Ideas Behind the Modern Chess Openings: Attacking With White

by Gary Lane

This repertoire of easy-to-learn openings, based on Garry Kasparov's move 1 d4, offers openings with a modern twist. Each one has simple principles that allow White to play just about the same moves against the Grunfeld, King's Indian, and Nimzo-Indian Defense. There are also modern systems to repel the Dutch, Benoni, and even offbeat lines such as the Englund Gambit. Nothing is left the tricks and traps in the opening for both sides; the basic plan and strategy using entertaining games; and how to play the middlegame by following easy plans.


Intermediate

Genres: Chess

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2003

Reviews

[Shawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't really play chess, so I don't know why I enjoy reading books about chess strategy, but I do.

This book was ok. It stressed the London System for white and the ways that it can defeat different opening of black. In my opinion there weren't enough diagrams as he works through a number of past games. I know that real chess players can probably picture the board in their head even after 15-20 moves, but not me - I need a few more diagrams for each game that he played out, along with all the variations he discussed during each game.

[Seenivasan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was the reason I started playing London System 14 years ago surprising people. London is not a surprise anymore but I was there at the start of it all.

[Raja]

i like it