Kotronias on the King's Indian Fianchetto Systems
Of all the ways to meet the King’s Indian, the quiet g3 fianchetto is the one that frustrates attackers most: White avoids the wild Mar del Plata races and aims for a small, safe, lasting edge. This book — the opening volume of Vassilios Kotronias’s monumental King’s Indian series — gives Black a complete, fighting answer to it.
Kotronias is one of the world’s foremost King’s Indian theoreticians, and the treatment here is correspondingly deep. He covers the full range of fianchetto set-ups: lines where White holds back c4, the systems with an early ...c5 counter, and the main lines after ...Nbd7 and ...e5, including the critical 8.Qc2, 8.e4 and 8.b3 battlegrounds and the sharp Mozny Variation.
Throughout, the goal is not merely to equalise but to give Black active, double-edged positions with real winning chances, backed by original analysis and a clear explanation of the plans behind the moves. A set of exercises helps drill the key ideas.
This is an advanced, theory-heavy repertoire book for dedicated King’s Indian players who want to meet the fianchetto with genuine ambition rather than passively accepting White’s slow squeeze.
Solid knowledge of pawn structures is crucial for any player as these structures often influence the nature of the game by dictating piece placement and shaping strategic decisions. In this indispensable guide, Mauricio Flores Rios thoroughly studies and analyzes the 28 most common pawn structures in chess practice.
The author has carefully selected and organized model games showing each structure’s main ideas and plans, arising from various openings. The readers will enhance their strategic vision and learn what pitfalls to avoid. They will also be able to test their newfound knowledge with 50 engaging positional exercises, complete with detailed solutions.
This book is excellent for Intermediate-advanced players looking to deepen their understanding of chess strategy and improve positional play. Even players unfamiliar with certain openings will find immense value in studying these pawn formations and significantly improve their positional understanding.
This ebook is a part of Bundle: Pawn Play Bundle
Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the world’s best opening books, but an elite repertoire with 1.e4 has always been missing – until now.
In this, the second volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series, Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi tackles the fearsome Sicilian Najdorf, presenting his own world-class repertoire with 6.Bg5. Building on a foundation of tried-and-tested main lines, the author unveils a wealth of new ideas against the Poisoned Pawn and other critical variations, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player.
Parimarjan Negi is a former child prodigy who is the second-youngest player of all time to obtain the Grandmaster title. He was Asian Champion in 2012, and played on Board 1 for the Indian team which won bronze medals at the Tromsø 2014 Olympiad.
In this, the third volume of the Kotronias on the King’s Indian series, grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias presents the second part of his world-class repertoire against the famous Mar del Plata variation, starting from the position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7, with the focus on 9.b4, 9.Nd2 and all other sensible alternatives to 9.Ne1.
In the second volume of the Kotronias on the King’s Indian series, grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias turns his attention to the main line of the famous Mar del Plata variation, which arises after the opening moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1. This leads to some of the most complicated and theoretically challenging positions in the King’s Indian, but Kotronias provides a world-class repertoire for Black, including a wealth of original ideas and analysis.
The Modern Vienna
The Vienna Game — 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 — has quietly become a favourite way for ambitious White players to dodge the heavy theory of the Ruy Lopez and Italian while still playing for a real attack. This book presents a complete, up-to-date White repertoire built on it.
The recommended approach blends aggression with soundness. Rather than charging in blindly, White develops the bishop to c4, supports the centre with d3, plays the thematic f4 break, castles, and only then launches the kingside attack — so the assault rests on a healthy positional foundation and White is rarely left overextended.
The coverage is organised by Black’s defensive scheme, addressing the lines with ...Nf6 and ...Nc6, the various ...Bc5 and ...Bb4 set-ups, the tricky ...Nxe4 grab, and the King’s-Gambit-flavoured positions that arise after f4. Each is handled with the strategic ideas explained alongside the concrete lines.
A practical, modern repertoire for club players who want an attacking but principled answer to 1...e5 that keeps the game on their own terms and away from their opponents’ preparation.
The Diamond Dutch
Grandmaster Viktor Moskalenko does for the Dutch Defence what he did for the French and the Pirc: shakes up the theory and hands the reader a box of explosive new ideas. For anyone who plays the Dutch — or has to face it — this is danger and opportunity in equal measure.
The coverage is complete and works for both sides of the board. Moskalenko tackles the whole Anti-Dutch complex (the various gambits and the 2.Nc3 and 2.Bg5 systems White uses to dodge the main lines), the fianchetto "Catalanized" set-ups, and then the three great Dutch families — the Stonewall, the Classical, and the Leningrad — offering fresh weapons for Black and refutations of old ones.
As always, the draw is the author’s voice: he guides you through the lines with the enthusiasm, ease, and humour that have made his opening books cult favourites, so even sharp theory reads enjoyably and the key ideas stick.
A combative, idea-rich repertoire for club players and above who want to play the Dutch as an active, fighting opening — or who need to understand it well enough to take the fight to those who do.
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