Opening Repertoire:

Cyrus Lakdawala, Neil McDonald

• Publisher: Popular Chess
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9781781945100

These days the move 1 d4 is often used as the precursor to quieter opening choices such as the London System, the Colle System or the Trompovsky. In this book the highly experienced chess author and coach Cyrus Lakdawala goes back to basics, outlining an aggressive repertoire for White based on 1 d4, following up with the traditional 2 c4. The emphasis of the repertoire is to gain space as quickly as possible and set Black the task of finding quick counterplay or face the risk of being overrun. Lakdawala recommends lines with f2-f3 against the Nimzo-Indian, the Petrosian System against the King's Indian and the Flick Knife (f4 with Bb5+) against the Benoni. With thorough explanations on pawn structures and piece placement, this book provides insight to both strong masters and less experienced players alike. The format is ideal for the chessplayer keen to improve their game. While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing questions – a method that greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of chess knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. * Presents a powerful, aggressive repertoire starting at move one. * Thorough explanations of typical pawn structures and piece manoeuvres. * Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study.

Table of contents

• About the Author
• Bibliography
• Introduction
• 1) The Nimzo-Indian Defence
• 2) The King’s Indian Defence
• 3) The Grünfeld Defence
• 4) Benoni Defences
• 5) The Benko Gambit
• 6) The Queen’s Gambit Declined
• 7) The Queen’s Gambit: the Chigorin and the Albin
• 8) The Queen’s Gambit Accepted
• 9) The Semi-Slav and Slav Defences
• 10) The Dutch Defence
• 11) The Modern Defence
• 12) The Budapest Gambit
• 13) The Old Indian, 1 ... d6, and the English Defence
• Index of Complete Games
• Anand.V-Carlsen.Ma, World Championship (Game 9), Chennai 2013
• Aronian.L-Dominguez Perez.L, Leon (rapid) 2010
• Avrukh.B-Bologan.V, Biel 1999
• Benko.P-Filip.M, Wijk aan Zee 1970
• Berkes.F-Borocz.I, Hungarian League 2014
• Carlsen.Ma-Ivanchuk.V, Wijk aan Zee 2010
• Carlsen.Ma-Kramnik.V, Paris (rapid) 2016
• Carlsen.Ma-Mamedyarov.S, Shamkir 2015
• Caruana.F-Houska.J, Isle of Man 2016
• Dreev.A-Bareev.E, Russian Championship, Moscow 2005
• Flear.G-Longson.A, British League 2006
• Fraschini.M-Perez.Y, Matanzas 1994
• Gonzalez Zamora.J-Fernandez.D.H, Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad 2010
• Graf.A-Barua.D, FIDE World Championship, Tripoli 2004
• Jones.G-Trent.L, British Championship, Torquay 2009
• Kasimdzhanov.R-Tregubov.P, FIDE World Championship, New Delhi/Tehran 2000
• Kasparov.G-Andersson.U, Belfort World Cup 1988
• Kasparov.G-Balaskas.P, Corfu (simul) 1996
• Kasparov.G-Illescas Cordoba.M, Linares 1994
• Kasparov.G-Super Constellation, Computer simul, Hamburg 1985
• Korchnoi.V-Karpov.A, World Championship (Game 13), Merano 1981
• Korchnoi.V-Plachetka.J, Ostrava 1994
• Korobov.A-Akopian.V, World Team Championship, Antalya 2013
• Kramnik.V-Enkhtuul.A, Isle of Man 2017
• Kramnik.V-Kasparov.G, Frankfurt (rapid) 1998