1...d6 Move by Move

by Cyrus Lakdawala

This is a new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, Move by Move greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved, and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general skills and knowledge. 1...d6 can be employed as a universal defence to any White opening, which makes it an ideal practical weapon for Black. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines a cocktail of challenging lines with 1...d6. He builds a repertoire for Black, studies the typical plans and tactics for both sides, and provides answers to all the key questions. *Presents a repertoire for Black with 1...d6 *Includes tactical and strategic exercises *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study

Genres: Chess

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 24, 2011

Reviews

[Manny · Rating 3 out of 5]

A physicist friend was complaining to us the other day about the Higgs field. "It really shouldn't have been named after Higgs," he grumbled. "Two Belgian guys came up with the original idea. But no one could pronounce their names, and Higgs was easy to say." I'm afraid it happens in chess too, as this book will show. There is a seriously underrated defensive system for Black, characterized by the moves 1... d6 and then ...Nf6, ...c6 and usually ... Qa5 or ... Bg4 at some point. It looks odd, but people up to world champion level have been fans - the late Tigran Petrosian used it every now and then. Here's the main line position, reached after the moves 1. e4 d6 2. d6 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5:



And who invented this interesting idea? Who should the defense be named after? Well, according to Cyrus Lakdawala and many other sources, the honor should go to Czech master Josef Přibyl. Except that - you guessed it - no one can pronounce his name. So it's usually just called "1... d6".

Unfortunately, I seem to have moved to a country where no one can pronounce my name either. I hope this won't cost me.

[Michael Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of a series of chess opening books, as a group called "move by move", Which use questions and answers to describe opening rationale and variations. This book, in particular, describes an opening I was completely unfamiliar with and am now successfully using fairly often. I really like how these books are laid out. Next time I get interested in learning something new, I will definitely look at this series first.