The Liberated Bishop Defence

A Surprising and Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4

Alexey Bezgodov

• Publisher: New in Chess
• eBook ISBN:
  9789056915483
• Year: 2015

In many 1.d4 openings, Black has trouble getting his bishop on c8 into play. Former Russian Chess Champion Alexey Bezgodov presents a radical solution to this nagging problem; liberate your bishop right away and put it on f5 on the second move!

Play 2...Bf5! against either 2.c4 or 2.Nf3 will surprise your opponent and is also a great way to support your development, because the bishop takes control of the important square e4. If White does not immediately take decisive action, then within a move or two he can relinquish any hopes on an opening advantage.

Alexey Bezgodov has found some great antidotes to White's most dangerous reactions in sharp and attractive lines. To test your understanding of his system he has included more than 100 exercises. After studying the fresh ideas and the clear explanations presented in The Liberated Bishop Defence chess players of almost every strength will enjoy the flexibility of a surprising, effective and universal weapon against 1.d4.

Table of contents

• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Explanation of Symbols
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Bishop on c1 is Shut in
• Chapter 2: The Bishop on c1 Seeks Exchanges
• Chapter 3: Copying the Catalan
• Chapter 4: The Fight for b7: 4.Qb3 Nc6
• Chapter 5: The Undeservedly Popular 4…c6
• Chapter 6: A Rare Guest: 4…Bb4
• Chapter 7: The Solid 4…Nc6
• Chapter 8: The Modern Main Line: 4…Nf6
• Chapter 9: White Plays without 4.Nf3
• Chapter 10: Conflagration in the Centre
• Chapter 11: The Vanishing Bishop Opening
• Solutions
• Appendix: A Word about 7…Be7
• In Fond Memory of David Bronstein
• Afterword
• Bibliography
• Index of Variations
• Index of Players
• Game List