Batsford's Modern Chess Openings (Paperback)

The classic chess reference book - as seen in Netflix's The Queen's Gambit.The standard reference work on chess openings for more than half a century, earning the epithet 'the chess player's bible'. Batsford's Modern Chess Openings is the most comprehensive single-volume work on the openings. Covering every standard line of play, it provides the distilled essence of contemporary opening theory.This edition is an indispensable reference work for club and tournament players.International Grandmaster Nick de Firmian is a three-times US Champion and an expert on opening theory. He helped develop computer Deeper Blue's opening repertoire in its match victory over arch-theoretician Gary Kasparov.

General

Imprint:	Batsford
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Nick De Firmian
Dimensions:	234 x 170 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	748
ISBN-13:	978-1-906388-29-4
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Board games > Chess
LSN:	1-906388-29-6
Barcode:	9781906388294

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Fifteenth edition not so modern after all

Sun, 17 May 2020 | Review by: Robert K.

This book is supposed to cover all the main systems, but it doesn't cover one the very popular openings nowadays, the London System. For the rest it is up to its usual standard.

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