Purdy C.J.S. Action Chess: Purdy's 24 Hours Opening Repertoire

Davenport: Thinkers Press, 2000. — 194 p. — ISBN: 0-938650-79-3.
How to Get a Playable Middlegame.
Edited by Ralph J. Tykodi. Commentary by NM Ronald J. Wieck.I will agree with other reviewers in stating the negative reponses to this work are way off the mark. The purpose of this work, as stated in the title, is to provide the reader with a quick opening repertoire. Currently I'M rated 1977 USCF and since reading this work a number of years ago I still utilize the black side of Purdy's repertoire.Purdy's aim is to provide the lower rated player with a quick opening repertoire so as to make sure the aspiring player is not blown out of the water in the opening phase of the game. His reason for this is simple...too many lower rated players spend too much time studying openings. With these openings it allows one to focus the bulk of their limited study time on tactics, endgames, analysis of ones own games, and the study of master level games.I followed this routine for many years and as a result my rating was on the rise. Was it rising because of Purdys selected openings? No! It was because the bulk of my studies into the above listed subjects started to pay off! I did not find myself bogged down by