A Practical Black Repertoire 1

A Practical Black Repertoire with Nf6, g6, d6 Volume 1

The great appeal of a universal system is economy: learn one harmonious set-up and play it against almost anything. Alexei Kornev builds exactly that for Black here — a repertoire founded on the flexible ...Nf6, ...g6, ...d6 structure (the King’s-Indian/Pirc/Modern family), where the same fianchettoed bishop on g7 and the same core plans recur whatever White does.

This first volume handles everything except the main King’s Indian battleground. Against 1.e4 it gives the Pirc Defence; against everything where White declines the big centre it supplies clear, unified answers — the English and Réti, the offbeat 1.f4, 1.b3 and 1.b4, and the whole Queen’s-Pawn family (the Trompowsky, London, Torre, and fianchetto systems). Because all of these are met with the same ...g6 scheme, the amount you must learn stays remarkably small.

In the Chess Stars house style, each chapter pairs a "Main Ideas" overview of the typical plans and structures with a detailed "Step by Step" theoretical section, so you can study to whatever depth suits you.

Volume 2 completes the system, covering the main King’s Indian Defence after 1.d4 and c4. Together they give Black one coherent, low-maintenance answer to the entire opening landscape — ideal for club players and above who would rather master one set-up deeply than juggle a different defence for every White move.