Evans Larry and others. How to Open a Chess Game

RHM Press, 1974. — 227 p. — ISBN: 9780890580035.Paul Kere's, Larry Evan's, Gligoric, Bent Larsen, Tigran Petroisan, Vlastimil Hort, Lajos Portisch all give their thoughts and advice on how chess amateurs and beginners should handle the opening. Larry Evans covers the basic principles everyone should know. Tigran Petrosian covers how to study and learn opening theory and how to carefully examine lines and find improvements. Lajos Portisch on how to develop an opening repetoire with many useful suggestions. Svetozar Gligoric expands on the basic principles for intermediate players; Bent Larsen learning opening theory. Paul Keres wraps the book up with a chapter on how he prepared some opening lines for tournaments at home. Very high quality book straight from the 1970's, is timeless!