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'I love playing the King's Indian, but no-one ever allows me to
reach my favourite opening!' Does this sound like an all too
familiar complaint? The answer to this problem lies here.The truth
is you will reach your favourite opening in barely half the games
you play against 1 d4, and that's why this book is a godsend to
those players fed up with blindly searching for the right way to
play against these annoying White systems designed to avoid the
main lines: the Trompowsky; the London System; the Torre Attack;
the Barry Attack; the Colle System; the Veresov; the
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit - the list goes on and on!Yelena Dembo, who
as a hardened King's Indian and Grunfeld player has considerable
experience facing these irritating openings, deals with them in no
uncertain terms, in each case offering Black a no-nonsense solution
that enables you to face the future with confidence. *Covers all of
White's possibilities*Also includes King's Indian and Grunfeld
solutions to 1 Nf3 and 1 c4*Written by an renowned opening expert
Yelena Dembo is an International Master from Greece with numerous
tournament successes to her name, including the bronze medal at the
2005 European Women's Championship and one Grandmaster norm. She's
a renowned chess coach, who has taught students from over 30
countries. She's also an experienced chess writer and a regular
contributor to the quality publication "Chess Informant," This is
her second book for Everyman Chess, a follow-up to "Play the
Grunfeld,"
Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Play the Grunfeld
by Yelena Dembo and Play the Sicilian Kan by Johann Hellsten,
brought together in one volume The Grunfeld is an exciting and
dynamic answer to 1 d4, and has become very popular at all levels
of chess. A major reason for this is that it has been a long-time
favourite of the World's strongest-ever chess player, Garry
Kasparov. The Grunfeld very much relies on the principles of the
hypermodern school of chess: Black allows White to erect an
impressive-looking centre on the assumption that in the long run it
could prove to be more of a liability than an asset. Play often
becomes very complex and tactical, one of the reasons the Grunfeld
appeals to ambitious players. In Play the Grunfeld, however,
opening expert Yelena Dembo circumvents this problem by producing a
comprehensive and yet workable repertoire for Black, offering a
solution against each of White's tries, whether it's a critical
main line or a tricky sideline. After reading this book, you will
have the required knowledge and confidence to begin playing the
Grunfeld in your own games. The Kan is an ideal choice as an
opening weapon against 1 e4, as it one of the easiest variations of
the Sicilian to learn and play.The Kan is relatively theory free in
the traditional sense, and success is more likely to occur through
the understanding of development systems and a deep study of the
tactical and positional ideas for both sides. In this book Johan
Hellsten draws upon his vast experience in the Sicilian Kan,
revealing his secrets and showing how Black can adopt this opening
and play it with confidence. He provides the reader with a
dependable repertoire, demonstrating what to do in the main lines
as well as how to deal with White's tricky alternatives.
Prominent opening specialists take a revolutionary look at the
ever-popular King's Indian and select a wealth of 'dangerous'
options for both White and Black.
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The Scotch Game (Paperback)
Yelena Dembo; Edited by Richard Palliser
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The Scotch Game is an ideal opening weapon for White. It's
ambitious, totally sound and leads to a wide variety of
strategically complex positions. This book provides thorough
coverage of the critical main lines, recommend the best options for
both sides, and outline the key tactical and positional ideas.
The Grunfeld is an exciting and dynamic answer to 1 d4, and has
become very popular at all levels of chess. A major reason for this
is that it has been a long-time favourite of the World's
strongest-ever chess player, Garry Kasparov, who used it many times
in his numerous World Championship battles. The Grunfeld very much
relies on the principles of the hypermodern school of chess: Black
allows White to erect an impressive-looking centre on the
assumption that in the long run it could prove to be more of a
liability than an asset. Play often becomes very complex and
tactical, one of the reasons the Grunfeld appeals to ambitious
players.
Despite its attractions, some prospective Grunfeld players are
discouraged by the necessity of needing to learn numerous different
variations in such a complex opening. In "Play the Grunfeld,"
however," "opening expert Yelena Dembo circumvents this problem by
producing a comprehensive and yet workable repertoire for Black,
offering a solution against each of White's tries, whether it's a
critical main line or a tricky sideline. After reading this book,
you will have the required knowledge and confidence to begin
playing the Grunfeld in your own games.
*Written by a renowned Grunfeld expert
*Covers all of White's main tries
*Reveals the tactical and positional ideas for both sides
Yelena Dembo is a young International Master from Greece with
numerous tournament successes to her name, including the bronze
medal at the 2005 European Women's Championship and one Grandmaster
norm. She's a renowned chess coach, who has taught students from
over 30 countries. She's also an experienced chess writer and a
regular contributor to the qualitypublication "Chess Informant,"
This is her first book for Everyman Chess.
Two great books for players who play the Sicilian Defence and
King's Indian Defence in one volume. Fighting the anti-King's
Indian by Yelena Denbo Fighting the anti-Sicilians by Richard
Palliser 'I love playing the King's Indian, but no-one ever allows
me to reach my favourite opening!' Does this sound like an all too
familiar complaint? You will reach your favourite opening in barely
half the games you play against 1 d4, and that's why this book is
the ideal guide to play against those annoying White systems
designed to avoid the main lines: the Trompowsky; the London
System; the Torre Attack; the Barry Attack; the Colle System; the
Veresov; the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit - the list goes on and on!
Yelena Dembo, who as a hardened King's Indian and Grunfeld player
has considerable experience facing these irritating openings, deals
with them in no uncertain terms, in each case offering Black a
no-nonsense solution that enables you to face the future with
confidence The Sicilian Defence is by far Black's most popular
answer to 1 e4 at all levels of chess. The reason for this is easy
to understand: from the very first move Black unbalances the
position and can play for a win without needing to take unjustified
risks. This is particularly the case with the Open Sicilian, where
Black can take comfort from the knowledge that his superior pawn
structure ensures control of the centre and excellent long-term
chances. Richard Palliser, a lifelong Sicilian devotee, decides
it's time for Black players to finally fight back! Drawing upon his
vast experience and understanding of Anti-Sicilians, Palliser
creates a dynamic and practical repertoire for Sicilian players to
use against these possibilities. In many instances he offers more
than one solution for Black - ambitious or solid - and he pays
special attention to tricky move orders, weapons that present-day
players are likely to use.
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