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Ntirlis - Playing the English

Ntirlis - Playing the English

The English Opening arises after 1.c4, and is a great practical weapon for players of all levels. White dictates the opening from the very first move, and often reaches positions where understanding themes and plans is more important than the latest computer-generated analysis.

 

Nikolaos Ntirlis has been Playing the English successfully for many years in high-level correspondence events, as well as teaching it to students ranging from club players to Grandmasters. While his analysis is first-rate, Ntirlis also understands the differing needs between correspondence and human play, and this repertoire is specifically tailored towards practical players.

 

Playing the English – A World-Class Repertoire provides a complete repertoire with 1.c4, showing how to meet every major option that Black may try. Each section of the book begins with an introduction outlining the main plans and concepts, so you will be equipped with both the strategic and theoretical knowledge needed to crush your opponents.

 

Nikolaos Ntirlis is an award-winning author, openings expert, and Correspondence IM. He has worked as an openings adviser to numerous GMs, including the Danish Olympiad team.

440 pages

€28.99 Price
Moskalenko - The Perfect...

Moskalenko - The Perfect Pirc-Modern

The Pirc Defence and the Modern Defence are two naturally entwined chess openings that are both flexible and rich in strategic and tactical ideas. They feature in the repertoire of great players like Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Nakamura and Carlsen.

In The Perfect Pirc-Modern, Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned propagator of dynamic chess who has championed the Pirc-Modern for many years, explains:

  • the ideas and plans that matter
  • the various pawn structures and how to handle them
  • tricky transpositions: opportunities and risks
  • a wealth of new resources for both Black and White.

In this updated version of Moskalenko’s 2013 book of the same name, 33 of the 42 games are new, the structure has been updated in places, and there are fresh ideas on every page.

Moskalenko expertly guides you through this ground-breaking opening book with the enthusiasm, ease and humour that characterize his style.

255 pages

Viktor Moskalenko (1960) is an International Grandmaster and a well-known chess coach. The former Ukraine champion has won many tournaments in Spain, his current home country. For New In Chess, he wrote, among others, The Fabulous Budapest Gambit (2007), Revolutionize Your Chess (2009), The Diamond Dutch (2014), Training with Moska (2017), The Fully-Fledged French (2021) and Trompowsky Attack & London System (2022).

€28.95 Price
Gonzalez - The English defence

Gonzalez - The English defence

The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes very active. However, if White’s response is more circumspect then Black can often manoeuvre into favourable structures reminiscent of positions arising from the Nimzo-Indian Defence, the Queen’s Indian Defence or even the Dutch.

José González provides an excellent analysis of this complex opening and carves out a powerful repertoire for Black covering all lines after 1 d4. It is possible for White to avoid the "English battle" by playing either 2 Nf3 or even 2 e4 (a rare move for 1 d4 players but seen occasionally). Gonzalez champions an aggressive variant of the Dutch against 2 Nf3 and outlines a simple but effective French Defence repertoire to counter 2 e4.

  • A complete repertoire for Black to counter 1 d4.
  • The question and answer approach provides an excellent study method.   318 pages
€30.00 Price
Semkov - Playing for a win...

Semkov - Playing for a win with ... b6

Playing for a win with ...b6 by Semko Semkov. The author proposes a full repertoire against 1.d4 and 1.c4, which is theoretically sound and leads to sharp, strategically unbalanced positions. It is based on the so-called English Defence 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 or 1.c4 b6. A great deal of the book is devoted to White's tries to deviate from theoretical dispute and transfer the game into the Queen's Indian with g3. 236 pages

€25.90 Price
STOREY - The Sniper

STOREY - The Sniper

Quésaco ? En fait, une Moderne avec 3c5 - ce qui est d'ailleurs une approche logique, quand on y pense. Le problème, c'est que cela revient à donner aux blancs la possibilité de jouer un Dragon (classique ou accéléré) après 4. Cf3 Un bon nombre des 70 parties complètes présentées ici sont d'ailleurs des Siciliennes parfaitement normales. Les lignes plus originales (à base de d5 ou dxc5) sont aussi présentées en détail, naturellement.

€24.00 Price
MARIN - Grandmaster...

MARIN - Grandmaster Repertoire : The English vol 1

Pour tous ceux à qui le Watson n'aurait pas suffi, ceci est le premier volume d'une série de je suppose trois, puisque ce très volumineux pavé ne traite que les lignes découlant de 1.c4 e5 (et encore pas toutes puisqu'il s'agit d'un répertoire blanc). Dans un avant-propos (plutôt une notice d'utilisation, en fait), l'auteur demande au lecteur de lire son opus intégralement dans l'ordre. Je me demande si quelqu'un aura le courage de suivre cette recommandation

€25.00 Price
LALIC, OKHOTNIK -...

LALIC, OKHOTNIK - Carpathian Warrior book 2

Après les aventures du tigre de Madras (enfin, de Chennai), voici le retour du guerrier des Carpathes ! On ne rigole pas dans le fond de la salle Ce deuxième opus nous cause dune part des variantes anti-Moderne et anti-Pirc avec g4, et dautre part des défenses reposant sur les coups c5 et f5 - lesquelles répondent aux noms pittoresques de contre-attaque du Chaos (avec g6 préalable) et du Chaos accéléré (1.d4 c5, 2.d5 f5). Sujet neuf et analyses poussées des deux GMI.

€29.80 Price
WATSON - Mastering the...

WATSON - Mastering the Chess Openings vol. 3

Troisième volume d'une série qu'on ne présente plus - volume assez différent des précédents, au demeurant, puisque consacré entièrement à la partie Anglaise (vieille spécialité du MI américain), et donc sensiblement plus détaillé que les deux premiers tomes qui ratissaient autrement large.
€27.00 Price