Secrets of Opening Surprises brings you a wide variety of unusual opening ideas. They may seem outrageous at first sight, but have proven to be perfectly playable.
An SOS deviates very early from the regular lines in a mainstream opening, usually even before move six! That is why it is so easy to actually bring the variation on the board. You will baffle your opponent without having studied large quantities of stuffy theory.
Content
008 1) Jeroen Bosch - The SOS Files
019 2) Arthur Kogan - Sicilian Najdorf: the Czebe Attack
026 3) Jeroen Bosch - The North Sea Defence
035 4) Simon Williams - The Williams Anti-Grünfeld Variation
048 5) Konstantin Landa - The Scotch Game: Carlsen Leads the Way
055 6) Jeroen Bosch - The Budapest Gambit Delayed
061 7) Alexander Finkel - French Defence: Obtaining Two Bishops
071 8) Glenn Flear - Grabbing a Pawn in the Réti/Catalan
077 9) Dimitri Reinderman - Sicilian: Karma Chameleon
084 10) Jeroen Bosch - The Centre Game in Viking Spirit
093 11) Efstratios Grivas - Slav: The Easy Way
105 12) Adrian Mikhalchishin - Spanish: Kortchnoi's Idea in the Central Attack
110 13) Dimitri Reinderman - Panic in the London
117 14) Alexander Finkel - Pirc Defence - Taking off the Gloves
124 15) Jeroen Bosch - New Recipe in Old Indian
130 16) John van der Wiel - Sicilian Mission: To Boldly Go...
140 17) Ian Rogers - Surprising Sacrifice in the Giuoco Piano
An SOS deviates very early from the regular lines in a mainstream opening, usually even before move six! That is why it is so easy to actually bring the variation on the board. You will baffle your opponent without having studied large quantities of stuffy theory.
Content
008 1) Jeroen Bosch - The SOS Files
019 2) Arthur Kogan - Sicilian Najdorf: the Czebe Attack
026 3) Jeroen Bosch - The North Sea Defence
035 4) Simon Williams - The Williams Anti-Grünfeld Variation
048 5) Konstantin Landa - The Scotch Game: Carlsen Leads the Way
055 6) Jeroen Bosch - The Budapest Gambit Delayed
061 7) Alexander Finkel - French Defence: Obtaining Two Bishops
071 8) Glenn Flear - Grabbing a Pawn in the Réti/Catalan
077 9) Dimitri Reinderman - Sicilian: Karma Chameleon
084 10) Jeroen Bosch - The Centre Game in Viking Spirit
093 11) Efstratios Grivas - Slav: The Easy Way
105 12) Adrian Mikhalchishin - Spanish: Kortchnoi's Idea in the Central Attack
110 13) Dimitri Reinderman - Panic in the London
117 14) Alexander Finkel - Pirc Defence - Taking off the Gloves
124 15) Jeroen Bosch - New Recipe in Old Indian
130 16) John van der Wiel - Sicilian Mission: To Boldly Go...
140 17) Ian Rogers - Surprising Sacrifice in the Giuoco Piano