Main Line 1…c5 Playbook: 200 Opening Chess Positions for Black

by Tim Sawyer

This chess repertoire for Black begins 1.e4 c5 and 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 intending to play the Sicilian Defence and the Kings Indian Defence. You get a one set of reliable openings for Black arranged by popularity. The first half of the book covers 1.e4 c5 aiming at the Najdorf Sicilian Defence. The second half of the book covers 1.d4 Nf6 intending to play the Kings Indian Defence plus related 1.Nf3 and 1.c4 ideas.Choose chess openings grandmasters play. This collection of 200 positions covers the critical continuations based on what masters play and based on the highest performance ratings. The diagrams have occurred thousands of times with some original suggestions taken from chess engines. This Playbook series tells you what to play. These 200 key positions respond to what White most often plays. Five moves for Black are added below most of the diagrams. That gives you hundreds of moves for your preparation. Let Tim Sawyer guide you. It’s your move in every diagram. Start well and you will win more games. Be prepared!

206 pages, Paperback

Published November 21, 2017