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Chess Opening Essentials
About this book
The ideas & plans behind all chess openings.
Volume 3 of an accessible primer and reference book about chess openings. Provides a solid foundation to build your opening repertoire on. Explains what you should be trying to achieve, with clear indications for further study.
Comprehensive: covers all main variations likely to arise
Easy-to-use: important moves and key positions are highlighted in colour
Long-lasting: it doesn’t outdate because it is about basics – not the latest fashions
Complete: explains the plans and counterplans for both Black and White
Down-to-earth: simple, verbal introductions (not a database dump full of dead trees)
Convenient: every opening is illustrated with a number of instructive games
This book helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening play, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste, and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire.
Buy all 4 volumes combined with a nice discount here.
Volume 3 of an accessible primer and reference book about chess openings. Provides a solid foundation to build your opening repertoire on. Explains what you should be trying to achieve, with clear indications for further study.
Comprehensive: covers all main variations likely to arise
Easy-to-use: important moves and key positions are highlighted in colour
Long-lasting: it doesn’t outdate because it is about basics – not the latest fashions
Complete: explains the plans and counterplans for both Black and White
Down-to-earth: simple, verbal introductions (not a database dump full of dead trees)
Convenient: every opening is illustrated with a number of instructive games
This book helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening play, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste, and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire.
Buy all 4 volumes combined with a nice discount here.
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Yes, you can access Chess Opening Essentials by Dimitri Komarov,Stefan Djuric,Claudio Pantaleoni in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Publisher
New in ChessYear
2016eBook ISBN
9789056917272Table of contents
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Glossary of chess symbols
- Introduction
- Minor Defences
- Benko Gambit
- Modern Benoni Defence
- Catalan Opening
- Blumenfeld Gambit
- Bogo-Indian Defence
- Queen’s Indian Defence
- Nimzo-Indian Defence
- Grünfeld Indian Defence
- King’s Indian Defence
- Fianchetto Variation
- Minor Variations
- Averbakh Variation
- Sämisch Variation
- Classical Variation
- Index of Players