The new book of the famous theorist Yevgeny Sveshnikov is devoted to the course of 2.f4 in the Sicilian defense. According to the grandmaster, who has been studying this system for about 40 years and applied more than 100 times, she repeatedly rescued him in important fights with strong rivals when he needed only victory. The progress of 2.f4 is not very popular now, and therefore - there is a wide scope for the debut creativity. Meanwhile, this plan creates serious problems for Black; They must act fairly energetically and accurately in order not to fall into the worst position. The author relies mainly on his parties, because he willingly played this system for both colors. A number of important fights for the first time are published for the first time: at one time Yevgeny Sveshnikov did not allow them to get into public computer bases. Most of the detailed commentaries are given in their entirety to show the inextricable link between the opening and the middlegame and even the endgame.

The book of the famous grandmaster and theorist Viorel Bologan is devoted to the extremely popular debut-Catalan beginning. A solid positional setup has become a formidable weapon in the hands of both professionals and chess fans. "Catalon" can be called the debut of champions, it was successfully applied by Kh.R. Kapablanka, A.Alekhin,   The material is described by classical samples - from rare variants to common ones. The author also considers the order of moves in which the game goes to the New Indian defense or to Tarrasch's defense.   The book contains a significant number of original analyzes. It is designed for a wide circle of chess fans.

The Volga gambit is a great option for those who love aggressive chess. Black sacrifices a pawn for the sake of an active games on the queenside and sometimes hold the initiative right up to the endgame. That's why this debut is popular among many strong chess players, including It was used by such representatives of the elite as Veselin Topa- fishing, Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov. Sergei Kasparov has played for many years the Volga gam- bit. In a very "lively" style, he sets out the basic ideas of the debut on both sides, focusing on the game for Black. Having studied this book, you can feel more confident in this debut, and generally better understand chess.

Experienced coach of the Moscow SDYUSSHOR №54 Alexei Novitsky offers you a universal debut repertoire for both amateurs and more sophisticated chess players. You quickly (and this is very important!) Master the plan for a frontal attack on the king. The scheme develops imagination and creative thinking. And in general, it's so interesting to play! This construction was a formidable weapon in the hands of V. Smyslov and B. Spassky. They used in their practice T. Petrosyan and R. Fisher. In his younger years, many parties won with their help, Anatoly Karpov. We wish everyone good luck!

In his work, grandmaster Alexei Kornev suggests the reader to build a debut repertoire for whites based on closed debuts. And as the first move chooses confident 1.d2-d4! This book deals with the answer of Black 1 ... d7-d5. After a principled 2.c2-c4, the position from the failed Queen's gambit, the adopted Queen's gambit, the Slavic defense can turn out ... In addition, the White player must be prepared to defend Tarrasch, Sharr-Genning's gambit and many other debuts. And in each case, the author offers a concrete and informed decision on which scheme is easier and more advantageous to choose as white. This book is designed for the widest range of chess players; both grandmaster and first-class chess players will find useful recommendations in it.

The debut largely determines the further course of the chess game, but it contributes little to the success of the struggle if the game plan in the middle of the game is weakly associated with the debut. Therefore, the material of the book is built in batches, which makes it possible to study the debut in close connection with other stages of the party. The book contains about 600 games played by the strongest grandmasters of our time in the competitions of recent years. The material is classified by debut and covers all major systems and options. The book offered to your attention will help you not only with little effort to master the wisdom of debuts in theory, but also will bring pleasure from the beautiful samples of chess art collected in it. For a wide range of chess lovers.

In his two-volume work, well-known grandmaster Boris Avrukh shows the way to White’s advantage in all debuts after 1.d4, with an emphasis on schemes with royal fianchets. This repertoire, which brought him among the strongest 50 chess players in the world, he offers the reader, generously sharing his new developments. This volume covers the following debuts: Old Indian, Dutch, Grünfeld, Benoni, Volzhsky, Budapest and some others. & laquo; Grandmaster Repertoire & raquo; & ndash; A new series of high-quality books written by leading chess players of the world. Based on the basic theoretical options, they offer a complete repertoire that will faithfully serve for many years, both professionals and amateurs. & bull; The most important options with expert explanations & bull; Hundreds of debut novelties & bull; The refutation of many theoretical options * Debut repertoire for life Excerpt < / span>

In this book you will find a debut repertoire built at the grandmaster level against 1.е4, based on the Russian party. This debut for many years is the main weapon for black players such as Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand. The Russian party is a debut that is well suited in the first place for positionally literate chess players who want to “play” the game solidly and firmly. All material has been carefully revised and systematized, analyzes tested by the strongest computer programs. Explanations of one or another idea are given in an easily understandable form. For a wide range of chess lovers.

The publication in the style of Informator. dedicated to the fashionable version of the Sicilian defense. Intershort. Foreword in Yugoslav and English. ul

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In the fifth book of the series, the Petersburg grandmaster Alexander Khalifman tells readers about rare answers that Black can apply after 1.e4. With the exception of Alekhin’s defense, the remaining debuts in this book are practically not used by the world's leading chess players. Nevertheless, the author devoted quite a lot of analysis to these principles, which were not entirely correct from the point of view of modern theory. After all, a practitioner chess player must be prepared for even the most unexpected opening "surprises" of an opponent.

In the sixth book, Petersburg Grandmaster Alexander Khalifman tells readers how to fight against the French defense. After 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5, he recommends the most principled move as the struggle for the opening odds - 3. Кс3. Further, such answers of Black as 3 ... Kc6, 3 ... de and 3 ... Kf6 are dealt with in detail.