John Emms
The "Move-by-Move" series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the "Move by Move" format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.
In this book, Grandmaster John Emms examines his favourite Sicilian variation, the Taimanov, (1.e4,c5; 2.Nf3,e6; 3.d4,cxd4; 4.Nxd4,Nc6;) which is one of Black's most reliable answers to 1.e4. He shares his experience and knowledge grown from over 15 years playing the opening at Grandmaster level, and offers answers to the all the key questions about strategy, tactics and move-order.
John Emms is a Grandmaster and has captained the English Team at two Chess Olympiads. He is an experienced coach who has worked with many top players, including World Championship finalist Michael Adams. John is also a highly respected chess writer, with many outstanding works to his name.
Published 2012, softback, 368 pages.
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Raymond Pearson
Recently there has been an explosion of interest in the Chinese Dragon variation of the Sicilian Defence (1.e4,c5; 2.Nf3,Nc6; 3.d4,cxd4; 4.Nxd4,Nf6; 5.Nc3,g6; 6.Be3,Bg7; 7.f3,0-0; 8.Qd2,Nc6; 9.Bc4,Bd7; 10.0-0-0,Rb8!?), including it's use by Grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Vassily Ivanchuk and Sergei Tiviakov.
Until now there have been few, if any, books paying attention to this latest trend in opening theory. Ray Pearson's book rectifies this situation by providing an in-depth analysis of the Chinese Dragon, with 45 recent games in the variation, each featuring extensively commentary and a thorough examination of critical lines of play.
Raymond Pearson is an established correspondence chess player, with a peak rating of 2700. He also volunteers for the Braille Chess Association providing audio chess recording.
Published 2012, softback, 136 pages.
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Igor Lysyj & Roman Ovetchkin
Igor Lysyj's introduction:
The overwhelming majority of the world’s theoretical experts consider that in reply to 1.e2-e4 there are really only two good moves. Since the sharp Sicilian positions might turn my hair prematurely grey, I decided to study the calmer move 1...e5.
I managed to study the new positions quickly and easily and I felt quite comfortable with them in practice. By the summer of 2011 I was already playing nothing but 1...e5 and had no opening problems with Black, either in the Finals of the Championship of Russia or in the World Cup.
In this book I have presented all my analyses and my discoveries during the World Cup. I believe that it will be useful for chess players at all levels to study them, together with the excellent annotations and explanations of Roman Ovetchkin.
The reader might justifiably pose the following question: "How to cope with the Ruy Lopez if you are Black?" In fact, almost every variation of this opening deserves to be analyzed in a separate volume, so
we shall reveal to you the tremendously complicated and fashionable Berlin Defence in our next book.
Igor Lysyj is an International Grandmaster and participated in the Russian team which won the World Students' Championships on 2008. Roman Ovetchkin is an International Grandmaster, an experienced coach and trainer and winner of several international tournaments.
Published 2012, softback, 244 pages.
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Igor Lysyj & Roman Ovetchkin
Igor Lysyj's introduction:
Every grandmaster who intends to begin defending the black side of the open games must first find the right answer to the question - which line to choose against the Ruy Lopez? I was no exception to this rule. I was taking a walk once with my friends Alexander Riazantsev and Igor Kurnosov and they came up with a wonderful idea: "You've always been an excellent endgame player; study the Berlin Wall!" I liked that
advice very much and it gave me a clear direction for studying a new repertoire.
I worked hard at mastering 1..e7-e5 for Black and the results were very fruitful in the 2011 World Cup, where I had no problems at all after 1.e2-e4. I was especially happy with the outcome of the opening battle against the outstanding theoretician M. Kobalia. In fact, in one of the main tabias of the anti-Berlin system I found an order of moves which I believe to be among my best analytical achievements.
In this book Roman Ovetchkin and I have decided to illustrate the theoretical section with model games and thorough analysis of these will undoubtedly help the reader to gain a better grasp of the finer points of this system and orientate himself among the enormous amount of information available.
Igor Lysyj is an International Grandmaster and participated in the Russian team which won the World Students' Championships on 2008. Roman Ovetchkin is an International Grandmaster, an experienced coach and trainer and winner of several international tournaments.
Published 2012, softback, 276 pages.
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Timothy Taylor
Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor presents an attacking repertoire for White against the most popular opening in chess - the Sicilian Defence. His repertoire is based on the Open Sicilian, (1.e4,c5; 2.Nf3,d6/Nc6; 3.d4) and in particular on the repertoire of former World Champion Anatoly Karpov. Karpov's emphasis was always on establishing a lasting positional advantage for White rather than following 30 moves of razor-sharp theory and this suits the club and tournament player with limited time for memorising complicated lines of play.
The seven chapters deal with the Classical Sicilian, Najdorf Variation, Dragon Variation, Scheveningen Variation Taimanov/Kan Systems, the Sveshnikov Variation and finally, other second moves for Black.
The repertoire is illustrated using 70 annotated key games with commentary and explanation throughout.
International Master Timothy Taylor is an experienced tournament player who has enjoyed several notable successes. He is an accomplished chess writer who is renowned for his entertaining and thought-provoking style.
Published 2012, softback, 287 pages.
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Lorin D'Costa
Move by Move is a series of books which uses a question and answer format to emulate - as far as possible - lessons involving chess teachers and students. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn.
The Sicilian Scheveningen is more of a system, rather than just an opening where moves have to be remembered by rote. A general understanding of pawn structures and typical strategies and tactics will be much more useful here than in many openings.
In this book, Sicilian expert Lorin D'Costa invites you to join him in examining the opening. He highlights the plans and tactics for both sides, constructs a practical repertoire for Black against all White's major attacking setups and provides answers to the key questions about the opening.
Lorin D’Costa is an International Master and a full-time chess teacher. He coaches some of the top chess schools in the UK, some of England's very strongest juniors, and also the England team at World and European Youth Championships.
Published 2012, softback, 271 pages.
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Nikita Vitiugov
This revised second edition of Vitiugov's repertoire for Black includes updated analysis and new variations and ideas in the French Defence.
Russian Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov presents, to his readers, the French Defence the way he sees and understands 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 nine main sections of Vitiugov's book cover Alternatives to 2.d4, the Chigorin Variation and King's Indian Attack, the Advance Variation, the Rubinstein System, the Morozevich Variation (3.Nd2, Be7;), Tarrasch Variation with 3..c5; the Winawer Variation, the MacCutcheon Variation and the Steinitz Variation (3.Nc3,Nf6;). The author's ideas are conveyed using text explanations, analysis and example games.
Published 2012, softback, 360 pages.
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Hannes Langrock
Since the first edition of this book was published in 2006 much has changed in the Morra Gambit, both in terms of important games played and the ability to check analysis with computer chess engines. Every single variation in this new book has been checked using chess engines and several lines of play have been reassessed following top level correspondence games, resulting in the author's recommendations changing - especially in the Classical Main Line.
This completely-revised second edition has fourteen chapters, compared to eleven for the original, including new chapters on the increasingly popular Taylor and Tartakower Defences and separate chapters on the gambit declined with 3..d3; and 3..e5. All of Black's plausible defences to both the gambit accepted and declined are examined using analysis and key games which attempt to provide an objective assessment of both sides' chances in this sharp opening system.
Each chapter is based around theoretically important illustrative games with analysis and text commentary included in the annotations to the games. An introductory chapter explains some of the ideas behind and history of the Morra Gambit.
Author Hannes Langrock is a German International Master who has been playing the Morra Gambit with success for several years, including against Masters and Grandmasters. He is co-author of "The Modern Scandinavian".
Published 2011, softback, 320 pages.
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Cyrus Lakdawala
The "Move-by-Move" series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the "Move by Move" format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.
In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the Caro-Kann, (1.e4,c6;) which enjoys a richly deserved reputation as one of Black's most reliable defences. It provides an ideal blend of soundness and dynamism, which allows Black to create counterplay from a solid platform. Lakdawala presents a repertoire for Black against all White's attacking systems including main lines, the Panov-Botvinnik Attack, Two-Knights System, Fantasy Variation, Advance Variation and other sidelines. Against the popular main-line (1.e4,c6; 2.d4,d5; 3.Nc3,dxe4; 4.Nxe4,) he advocates the Smyslov System (4..Nd7;) rather than the more frequently seen 4..Bf5.
Cyrus Lakdawala is an International Master, a former National Open and American Open Champion, and a six-time State Champion. He has been teaching chess for over 30 years, and coaches some of the top junior players in the USA.
Published 2012, softback, 432 pages.
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David Vigorito
The Chess Developments series provides state-of-the-art coverage of chess openings. It focuses on critical lines, current trends, powerful new ideas and cutting-edge theory. It offers players of all levels the opportunity to increase their opening knowledge and understanding, and to expand and enhance their opening repertoires.
In this book, David Vigorito examines the most important and instructive Sicilian Dragon games in recent years, concentrating exclusively on the Rauzer Attack (1.e4,c5; 2.Nf3,d6; 3.d4,cxd4; 4.Nxd4,Nf6; 5.Nc3,g6; 6.Be3,Bg7; 7.f3). He maintains that the pace of change in the Classical and Levenfish systems is slow so that existing works provide adequate coverage of those variations.
He outlines the key ideas and presents critical analysis in what is a razor-sharp defence to 1.e4. The book is in two parts: part one covers 9.Bc4, whilst part two examines 9. 0-0-0, and 9.g4. Using 45 key games from recent play Vigorito provides the reader with the latest analysis and an explanation of current thinking in the Dragon.
David Vigorito is an International Master from the United States who is well-known for his opening expertise. His work is always full of innovative ideasand his lucid explanations of the key plans and tactics will benefit all players. His previous books have received great praise and he is rapidly becoming one of the world's leading chess writers.
Published 2011, softback, 320 pages.
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Andrew Greet
Dealing with the Scandinavian, Pirc, Modern, Alekhine and other tricky lines
In this book International Master Andrew Greet offers a repertoire for White against some of Black's less common defences to 1.e4. The lines of play chosen are based on well established main-lines which aim to seize space and preserve White's opening advantage. The material is covered through 62 complete, annotated games which illustrate the best continuations for both sides.
The defences covered include the Scandinavian, Pirc, Modern, Philidor and Czech Pirc, Alekhine and less common options such as the Nimzovich Defence and Owen's Defence.
International Master and renowned openings expert Andrew Greet provides White with a practical and dependable repertoire against some of Black's more tricky replies to 1.e4.
Published 2011, softback, 304 pages.
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Konstantin Sakaev
"I have endeavoured to present and explain to you all the finer points of this opening, as I understand them. In general, the critical positions have been treated thoroughly and I have also suggested and analyzed a great many new ideas in this book.
Some variations which have amassed considerable tournament practice, but which, in my view, are less principled, have been covered only briefly. Otherwise, the book would have become too big, losing its essential purpose.
Unfortunately, too many authors write chess books in that way; they offer no original analysis and often quote outdated games, some of which are very weakly played and almost useless." Konstantin Sakaev
This book offers a repertoire for Black against 1.e4, based on the Petroff Defence. The author recommends lines of play against all White's options, including alternatives to 2.Nf3. The book contains 29 chapters of analysis and explanation of Black's strategy. Each chapter finishes with the author's conclusions on the best ideas for both sides.
The author, Konstantin Sakaev, is a strong Grandmaster and double gold medal winner with the Russian Olympiad team.
Published 2011, softback, 292 pages.
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