Wydanie w miękkiej okładce, wersja językowa - angielska. Nikolaos Ntirlis provides a top-class repertoire for Black after 1.d4 d5 with the Queens Gambit Declined. This is truly the Rolls Royce of chess openings, having been played with both colours by most World Champions and world-class players for more than a century. As a lover of chess history, Ntirlis has distilled the best ideas from the games of legendary players such as Rubinstein, Capablanca and Alekhine, and updated them using the latest analyt
Wydanie w twardej okładce, wersja językowa - angielska. Nikolaos Ntirlis provides a top-class repertoire for Black after 1.d4 d5 with the Queens Gambit Declined. This is truly the Rolls Royce of chess openings, having been played with both colours by most World Champions and world-class players for more than a century. As a lover of chess history, Ntirlis has distilled the best ideas from the games of legendary players such as Rubinstein, Capablanca and Alekhine, and updated them using the latest analyti
Wydanie w miękkiej okładce, wersja językowa - angielska. The Pirc is more of a counterattack than a defence: Black allows his opponent to occupy the centre and provokes a confrontation, trusting in the power of the g7-bishop and the dynamic potential in his position. It is the perfect weapon for players who seek a complex strategic fight with the black pieces. Mihail Marin has been playing the Pirc for more than twenty years, with excellent results. In The Pirc Defence he not only presents his best an
Wydanie w twardej okładce, wersja językowa - angielska. The Pirc is more of a counterattack than a defence: Black allows his opponent to occupy the centre and provokes a confrontation, trusting in the power of the g7-bishop and the dynamic potential in his position. It is the perfect weapon for players who seek a complex strategic fight with the black pieces. Mihail Marin has been playing the Pirc for more than twenty years, with excellent results. In The Pirc Defence he not only presents his best ana
Wydanie w miękkiej okładce, wersja językowa - angielska. When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire books in 2008 and 2010, they caused a sensation. GM Michael Adams remarked that The high-quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level. Volume 2A is the third out of four brand new volumes in which Avrukh revamps, expands and generally improves upon his previous work in every way possible. This book provides a world-class repertoire against the Grünfeld
Wydanie w twardej okładce, wersja językowa - angielska. When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire books in 2008 and 2010, they caused a sensation. GM Michael Adams remarked that The high-quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level. Volume 2A is the third out of four brand new volumes in which Avrukh revamps, expands and generally improves upon his previous work in every way possible. This book provides a world-class repertoire against the Grünfeld a
Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Developing an effective repertoire with 1.e4 requires extensive research, mixed with fine judgement and a good deal of creativity. In this, the second of three volumes, GM John Shaw turns the analytical spotlight on the French Defence, advocating his own favourite weapon for White, the Tarrasch Variation. The final part of the book begins the mammoth task of tackling the Sicilian Defence, by considering a number of rare but tricky options available to Black in this op
Wersja językowa książki - angielska. In this, the last of three volumes on 1.e4, GM John Shaw completes his state-of-the-art White repertoire by tackling the biggest challenge of all: the main lines of the Sicilian Defence. Just like the other two books in the series, this book is based upon a foundation of tried and tested main lines, boosted by a number of innovative suggestions that will cause no end of trouble to your opponents. Including the Dragon, Taimanov, Sveshnikov and concluding with the ne
Okładka miękka. Język angielski, diagramy szachowe. When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire books in 2008 and 2010, they caused a sensation. GM Michael Adams remarked that The high-quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level. Avrukhs newly revamped 1.d4 series has raised the bar even higher. Volume 2B completes the series by providing cutting-edge antidotes to tricky defences such as the Dutch, various Benoni set-ups, Benko and Budapest Gambit
Okładka miękka. Język angielski, diagramy szachowe. The Queens Indian Defence is one of the most reliable defences against 1.d4, and features in the repertoires of many of the worlds top players. Black develops with a solid pawn structure and uses his pieces to put dynamic pressure on Whites pawn centre. GM Michael Roiz supplies an elite repertoire built upon sound positional principles, offering active piece play and a fight for the initiative. In this companion volume to the authors highly-regarded
Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Playing the Grunfeld by Alexey Kovalchuk The Grünfeld Defence is well known to be one of Blacks best and most challenging responses to 1.d4, and has long been a favourite choice of elite players including Kasparov, Svidler, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave and many more. As with many openings, however, it can be difficult to navigate the ever-expanding jungle of games and theory. Playing the Grünfeld offers an ideal solution for practical players. Alexey Kovalchuk is a
Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Playing the Grunfeld by Alexey Kovalchuk The Grünfeld Defence is well known to be one of Blacks best and most challenging responses to 1.d4, and has long been a favourite choice of elite players including Kasparov, Svidler, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave and many more. As with many openings, however, it can be difficult to navigate the ever-expanding jungle of games and theory. Playing the Grünfeld offers an ideal solution for practical players. Alexey Kovalchuk is a
Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Playing the Najdorf by David Vigorito The Sicilian Najdorf is one of Blacks best and most combative responses to 1.e4. The Najdorf was championed by Fischer and Kasparov during their respective periods of dominance over the world chess scene, and has been used extensively by many other World Champions and elite GMs, including Anand, Gelfand, Topalov and Vachier-Lagrave to name but a few. Despite the Najdorfs obvious pedigree, many players are intimidated by the
Wersja językowa książki - angielska. Playing the Najdorf by David Vigorito The Sicilian Najdorf is one of Blacks best and most combative responses to 1.e4. The Najdorf was championed by Fischer and Kasparov during their respective periods of dominance over the world chess scene, and has been used extensively by many other World Champions and elite GMs, including Anand, Gelfand, Topalov and Vachier-Lagrave to name but a few. Despite the Najdorfs obvious pedigree, many players are intimidated by the
Wersja językowa książki - angielska. The Kings Indian Defence is a popular opening at all levels. Fischer, Kasparov, Bronstein, Nunn, Radjabov and Nakamura are just a few of the many leading GMs who have played it successfully. Opening Simulator is a new and innovative approach to studying the opening, based on the Deliberate Practice concept. Rather than presenting moves and variations, the authors offer a 'read, solve and play' approach which is designed to replicate a real game more closely than ot