The Ideas and Plans Behind ALL Chess Openings
Volume 1: The Complete 1.e4.
Most opening books are either too detailed or too shallow.Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavour of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings as well as the differences. In addition, it also points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.
The authors do not propagate forcing tactical variations to be memorized mechanically, but explain what you should actually be trying to achieve when playing the opening of your choice. They include the main alternative responses and give clear indications for further study.
Chess Opening Essentials helps you to get out of any opening in good shape. This thorough, understandable, and very readable manual gives you a foundation on which to build your repertoire on. Beginning and improving chess players should get this powerful book before they buy any other chess opening book!
Content
005 Preface
006 Glossary of chess symbols
009 Introduction
011 Open Games
013 Centre Game
015 Danish Gambit
017 Bishop's Opening
019 Vienna Game
022 King's Gambit
030 Latvian Counter-Gambit
032 Other Minor Lines after 2. Nf3
033 Philidor Defence
036 Petroff Defence
042 Ponziani Opening
04 Göring and Scotch Gambits
045 Scotch Game
049 Four Knights Opening
052 Hungarian Defence
053 Evans Gambit
057 Giuoco Piano
059 Italian Game
062 Two Knights Defence
067 Ruy Lopez
069 - Ruy Lopez without 3...a6
077 - Ruy Lopez with 3...a6
078 - Exchange Variation
083 - Minor Variations after 4.La4
084 - Steinitz Defence Deferred
087 - Archangel and New Archangel Variation
090 - Open Variation
099 - Minor Variations after 5...Le7
101 - Marshall Attack
106 - Closed Variation
117 Semi-Open Games
119 Minor Defences after 1.e4
120 Owen Defence
120 Nimzowitsch Defence
122 Scandinavian Defence
126 Alekhine Defence
131 Modern Defence (without c4)
136 Pirc Defence
144 CaroKann Defence
150 - Advance Variation
154 - Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack
159 - Main Line
170 French Defence
173 - Exchange Variation
175 - Advance Variation
179 - Tarrasch Variation
188 - Rubinstein Variation
190 - Classical Variation
197 - Winawer Variation
218 Sicilian Defence
222 - Alapin Variation
227 - Minor Systems after 2.Nc3 Nc6
229 - Closed Sicilian
234 - Minor Systems with 2.Nf3
237 - Rossolimo Variation
243 - Variations with ...Db6
244 - De La Bourdonnais and Kalashnikov Variations
247 - Sveshnikov/Lasker-Pelikan Variation
253 - Accelerated Dragon
262 - Minor Systems after 2...e6
263 - Pin Variation
265 - Kan Variation
270 - Paulsen-Taimanov
276 - Four Knights Variation
279 - Moscow Variation
283 - Minor Variations
287 - Classical Sicilian
289 - Richter-Rauzer
295 - Dragon Variation
306 - Scheveningen Variation
316 - Sozin-Velimirovic Attack
325 - Najdorf Variation
330 - Najdorf 6.Be2
333 - Najdorf 6.Be3
337 - Najdorf 6.Bg5
353 Index of Games
Volume 1: The Complete 1.e4.
- Helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening ideas
- Givescasual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste
- A tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire
- A reference book to which advanced players keep returning
Most opening books are either too detailed or too shallow.Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavour of how every opening works and explains the similarities with other openings as well as the differences. In addition, it also points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.
The authors do not propagate forcing tactical variations to be memorized mechanically, but explain what you should actually be trying to achieve when playing the opening of your choice. They include the main alternative responses and give clear indications for further study.
Chess Opening Essentials helps you to get out of any opening in good shape. This thorough, understandable, and very readable manual gives you a foundation on which to build your repertoire on. Beginning and improving chess players should get this powerful book before they buy any other chess opening book!
- 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 bothBlack 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
- Prize-winning: received the Golden Award of the Italian Chess Federation
Content
005 Preface
006 Glossary of chess symbols
009 Introduction
011 Open Games
013 Centre Game
015 Danish Gambit
017 Bishop's Opening
019 Vienna Game
022 King's Gambit
030 Latvian Counter-Gambit
032 Other Minor Lines after 2. Nf3
033 Philidor Defence
036 Petroff Defence
042 Ponziani Opening
04 Göring and Scotch Gambits
045 Scotch Game
049 Four Knights Opening
052 Hungarian Defence
053 Evans Gambit
057 Giuoco Piano
059 Italian Game
062 Two Knights Defence
067 Ruy Lopez
069 - Ruy Lopez without 3...a6
077 - Ruy Lopez with 3...a6
078 - Exchange Variation
083 - Minor Variations after 4.La4
084 - Steinitz Defence Deferred
087 - Archangel and New Archangel Variation
090 - Open Variation
099 - Minor Variations after 5...Le7
101 - Marshall Attack
106 - Closed Variation
117 Semi-Open Games
119 Minor Defences after 1.e4
120 Owen Defence
120 Nimzowitsch Defence
122 Scandinavian Defence
126 Alekhine Defence
131 Modern Defence (without c4)
136 Pirc Defence
144 CaroKann Defence
150 - Advance Variation
154 - Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack
159 - Main Line
170 French Defence
173 - Exchange Variation
175 - Advance Variation
179 - Tarrasch Variation
188 - Rubinstein Variation
190 - Classical Variation
197 - Winawer Variation
218 Sicilian Defence
222 - Alapin Variation
227 - Minor Systems after 2.Nc3 Nc6
229 - Closed Sicilian
234 - Minor Systems with 2.Nf3
237 - Rossolimo Variation
243 - Variations with ...Db6
244 - De La Bourdonnais and Kalashnikov Variations
247 - Sveshnikov/Lasker-Pelikan Variation
253 - Accelerated Dragon
262 - Minor Systems after 2...e6
263 - Pin Variation
265 - Kan Variation
270 - Paulsen-Taimanov
276 - Four Knights Variation
279 - Moscow Variation
283 - Minor Variations
287 - Classical Sicilian
289 - Richter-Rauzer
295 - Dragon Variation
306 - Scheveningen Variation
316 - Sozin-Velimirovic Attack
325 - Najdorf Variation
330 - Najdorf 6.Be2
333 - Najdorf 6.Be3
337 - Najdorf 6.Bg5
353 Index of Games