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Chess Books on the Opening

The opening is where it all begins and can set the tone for the rest of the game. There are dozens of openings with hundreds of variations. These books will teach you all of the opening strategies for both white and black along with how to best respond to your opponent's many possible reactions. Establishing a strong opening position and recognizing your opponent's counter strategy is must-have-knowledge for the club and tournament player.
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Chess Explained: The English Opening
Chess Explained is a new series of books about chess openings. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive over-the-boar...
Item: GP0596
$19.95
Chess Explained: The Modern Benoni
Chess Explained is a new series of books about chess openings. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive over-the-boar...
Item: GP0770
$23.95
Chess Explained: The Nizmo-Indian
Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at...
Item: GP0725
$23.95
Chess Explained: The Taimanov Sicilian
Chess Explained is a new series of books about chess openings. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive over-the-boar...
Item: GP0626
$19.95
Creative Chess Opening Preparation
Grandmaster Eingorn is an chess opening trendsetter. Throughout his career, he has introduced many novel concepts in the openings, and some of the systems he has introduced have gone on to become a...
Item: GP0589
$26.95
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Dangerous Weapons: The Caro-Kann - Dazzle Your Opponents
Dangerous Weapons is a series of opening books which supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire. In this book, three openning specialist t...
Item: EM6357
$27.95
Easy Guide to the Najdorf
The Najdorf has always been one of the sharpest lines of the Sicilian Defence, where fearless, attacking play is usually rewarded, while even the smallest of errors by either side can be immediatel...
Item: EM5299
$18.95
Easy Guide to the Nge 2 King's Indian
An easy to follow guide to an aggressive and little-known system against the popular King's Indian. The reader is guided through the main themes of the Hungarian Attack and presented with a careful...
Item: EM2458
$18.95
Easy Guide to the Queens Gambit Accepted
The Queen's Gambit Accepted is one of Black's most trustworthy and yet dynamic ways of facing the Queen's Pawn Opening. Black immediately accepts the invitation to open the position, leading to pos...
Item: EM5236
$18.95
Easy Guide to the Sveshnikov Sicilian
All chess-players need a reliable defence to 1 e4, preferably one that is fun to play and provides real winning chances. The Sveshnikov Sicilian fits the bill perfectly. Black's active piece-play c...
Item: EM2806
$19.95
French Advance (2nd edition), The
The Advance Variation is a popular and direct way of meeting the ultra-solid French Defence. Very early on in the game White opts to fix the pawn structure and establishes a genuine space advantage...
Item: EM3912
$23.95
Nimzo-Indian Rubinstein, The
The Nimzo-Indian Defence continues to be one of Black's most popular and respected defences to queen's pawn openings and finding an antidote for White has proved to be a difficult task for even the...
Item: EM2793
$19.95
Philidor Files, The
The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. Recently it has acquired something of a cult following amongst certain Grandmasters; its supporters inclu...
Item: EM4360
$24.95
Play 1 e4 e5!: A complete repertoire for Black in the Open Games
There is no doubt that playing the Open Games is one of Black's most reliable and yet aggressive ways of meeting White's favourite opening move, 1 e4. Experts also agree that playing these fundamen...
Item: EM4018
$24.95
Play the English: An active opening repertoire for White
The English is a sophisticated opening which is very popular at all levels of chess: from up-and-coming players to World Champions such as Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik. It has many attractio...
Item: EM5459
$24.95
Play the Najdorf: Scheveningen Style
The Najdorf Sicilian is one of the most sharp, dynamic and popular openings that Black can play and is a firm favorite amongst the world's elite players, including world number one Garry Kasparov. ...
Item: EM3233
$24.95
Ruy Lopez Exchange
The Ruy Lopez Exchange (or Spanish Exchange) is a classical and well-respected opening that is a favorite among Grandmasters and club players alike. It has provided the battle scene for many heavyw...
Item: EM3899
$23.95
Samisch King's Indian Uncovered, The
The Samisch King's Indian continues to be one of the fiercely contested openings in chess. White's play is based around an extremely solid centre, and there's the very real possibility of launching...
Item: EM5408
$24.95
Starting Out: Benoni Systems
This book is a study of all the crucial Benoni systems apart from the Modern Benoni. It presents diverse and practical options against the queen's pawn opening for dynamic, tactical players and sol...
Item: EM3790
$24.95
Starting Out: Classical Sicilian
The Classical Sicilian is one of Black's most popular and highly regarded opening choices against 1 e4, and it's been a favourite of such greats as Vladimir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov and Vishy Anand. ...
Item: EM5374
$24.95
Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined
The Queen's Gambit Declined is an opening of great historical importance and Black's fundamental answer to 1 d4. From the very first move Black obtains a firm foothold in the centre, something that...
Item: EM4261
$23.95
Starting Out: Sicilian Najdorf
In Starting Out: Sicilian Najdorf Richard Palliser takes a fresh look at this famous opening. The early moves and ideas are introduced and care is taken to explain the reasoning behind them - somet...
Item: EM3929
$24.95
Starting Out: The Colle
The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. One of its major advantages is that although the system is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exci...
Item: EM5275
$24.95
Starting Out: The Scotch Game
The Scotch Game is one of the oldest openings in chess and has a great history, but more recently it was catapulted back into the limelight due to the enterprise of World number one Garry Kasparov,...
Item: EM3875
$23.95
Symmetrical English
The Symmetrical Variation is one of Black's most popular and reliable methods of meeting the English Opening, which in itself has become one of the most prominent openings. International Master Dav...
Item: EM2922
$19.95
The Dynamic Reti
The Reti Opening has been a popular choice at all levels of chess for many years and is a favourite among hypermodern players who like to control the centre with pieces. Yet there remains a dearth ...
Item: EM3523
$24.95
The Four Knights
The Four Knights has the distinction of being one of the oldest openings in the history of chess. In a king's pawn opening, both players bring out their knights before contemplating further develop...
Item: EM3110
$19.95
The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas
What are the greatest opening ideas in chess history? This is a fascinating question that would undoubtedly spark endless debate and discussion amongst all the experts and enthusiasts of the game. ...
Item: EM5619
$25.95
The Queen's Indian
This book provides detailed coverage and strategic explanation of all lines of the Queen's Indian, with particular focus on the most critical and topical variations. The Queen's Indian is one of th...
Item: GP3906
$23.95
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The Scotch Game
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. The Scotch was a particular favourite of Gary Kas...
Item: EM6326
$24.95
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