At the very beginning of our acquaintance with chess, we realize how much depends on the first moves. Already at the early stage of the game, both players have a huge number of opportunities - the head is spinning! How not to get off the path of an inexperienced chess player, how not to run aground on leaving the native harbor, what beacons to keep the course? All these and many other questions are answered by the book that you hold in your hands. Your companions - the multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov and the grandmaster, the author of more than 40 books, Nikolai Kalinichenko - will always point the right way. For children of middle and senior school age.

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Now you do not have to remember the avalanche of constantly updated fashionable forced debuts! London system & ndash; An excellent weapon against the young talents stuffed with book theory. If they are forced to play outside the framework of the prepared options, they will certainly resort to the basic principles of development, and, as the reader will see, this can lead to a debut catastrophe. The London system promises much and against a stronger rival seeking an indispensable victory, it is also a wonderful "spare" & raquo; debut. Finally, the study of this universal development scheme promotes the expansion of the overall chess outlook. Grandmaster Vlatko Kovačević (once defeated in the tournament by R. Fischer himself!) Is considered the world's best specialist in the London system. For a wide range of chess fans.

There is also a half-price option with significant cover defects that do not interfere with reading. The book reveals ways to play in the most popular formation - the Carlsbad pawn structure. The authors review typical (and atypical) plans, characteristic principles and strategic techniques in attack, defense and maneuver. The publication is intended for advanced chess players, coaches, heads of chess clubs and sections, and simply chess lovers. The book inside is in perfect condition.  The cover is worn (see photo). 

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The book of the international master Maxim Chetverik is devoted to one of the most popular systems in closed lines & ndash; Fianchetto 4.g3 against the New Indian Protection. Despite the regular application of the system by elite players, in the new millennium the material was almost not generalized and especially needs to be updated in Russian. & Nbsp; Almost two hundred detailed commented batches contain a number of original analyzes specifying the existing estimates. Branching out of the practice of grandmasters, which emerged in the most recent time, has been singled out. Actual continuations are indicated for both sides, which gives the work an encyclopedic character.

Ever since Nimzowitsch has been a dynamic pact, the debate has raged over White's best reply. It has been shown that it has been the Rubinstein Variation. The 4 e3 Nimzo is extraordinarily rich in strategy. All manner of different central pawn-structures can arise, such as the IQP positions. Moreover, in some lines the central tension persists well into the middlegame. It’s not a problem.

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The book is devoted to one of the most acute and dynamic chess debuts - the ancient and eternally young royal gambit. Among his admirers - P. Keres, D. Bronshtein, B. Spassky, R. Fisher, and at a later time - A. Fedorov, V. Ivanchuk, A. Shirov, N. Short ... Episodically, but successfully apply the gambit and the leading players of the present: A. Grischuk, H. Nakamura, R. Rapport and even world champion Magnus Carlsen! In the book offered to the reader, the material accumulated to date has been generalized and systematized. Here you will find almost 350 carefully selected and practically important parties of masters of the past and present. A separate chapter "The practice of modern times" is devoted to the most relevant areas of the gambit. The book is designed for a wide range of chess players.

GM Delchev once again delved deeply in his pet defense and came up with several improvements and new ideas. You can expect added material and major revisions in the following variations: • English Attack vs the Taimanov • Classical System with 6.Be2 • System with Ld3 and Le3 • Alapin Variation 3.c3 The Bulgarian GM Delchev (current Elo 2661) proposes a sound yet aggressive Black Sicilian repertoire, based on the Taimanov system: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7. As Black, it is extremely difficult to get a playable position without accepting extreme risks. This book deals with reliable positional systems which will serve you for many years, without having to update your opening knowledge every two weeks. This setup is especially effective against the dreaded English attack. The author is one of the world’s leading experts in that field and his recommendations are based mostly on his own games. Without hiding back his secrets, Delchev reveals many new ideas and novelties in his pet line. The authors pay also attention to White’s deviations from the Open Sicilian. There are chapters about 3.c3, 3.d3, 3.Nc3, 3.b3, 3.c4 and other rare lines. The book features a new form of presentation. Every system is examined in a separate part which contains three chapters: “Quick Repertoire”; “Step by Step”; “Complete Games”. You start with the “Quick Repertoire”. You’ll find there all the vital information that you need to start playing the variation. “Step by Step” chapters follow the usual layout of Chess Stars books with main lines that branch to sub-lines. Finally, every part ends with “Complete Games”.

American IM Cyrus Lakdawala loves the Scandinavian, and it shows. He focuses on popular lines with 3 ... Qd6 and presents a reliable repertoire in which White has problems to open the position, lacks specific targets and quite often cannot resist Black's tempting invitation to overreach.