GRANDMASTER REPERTOIRE 7: THE CARO-KANN

 

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Lars Schandorff
The Caro-Kann opening is one of Black's most reliable answers to 1.e4. It is a regular favorite of elite players, who know that computer-aided preparation now threatens the sharpest lines of the Sicilian or Ruy Lopez (at the very least with a forced draw). The Caro-Kann is less susceptible to such forcing lines: Black sets out to equalize in the opening, and win the game later. Grandmaster Lars Schandorff reveals a bulletproof chess opening repertoire and explains how Black should play the middle and endgame. Throughout the book he recommends entering the sharp main-lines where the double-edged nature of the play increases Black's winning chances without compromising the soundness of his play.
Lars Schandorff is a Grandmaster from Denmark who is renowned for his opening preparation. His earlier book, Playing the Queen's Gambit, received superb reviews.
Pub. 2010, softback, 251 pages.
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STARTING OUT: OPEN GAMES

 

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Glenn Flear
The "Open Games" refer to positions arising after 1.e4,e5; - opening such as the Italian Game, the Scotch, The Two Knights Defence, the King's Gambit, the Evans Gambit, the Bishop's Opening, the Four Knights, the Petroff, the Philidor and more obscure gambits such as the Elephant Gambit and Latvian Gambit. In this book, Glenn Flear offers a good introduction to each of these 1.e4,e5; openings, introducing the key moves and ideas, and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them. He places particular emphasis on the lines that players are most likely to face. The material is presented using 68 key games, with detailed annotations, which show both sides' plans in action and explain the alternativces available move-by-move. Flear gives an objective assessment of each opening, favouring neither side and offering advice for both Black and White.
The Starting Out series is aimed at club and tournament players who wish to try a new opening. The books explain all the key ideas and principles of that opening with enough theoretical material to enable you to play the opening in your own games. These books are ideal for enthusiasts who don't necessarily have extensive knowledge of the openings in question but who wish to appreciate the essential principles behind them.
Glenn Flear is an English Grandmaster and author of several books, including the Offbeat Spanish, Open Ruy Lopez, and Main-Line Ruy Lopez.
* An essential introduction to the Open Games
* Written by an experienced 1..e5; player
Pub. 2010, softback, 318 pages.
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FRENCH DEFENCE: A COMPLETE BLACK REPERTOIRE

 

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Nikita Vitiugov
Russian Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov says in his introduction "I have decided to present to my readers the French Defence - the way I see and understand it." His repertoire for Black includes novelties in variations with established reputations as well as the resurrection of some long forgotten ideas. The book is written from Black's point of view but with a thoroughness that keeps the analysis objective: if a line of play is good for White the author says so.
The seven main sections of Vitiugov's book cover Alternatives to 2.d4, the Advance Variation, the Rubinstein System, the Morozevich Variation (3.Nd2, Be7;), Tarrasch Variation with 3..c5; the Winawer Variation and the Steinitz Variation (3.Nc3,Nf6;). The author's ideas are conveyed using text explanations, analysis and example games.
Pub. 2010, softback, 228 pages.
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ALEKHINE ALERT

 

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Timothy Taylor
The aim of Alekhine Alert is to provide Black with a sound, but not-too-theoretical repertoire in Alekhine's Defence (1.e4,Nf6). International Master Timothy Taylor explains which lines he does and doesn't like for Black, and why, before presenting a repertoire which offers Black counterattacking chances from move one. He examines all White's attacking options including the Modern Variation (4.Nf3) the Four Pawns Attack, the Exchange Variation, the Chase Variation and many other sidelines, with analysis of 74 complete games to back up his recommendations.
Against 4.Nf3 he goes for 4..dxe5; followed by 5..g6; or 5..c6; and against the Four Pawns Attack he opts for 5..g6; for Black. As with Taylor's other books, e.g. on Bird's Opening and the Budapest Gambit, his analysis is thorough and based on what he has found to be the most successful lines for Black from his own experience. He avoids systems which require memorising huge chunks of analysis just to survive.
This enthusiastically written repertoire book offers the reader a complete defence to 1.e4.
International Master Timothy Taylor is an experienced tournament player who has enjoyed several notable successes, including winning the US Open.
Pub. 2010, softback, 285 pages.
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CUTTING EDGE: THE OPEN SICILIAN 1

 

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Milos Pavlovic
This book is the first in a new series from Quality Chess examining the cutting edge of opening theory. The idea is to identify the most important theoretical battlegrounds of the moment and then analyse as deeply as possible in search of improvements. Thus the reader will be ahead of the current state-of-the-art, rather than lagging behind trying to memorize old games.

In The Cutting Edge: The Open Sicilian 1 the variations covered are:
Sveshnikov 13.Nxb5 piece sac: 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.c3 Bg7 13.Nxb5 axb5 14.Bxb5
Sveshnikov 18.h4 pawn sac: 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 0-0 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.Nce3 g6 18.h4!?
Sveshnikov: 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4
Rauzer, doubled f-pawn variation: 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6
Chinese Dragon: 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rb8
Dragon, 12...Re8 system: 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Kb1 Re8
Dragon, Topalov variation: 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5
Taimanov, English Attack main line: 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Bb4 9.0-0-0
Taimanov, English Attack with 8... Be7: 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Be7 9.f3
Taimanov with 5...a6: 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3
Kan: 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.0-0 Bc5
Kan: 5.Bd3 Bc5

The Najdorf will be covered in The Cutting Edge: The Open Sicilian 2.
Pub. 2010, softback, 168 pages.
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UNDERSTANDING THE MARSHALL ATTACK

 

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David Vigorito
The Marshall Attack (1.e4,e5; 2.Nf3,Nc6; 3.Bb5,a6; 4.Ba4,Nf6; 5.0-0,Be7; 6.Re1,b5; 7.Bb3,0-0, 8.c3,d5;) is one of Black's best known and most popular defences to the Ruy Lopez. Instead of suffering move-after-move of "Spanish Torture" Black sacrifices a pawn and has all the attacking fun in the ensuing, razor-sharp, middlegame!
However, the Marshall appears a forbidding opening to many club and tournament players, who feel that the theory is too complicated and lengthy to memorize. Many simply avoid it - with both colours. That, argues David Vigorito, is a shame. He shows that many typical Marshall positions can be broken down into elements that we can all grasp and use to guide us. Then we are able to tackle this incredible opening and develop a feel for why pieces go to the squares that they do, and when Black has sufficient compensation, and when he does not.
In this book International Master David Vigorito provides detailed, cutting-edge theoretical coverage of all the Marshall Attack main lines as well as early deviations and Anti-Marshall systems, including 8.a4, and 8.h3. He also explains the typical ideas for both sides in the Marshall Attack.
David Vigorito is an International Master from the United States. He plays regularly in high-level competitions, including the US Championship. He has written extensively for a variety of publications and is a chess teacher.
Pub.2010, softback, 191 pages.
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PLAY THE PONZIANI

 

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Dave Taylor & Keith Hayward
The Ponziani Opening (1.e4,e5; 2.Nf3,Nc6; 3.c3,) has a sound basis in that White makes an immediate attempt to establish a pawn centre on e4 and d4. However, as 3.c3, is not a developing move this gives Black an opportunity to launch a counter-strike with 3..d5; or 3..Nf6. In Play the Ponziani, Dave Taylor and Keith Hayward present a comprehensive guide to this combative, under utilised opening. They provide analysis of all the main lines, identify the best lines for both White and Black, and highlight the key tactical and positional ideas. This book provides everything you need to know to play the Ponziani in your own games.
*Ideal for club and tournament players
*Packed with original ideas and analysis
Dave Taylor is a former United States Correspondence Chess Champion, with an amazing score of 13 wins and one draw. He is one of the world's leading experts on the Ponziani Opening. Keith Hayward is a FIDE Master and an International Master of correspondence chess. He is a former editor of Minnesota Chess Journal and New Hampshire News Bulletin.
Pub.February 2010, softback, 301 pages.
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PLAY THE ALEKHINE

 

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Valentin Bogdanov
The Alekhine Defence (1.e4, Nf6;) is one of the most forcing and aggressive reply to 1.e4. Black immediately forces the pace and drags the game onto his own favoured 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 is not an encyclopaedia on the Alekhine but explains the important ideas behind the defence with emphasis on the main lines and systems which have undergone development in recent years. The coverage is even-handed, with several interesting ideas considered for both sides.
Material is presented in the form of 26 extensively annotated key games in seven chapters.
1 White Does Not Play 2 e5
2 The Chase Variation
3 The Four Pawns Attack
4 The Old Main Line: 4 Nf3 Bg4
5 The New Main Line and 4th Move Alternatives
6 Exchange Variation
7 2 e5 Nd5: 3 Nc3 and Other Moves

The author, International Master Valentin Bogdanov, has a wealth of experience with the Alekhine, having played it over the course of more than three decades. Moreover, he was active in Odessa chess at the time when the Alekhine was extensively developed by a group of players including GM Semion Palatnik and three-time US Champion Lev Alburt. Thus he provides us not only with the benefit of his own accumulated wisdom, but also with insights gleaned from work with some of the greatest Alekhine devotees of all time.
Pub. 2009, softback, 127 pages.
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SCOTCH GAME FOR WHITE

 

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Vladimir Barsky
This book consists of seven chapters dealing with different move-orders. Each chapter includes a "Quick Repertoire", a thorough analytical material in the part "Step by Step" and "Complete Games". In order to include a certain opening line in your repertoire it is sufficient to read the "Quick Repertoire! and play through the games. In this way you can start to play the opening and combine practical experience with further study of the "Step by Step" section; comparing your games with the author's recommendations.
Vladimir Barsky is an International chess master, journalist and coaching second of A.Morozevich in numerous international competitions, including two World championships. He is the author of a variety of books about chess and chess players.
Pub. 2009, softback, 196 pages.
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KING'S GAMBIT

 

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Nikolai Kalinichenko
An up-to-date coverage of this ancient gambit (1.e4,e5; 2.f4) with 317 complete, annotated games, featuring all the major attacking and defensive systems. Part One includes the Gambit Declined and Falkbeer Counter Gambit. Part Two examines the Gambit Accepted after 3.Nf3, 3.Bc4 and other 3rd moves for White. Analysis, commentary and theoretical summaries are provided by International Grandmaster of correspondence chess Nikolai Kalinichenko. The material in the book includes games played up to the end of May 2009.
Pub. 2009, hardback, 347 pages.
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