A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Graham Burgess

A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire for White by Graham Burgess

A good opening repertoire need not require an enormous amount of study to be highly effective. A cunning choice of lines and move-orders can steer the game to positions that we like and deny the opponent his preferred strategies.
In this book, highly experienced chess opening writer Graham Burgess presents a repertoire based on 1 d4 and Nf3 with precisely those aims. Black s possibilities for counterplay - and sharp gambit play - are kept to a minimum. Our aim is to give Black exactly the type of position he doesn t want. If he is seeking blocked positions with pawn-chains, we ll keep the game fluid. If he wants complex strategy, we ll attack him with simple piece-play. Simplifications? No thanks, we ll keep the pieces on and intensify the battle. Gambits? Hardly, as we simply prevent most of them
The main cornerstones of the repertoire are carefully chosen Queen s Gambit lines, the Torre Attack (vs .e6), and a variety of fianchetto options against the King s Indian and related set-ups. White s position is kept highly flexible, with many possible transpositions to a wide variety of systems that the reader can use to extend and vary the repertoire. The book features a wealth of new ideas and original analysis.
FIDE Master Graham Burgess is Gambit s Editorial Director, and one of the founders of the company. He holds the world record for marathon blitz chess playing, and lives in Minnesota. This is his 23rd chess book.

Gambit's Editorial Director and one of the company's founders is FIDE Master Graham Burgess. He lives in Minnesota and holds the world record for marathon blitz chess. His previous writings include well-regarded opening guides and best-selling general texts, and this is his 23rd chess book.

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ISBN 13	9781906454630
ISBN 10	1906454639
Title	A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire for White
Author	Graham Burgess
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gambit Publications Ltd
Year published	2013-10-17
Number of pages	192
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