A Practical White Repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4 Volume 3

Practical White Repertoire, Volume 3

The concluding volume of Alexei Kornev’s practical White repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4 mops up everything the first two books didn’t — and at its heart sits the most important customer of all: the Nimzo-Indian Defence.

Against the Nimzo, Kornev recommends the solid, classical Rubinstein System with 4.e3, giving complete coverage of the Taimanov, Botvinnik, Fischer, and Reshevsky variations. Around that he supplies clear answers to the whole supporting cast: the Dutch (in its various move orders), the Benoni and Volga/Benko Gambit, the Budapest and Fajarowicz, the Czech Benoni, and the many offbeat first moves and Queen’s-Indian-Accelerated tries Black can throw at a 1.d4 player.

As throughout the series, the watchword is practicality — sound, unified lines a club player can actually learn and rely on, with the key plans and move-orders spelled out clearly so you understand the ideas behind them.

Together with Volumes 1 and 2 it completes a coherent, classical 1.d4 and 2.c4 repertoire covering everything Black can play. Best suited to club players and above who want a principled, low-fuss White system for life.