Item #: GP3142

Manufacturer: Gambit Publications

Grandmaster Tony Kosten concentrates on aggressive treatments of the English - an approach that has brought him great success in tournament play. His book provides everything you need to start attacking with the English Opening, supplying players of the white pieces with a set of weapons that will equip them to challenge any opponent they face. There is an ideal balance of explanation and analysis, and practical examples illustrate the key themes."The best repertoire book on the English available" Jeremy Silman, INSIDE CHESS

Customer Reviews
Mark W. Smith of Albuquerque, NM The Dynamic English
After years of playing simple queen pawn openings (Colle, London system, Torre) as white I was forced to admit that I was doing consistently better when playing main line Caro-Kann and Slav openings as black. This motivated me to explore the English opening with an early g3 as a better "system" opening for white that avoids early tactical adventures but provides much greater strategical complexity than the simple queen pawn openings. I first bought the 3 volume set by Mihail Marin that is par...