Quality Chess, 2018. — 336 p. — (Grandmaster Repertoire 2A). — ISBN: 978-1-78483-044-1. Tired of Bad Positions? Try the Main Lines! 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...
Thinkers Publishing, 2020. — 355 p. — ISBN: 978-9492510709. For many years I have been known as a good theoretician, not only because I was a second of former World Champion Veselin Topalov for seven years, but also through my own games. I take this as an opportunity to share my knowledge of openings and how I analyze them. I started this book with the idea that I wanted it to...
Everyman Chess, 2011. — 162 p. — ISBN: 978-1-85744-667-8. Книга в формате ChessBase. Дебютная монография на английском языке, для квалифицированных шахматистов. The Old Indian Defence is considered to be a sound way for Black to meet 1.d4. Some might argue that it is steady rather than spectacular, but is this reputation totally deserved? Grandmaster Alexander Cherniaev...
Everyman Chess, January 24, 2022. — 368 p. — ISBN-13: 978-1781945926. The Nimzo-Indian Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4) and the Queen’s Indian Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6) are two classic systems for Black to meet 1 d4. They are popular at all levels and have been played by virtually every world champion. They enable Black to gain a firm foothold in the centre at an...
Modern Chess, Opening Databases, 2019. The Trompovsky Attack and especially the London System have become quite popular openings in recent years. This should not come as a surprise. In our computer age, when most of the forced lines lead to a drawn outcome, top chess players began to look for ways to play for a win in less studied and forced openings. Veresov Attack is also an...
CarstenChess, 2021. — 241 p. — ISBN 978-87-93812-64-2 The Basman-Williams Attack arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.h4, which was first played by the inventive and creative English International Master Michael Basman in the 1970s and later adopted & developed by English Grandmaster Simon Williams. Nowadays, it has become a weapon used by several top grandmasters and it was even...
New In Chess, 2014. — 192 p. — ISBN13: 978-90-5691-440-0. The idea is as clever and original as its inventor. With 3.f3 (after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6), Alexander Alekhine designed a promising strategy to take Grünfeld players out of their comfort zone. Alekhine’s find was a great idea in the days of the fourth World Champion and it still is. In fact, its recent revival has opened up...
ModernChess, Opening Databases, 2022. After the standard opening moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6, White has a typical choice between 3.Nf3, 3.Nc3 and 3.g3. All three lead to big opening variations in which the theory branches deeply and widely. Sometimes white players avoid this early by playing 2.Bf4 (the London system), 2.Bg5 (the Trompowsky attack) or 2.Nc3 (the Veresov Attack),...
Everyman Chess, 2014. — 85 p. — ISBN: 9781781941607. Книга в формате CBV. Grandmaster Damian Lemos presents a repertoire for White against both the King's Indian and Grunfeld defences. Many players struggle to find suitable lines to challenge these two popular and dynamic openings, or find the masses of theory in the main lines difficult to digest. Lemos solves this perennial...
Chessbase, 2011. — EAN 9783866811850. Книга в формате ChessBase. Каждая игра начинается с дебюта - а иногда и заканчивается! Но этого не должно произойти. С ChessBase Tutorials вам не нужно тратить много времени, чтобы быстро углубить знания. "Openings # 04: Indian Openings” (1.d4 Nf6) является четвертым в серии из пяти томов об основах шахматных дебютов. В нем, опытные игроки...
Everyman Chess, 2017. — 368 p. — ISBN: 9781781944011. Книга в формате CBV. The Sämisch variation is a powerful method to counter the popular King’s Indian Defence. The key move is the advance f2-f3, consolidating White’s central space advantage and limiting Black’s options for counterplay. In the traditional Sämisch White develops the queen’s bishop on e3 but in the modern...
Everyman Chess, 2008. — 269 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-571-8. Книга в формате ChessBase. Дебютная монография по защите Бенони, Волжскому гамбиту и гамбиту Блюменфельда на английском языке. Для квалифицированных шахматистов. Are you tired of playing the same old openings time and time again? Perhaps it's time for a change, but you cannot decide between the numerous options available?...
Everyman Chess, 2005. — 195 p. — ISBN: 1-85744-388-8. Книга в формате ChessBase. IM Palliser has written much more than a simple opening repertoire book on the unusual defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6, but he teaches us an invaluable leson in the art of opening preparation. In the process, he covers the Nimzo-Indian Zurich defense, the Open Catalan with Nc6, an unusual twist on the...
ChessBase, 2019. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-694-7. In this “two-part” video series I take a look at a main line White system based on 1.d4. This series is aimed at the ambitious player who is looking to put maximum pressure on their opponent from the start of the game. In this DVD I consider positions in which Black plays without an early d5. The start position of this series is 1.d4...
Chessbase, 2018. — ISBN: 978-3-86681-464-6. The King’s Indian and Grunfeld are notoriously tricky and theoretical openings. The Fianchetto variation avoids the main lines which Black players enjoy, and goes for a small but safe edge. Many people fear playing against the King’s Indian because of Black’s ability to attack the White King, but in the Fianchetto variation it is very...
Modern Chess, Opening Databases, 2019. GM Mihail Roiz starts a very ambitious project. In two databases, he will provide a complete White’s repertoire after the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3. The fianchetto variation against King's Indian Defence and Grunfeld is very popular at all levels. It is considered to be the safest way to play with White. Loyal to his style, GM Roiz...
Modern Chess, Opening Databases, 2019. In the second part of his repertoire after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3, GM Michael Roiz deals with the King's Indian Defence as well as with the systems based on Black's early...c7-c5. True to his approach, the author usually suggests creative ideas which have been underestimated from a theoretical point of view. Each one of these lines,...
Quality Chess, 2012. — 248 p. — ISBN-13 978-1907982170. Chess players are offered an ambitious repertoire for White with 1.d4 in two volumes, with this book covering all lines except 1...d5. The repertoire is based on classical lines and inspired by Botvinnik’s approach. Schandorff presents the ideas and information in an accessible and entertaining style. Nimzo-Indian 1.d4 Kf6...
Chess Enterprises, 1990. — 63 p. — ISBN: 0.931462-97-5. The Jonowski-Indian (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 d6 3 Nc3 Bf5) has enjoyed the patronage of such strong players as Mikhail Tal, Jan Timman, Bent Larsen, Larry Christiansen, John Fedorowicz and Kamran Shirazi. In the past few years the popularity of the line has grown tremendously. This is a solid variation of the Old Indian which often...
Everyman Chess, 2015. — 440 p. — ISBN: 9781781941096. Книга в формате ChessBase. International Master Christof Sielecki presents a repertoire for Black based on the Nimzo-Indian and Bogo-Indian defenses. The Nimzo-Indian has always enjoyed a reputation as a dynamic, reliable defense against 1 d4 and continues to be as popular as ever at all levels. When White avoids the...
ChessBase, 8/9/2022. For some time now, we’ve known that the strongest chess engines like to push their flank pawns up the board. This has led to an interesting system, with which we can meet the Grunfeld and the King’s Indian. Studying the mainlines is time consuming, and it is possible that our opponents may know the typical plans in those openings better than us, right?...
Chess Stars, Bulgaria, 2013. — 233 p. — ISBN-13 978-954-8782-94-4. This book offers a White repertoire with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3. The move order is an effective Anti-Grünfeld weapon, but it also allows an alternative approach to the King's Indian. While Svetushkin's main repertoire against 3...Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nc3 transposes to the Sämisch, the author also discusses the original...
Everyman Chess, 2015. — 496 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-78194-232-1. Книга в формате ChessBase. The Old Indian has a well-deserved reputation as a sound defence to 1 d4. Black employs an easy-to-learn system of development, seizes a firm foothold in the centre and aims to create counterplay from a solid platform. In this book, Old Indian expert Junior Tay invites you to join him in...
Everyman Chess, 2006. — 224 p. — ISBN13: 978-1857444285. Книга в формате ChessBase. In this book, Timothy Taylor gets to grips with the King's Indian and Grünfeld, providing White with a number of easy-to-learn and effective weapons which are specially designed to cause Black maximum discomfort. Taylor examines the typical tactical and positional ideas for both players,...
ChessBase, 2013. — EAN: 4027975006833. Constancy and a striving for solid positions are what define Sergei Tiviakov’s opening repertoire. On his two repertoire DVDs against 1.d4 the top Dutch grandmaster presents to you exactly those variations and ideas with which he himself has been successful in tournament chess for many years. On the two DVDs all important systems which are...
Maxwell Macmillan Chess, 1992. — 213 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-85744-015-3. — (Cadogan Chess Books). Varnusz illustrates how players using the anti-Indian system can gain the competitive edge over their opponents and retain the initiative.
М.: Андрей Ельков, 2015. — 330 с. — ISBN 978-5-906254-15-3/ Староиндийская защита и защита Бенони могут показаться похожими, но они требуют подходов, значительно отличающихся друг от друга. Почему белые обычно атакуют на ферзевом фланге в Староиндийской защите, но в Бенони - на ферзевом, а черные ведут себя асимметрично? Когда и где нужно устремлять свои пешки вперед, а в каких...
М.: Андрей Ельков, 2016. — 232 с. — ISBN: 9785906254320. Книга в формате ChessBase. Книга международного мастера Максима Четверика посвящена двум дебютам, которые вскоре отпразднуют столетие, хотя до сих пор не получили определенной оценки. Будапештский гамбит и гамбит Блюменфельда в целом обделены вниманием теоретиков, и автор рассчитывает восполнить пробел. В книге также...
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