely inspired by the English grandmasters Julian Hodgson and Michael Adams, the 'Tromp' has been enthusiastically taken up by club players and grandmasters alike, and has become one of the most potent weapons at White's disposal. From the second move White sets his opponent unusual and difficult problems; one false move and Black can often be swamped by a quick attack, as countless victims will testify. In this book Grandmaster Joe Gallagher explains the strategy and tactics of this exciting opening. Through the use of model games for both sides, the author provides a thorough grounding in the key ideas, so that readers can quickly and confidently start to use the Trompowsky in their own games.
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English Opening: Symmetrical
by Vladimir Bagirov
Publication Date: April 1995
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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 the most topical variations of this popular opening. This volume covers all defences where Black answers 1.c4 with the symmetrical 1...c5.
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English Opening: Classical & Indian
by Vladimir Bagirov
Publication Date: November 1994
Editorial Review:
Grandmaster Mednis concentrates his focus on practical examples such as what to do when one is unavoidably headed for or already in an inferior endgame position. He notes how most players often go from desperate suicidal attempts at counterplay or play passively, defending threats and drifting towards defeat. What Mednis provides is info on how one can balance one's play and make the opponent earn that victory. His examples are memorable - for instance, players are often reluctant to trade queens fearing it will blunt their attack, but often the opposing queen is a great defender without which the enemy's position often collapses. An interesting and rewarding read.
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