Opening Repertoire:
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Opening Repertoire:

The Iron English

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Opening Repertoire:

The Iron English

About this book

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 remains an excellent choice for the club and tournament player. This book focuses on the set-up popularised by the sixth world champion, Mikhail Botvinnik, the so-called Botvinnik formation with 2 Nc3, 3 g3, 4 Bg2, 5 e4 and 6 Nge2. This system is compact but still aggressive and rewards an understanding of plans and strategies rather than rote memorisation of moves.In Opening Repertoire: The Iron English leading chess authors Simon Williams and Richard Palliser guide the reader through the complexities of this dynamic variation and carves out a repertoire for White. They examine all aspects of this highly complex opening and provide the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans.* A dynamic and easy-to-play repertoire for White* Complete coverage featuring several new ideas* Take your opponents out of their comfort zone!

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Information

Publisher
Popular Chess
eBook ISBN
9781781945810
Year
2021

Table of contents

  1. About the Authors
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 Key Ideas for White
  5. 2 Kickstarter: An Outline of the Iron English Repertoire
  6. 3 English Versus King’s Indian
  7. 4 The Modern: 1 c4 g6 and 1 ... d6
  8. 5 Other Fianchetto Defences
  9. 6 The Reversed Sicilian
  10. 7 The Symmetrical English
  11. 8 The Mikenas Attack
  12. 9 Other Lines (1 ... c6/1 ... e6)
  13. Index of Complete Games
  14. Bachmann.A-Berg.E, Limburg Open, Maastricht 2016
  15. Botvinnik.M-Geller.E, Moscow 1966
  16. Botvinnik.M-Szabo.L, Alekhine Memorial, Moscow 1956
  17. Bryzgalin.K-Wieczorek.O, European Rapid Championship, Warsaw 2013
  18. Carlsen.M-Anand.V, Grenke Chess Classic, Karlsruhe 2019
  19. Carlsen.M-Aronian.L, Game 8, Clutch Chess (rapid) 2020
  20. D’Costa.L-Teske.H, Czech Open, Pardubice 2014
  21. Doncea.V-Touzane.O, French League 2010
  22. Flores.D-Barrionuevo.P, Berazategui Open 2007
  23. Flores.D-Weis.D, Mar del Plata Open 2007
  24. Gelfand.B-Shirov.A, Tilburg 1996
  25. Ding Liren-Radjabov.T, FIDE World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk 2019
  26. Jones.G-Edouard.R, 1st matchgame, London 2014
  27. Kamsky.G-Khanin.S, Korchnoi Memorial, St. Petersburg 2018
  28. Kosten.A-Bednarich.J, Metz Open 2007
  29. Palliser.R-Haslinger.S, British Rapidplay Championship, Leeds 1999
  30. Rivas Pastor.M-Polgar.S, Leon 1989
  31. Skembris.S-Vukic.M, 2nd matchgame, Krusevac 1994
  32. So.W-Giri.A, Wijk aan Zee 2016
  33. Timofeev.A-Andriasian.Z, Russian Cup Final, Belgorod 2010
  34. Tomashevsky.E-Iljin.A, Russian Under-20 Championship, Cheboksary 2006
  35. Williams.S-Bakhtadze.G, Canary Islands 1995
  36. Williams.S-Critelli.J, Dos Hermanas, Internet (blitz) 2003
  37. Williams.S-Dyce.A, European Under-16 Championship, Zagan 1995
  38. Williams.S-Kahn.E, Budapest 1994
  39. Williams.S-Locatelli.V, Cappelle-la-Grande 1995
  40. Ziese.G-Lindh.S, French Correspondence Championship 2017