In the last of three volumes on 1.e4, GM John Shaw completes his state-of-the-art White repertoire by tackling the biggest challenge of all: the main lines of the Sicilian Defence. Including the Dragon, Taimanov, Sveshnikov and concluding with the nefarious Najdorf, this book provides everything you need to face all the major Sicilian systems with confidence.
CHESS INFORMANT’S 135th ADVENTURE
FRESHER THAN EVER
CONTENTS:
2018 GIBRALTAR CHESS FESTIVAL GM Richárd Rapport
LADIES IN GIBRALTAR WGM Aleksandra Dimitrijević
CHESS IN THE FAST LANE GM Baadur Jobava
BATTLE FOR THE CROWN IN ARABIA Jan-Krzysztof Duda & Kamil Mitoń
THE UNFAITHFUL QUEEN GM Mihail Marin
A NEW APPROACH TO THE ENGLISH OPENING GM Ivan Ivanišević
EXCHANGE SLAV GM Aleksander Delchev
MASTERING THE TRANSITION INTO THE PAWN ENDING GM Miloš Perunović
OUTPLAY YOUR OPPONENT IN CALM WATERS GM Robert Markuš
CORRESPONDENCE CHESS ICCF GM Leonardo Ljubičić & IM Srđan Šale
THE BEST OF CHESS INFORMANT – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, problems, Tournaments review, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!
Christian tackles one of the most important issues in chess: how to select candidate moves. He illustrates and discusses many different themes such as: > entering relatively uncharted territory > replying on your acquired knowledge > using intuition > play prophylactically
In this, his penultimate work, legendary chess instructor Mark Dvoretsky (1947-2016) explores identifying and dealing with problems on the chessboard.
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders. The chess opening variations covered in this volume include: 1) Scotch Game, 2) Italian Game & Evans Gambit, 3) Two Knights, 4) Ruy Lopez, 5) Three & Four Knights 6) King's Gambit, 7) The Petroff, 8) Philidor & Minor Defenses, 9) Various Gambits
The Nimzo-Indian and Queen’s Gambit Declined are among Black’s soundest and most universal answers to 1.d4. In his trademark style, Milos investigates the most positional ways to proceed after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6
Robert Ris wrote this book especially for club players who want to do more than opening theory.
Play 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6!
The Queen’s Gambit Declined is the most classical and dependable way to meet 1.d4: with 1...d5 and 2...e6 Black builds a solid, flexible structure that has anchored the repertoires of World Champions for over a century. This book turns it into a complete, modern Black repertoire.
Every recommendation is chosen in line with current top-level practice, so you are playing the same lines the world’s best grandmasters trust today rather than dusty theory. The coverage is thorough: the main QGD systems after both 3.Nc3 and 3.Nf3, the important Catalan lines that arise when White fianchettoes with g3, and a dedicated section of sharper ...a6 set-ups for when a win is required and Black needs to unbalance the game.
In the Chess Stars house style, the lines are presented clearly and supported by complete annotated games, so you absorb the typical plans, pawn breaks, and piece manoeuvres rather than just a list of moves.
A reliable, low-risk repertoire for club players and above who want a sound answer to 1.d4 that will serve them for years — with enough bite in reserve to play for the full point when the occasion demands.
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