Grandmaster Repertoire 5: The English Opening (Marin Mihail)(Paperback)

Grandmaster Repertoire 3: The English Opening Vol. 1 (Marin Mihail)(Paperback)

Chess Grandmaster Mihail Marin offers a complete White repertoire with 1.c4, the English Opening, in three volumes. The theory is state-of-the-art with many novelties suggested, but most useful of all are Marin's lucid explanations of how to play the resulting positions.Volume One covers all lines

Opening Repertoire: The Iron English (Williams Simon)(Paperback)

Grandmaster Simon Williams was taught the English Opening at the age of six and 1 c4 was his weapon of choice until long after he became an International Master. For this new work, he teamed up with acclaimed theoretician International Master Richard Palliser to explore his old favourite. 1 c4

Opening Repertoire: The Queens Gambit (Lemos Damien)(Paperback)

Grandmaster Damian Lemos presents a repertoire for White in the Queen's Gambit, one of the most famous chess openings. The Queen's Gambit enjoys a long and illustrious past. It has been played by virtually all the strongest grandmasters in the history of chess, and today it remains a popular choice

Attacking Chess The French (Williams Simon)(Paperback)

Grandmaster Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black in the ever-popular French Defence. One of the world's most creative players combines his attacking talent with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of opening weapons. This will prove

A Ferocious Opening Repertoire (Lakdawala Cyrus)(Paperback)

Cyrus Lakdawala presents an aggressive opening repertoire, based on the Veresov Opening. This repertoire is perfect for those who have little time for study but enjoy taking opponents out of their comfort

Opening Repertoire: The English (Cummings David)(Paperback)

The English (1 c4) is a fine choice for players who like to enjoy a wide variety of middlegame positions. One of its great attractions is flexibility and diversity: White can play either aggressively or quietly, and the resultant middlegame positions are rich in both strategy and tactics. In this

Grandmaster Repertoire 8: The Grnfeld Defence Vol.1 (Avrukh Boris)(Paperback)

Grandmaster Repertoire is a series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. In two volumes, The Gr

Grandmaster Repertoire 9: The Grnfeld Defence Vol. 2 (Avrukh Boris)(Paperback)

Grandmaster Repertoire is a series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. In two volumes, The Gr

1.e4 vs The Sicilian III (Negi Parimarjan)(Paperback)

The fourth volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 series provides a top-class repertoire against the Taimanov, Kan and Scheveningen systems, plus all the other Sicilian lines that were not covered in the previous volumes. Negi takes the established main lines and injects them with his own

Grandmaster Repertoire: 1.E4 Vs the French, Caro-Kann and Philidor (Negi Parimarjan)(Paperback)

Opening Repertoire: Nimzo & Bogo Indian (Sielecki Christof)(Paperback)

International Master Christof Sielecki presents a repertoire for Black based on the Nimzo-Indian and Bogo-Indian defences. The Nimzo-Indian has always enjoyed a reputation as a dynamic, reliable defence against 1 d4 and continues to be as popular as ever at all levels. When White avoids the

Opening Repertoire: The Modern Defence (Lakdawala Cyrus)(Paperback)

The Modern Defence is an opening that will appeal to player of an experimental nature. Black allows White to establish an apparently impressive position in the centre. The plan is to use this structure as a target - it will be restrained, undermined and eventually destroyed. When this plan works it

An Idiot-Proof Chess Opening Repertoire (Burgess Graham)(Paperback)

Ever wanted a complete chess opening repertoire - for White and Black - whose basics can be learned in a week? A strategic low-maintenance repertoire that does not require memorizing of long variations, and yet can frustrate both stronger and weaker opponents?In this book, award-winning author

A Startling Chess Opening Repertoire: New Edition (Baker Chris)(Paperback)

Tired of being surprised in the opening? Horrified by studying many hours each week to keep on top of the latest developments in main-line openings? Then this is the book for you For here is a repertoire of opening lines based on 1 e4 that are slightly off the beaten track, but full of practical

Starting Out: The English (McDonald Neil)(Paperback)

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,

Mastering Opening Strategy (Hellsten Johan)(Paperback)

Grandmaster and renowned chess teacher Johan Hellsten provides an essential foundation of opening strategy and an abundance of carefully selected exercises so that readers can monitor their

Opening Repertoire: The Sveshnikov (Lakdawala Cyrus)(Paperback / softback)

The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence provides a battleground for one of the key conflicts in chess: structure versus activity. Black voluntarily accepts a weak pawn formation but in return obtains easy development and excellent piece activity. This is a line that finds favour with

Opening Repertoire: The Petroff Defence (Lakdawala Cyrus)(Paperback)

The Petroff Defence has traditionally been regarded as a reliable defensive mechanism to counter the aggressive 1 e4. It also has a reputation for being one of the most drawish of all openings and a choice that Black only makes when content to achieve a draw. However, in recent years, this has all

The Semi-Slav: Grandmaster Repertoire 20 (Schandorff Lars)(Paperback)

Lars Schandorff's two volumes on 1.d4 were celebrated by reviewers and grandmasters. GM Simen Agdestein said: 'I have recently been reading Lars Schandorff's Playing 1.d4 books, thinking that it cannot possibly get more instructive than this.' Meanwhile, GM Boris Avrukh's verdict was simple: 'Lars,

Declining The Queen's Gambit (Cox John)(Paperback)

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

Opening Repertoire: The French Defence (Lakdawala Cyrus)(Paperback)

The French Defence provides a good choice for players who want to create a dynamic, unbalanced situation out of the opening but baulk at the level of study required to master the ferociously complex Sicilian Defence. The French is one of Black's soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all

Opening Repertoire: 1e4 (Lakdawala Cyrus)(Paperback)

In this book, prolific chess author Cyrus Lakdawala recommends a repertoire for White players who like to open 1 e4. The repertoire is based around two main themes: The suggested variations for White are ones that rely far more on a generic understanding of strategic ideas rather than the

The French Defence Move by Move (Lemos Damian)(Paperback)

The French Defence is a classical opening that has featured in the repertoire of many elite grandmasters. Black generally concedes a slight spacial disadvantage early but in return gains a sound structure and middlegame opportunities to undermine the white centre. A close study of the French

Playing the Caro-Kann: A Counter-Attacking Repertoire (Schandorff Lars)(Paperback)

The Caro-Kann is renowned as a top-tier chess defense to 1.e4, and Lars Schandorff's Grandmaster Repertoire book on this opening received rave reviews. As GM Zenon Franco Ocampos put it, 'I cannot imagine a better way of converting into a Caro-Kann player.' A decade later, Schandorff is back with a