Bobby Fischer's spurt towards chess summit (1970-1972) marked approach of an era affecting various aspects of game and opening theory. Fischer demonstrated the need for deep preparation with both colours, expanded the range of openings knowledge, and laid the foundations for professional chess. This book tells story of this opening revolution.
The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. This work uncovers the secrets behind this opening. It also examines the key tactical and strategic ideas for both White and Black, while highlighting crucial issues such as move-order options - a major weapon for the modern Grandmaster.
Dealing with the English, Reti, King's Indian Attack and Other Annoying Systems
From the English Opening, Reti and King's Indian Attack through to the Nimzo-Larsen Attack, Bird's Opening and the Orang-utan, Grob; this work covers the details Black needs to know about facing unusual openings. It provides an understanding of White's possibilities, examining their strengths and weaknesses and organizing a repertoire for Black.
In this book, Andrew Greet provides a comprehensive and yet concise repertoire for White in the popular Ruy Lopez, one that can be assimilated into an opening armoury with relative ease. A study of this book will allow the reader to begin playing the Ruy Lopez with confidence in his or her own games.
Boris Spassky is a true chess legend, a World Champion who, thanks to his monumental battles with Bobby Fischer, raised the popularity of the game. This work looks back over Spassky's long and distinguished career to examine how he defeated his long-time adversaries, highlighting his colourful and celebrated encounters over the chessboard.
In this book, Timothy Taylor gets to grips with the King's Indian and Grunfeld, providing White with a number of easy-to-learn and effective weapons which are specially designed to cause Black maximum discomfort. Taylor examines the typical tactical and positional ideas for both players, highlighting the tricks and pitfalls one must look out for.
Building and maintaining an opening repertoire can be a demanding task. In this book, the author solves this problem by providing the reader with a repertoire with the white pieces based on the popular opening move 1 d4. The recommended lines given here have stood the test of time and are regularly employed by Grandmasters.
Part of the "Starting Out" series, acclaimed for its approach to tackling chess openings, this work provides the basics of the Queen's Gambit Declined, an opening of historical importance, introducing the key moves and ideas, and explaining the reasoning behind them. It also provides tips and warnings highlighting the characteristics of this move.
In Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian, John Emms and Richard Palliser team up to investigate by far the most popular and widely-played chess opening, but in a revolutionary way. They select an abundance of opening weapons for both White and Black, many of which are innovative, visually shocking, incredibly tricky, or have been unfairly discarded.
