St. Petersburg world-class grandmaster Nikita Vityugov is widely known for his colorful articles published on various sites. In her first monumental work, Nikita presents to the reader the French defense in the form in which he sees it. This book will help the reader introduce the French defense in his debut repertoire, and will allow someone to update & quot; baggage & quot; ideas in this debut. A chess player of any qualification will be able to find something new for himself in the book.

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.

In this book, St. Petersburg grandmaster and coach Evgeny Solzhennikin tells of one of the most difficult schemes in the Spanish party - the Zaitsev system. It represents an optimal combination of the reliability of the position and the opportunity to engage in a complex struggle. Learning to play it correctly, the reader at the same time will improve the understanding of chess as a whole, since he will need to be able to orient himself in double-edged middlegame positions, and competently play in the endgame. The book gives a complete repertoire for Black, starting with 3 ... a6 and ending with a super-fashionable version of Svidler. Based on many years of independent application and training of Zaitsev's system of his students, the author makes a conclusion about the reliability of the position of black

Alexey Dreev is one of the most famous modern Russian grandmasters. Twice he became a world under-16 world champion in 1983 and 1984, a silver medalist at the under-20 world junior championship in 1984, a young European under-20 champion in 1988. He is the winner of many international tournaments. He won the World Cup twice in the Russian team: Lucerne 1997 and Beer-Sheva 2005, received three Olympic gold medals: Manila 1992, Moscow 1994, Yerevan 1996 and silver in Calvia (2004). 2012 European Champion in rapid chess. Honored Master of Sports ..

Гроссмейстер Алексей Дреев – один из крупнейших в мире специалистов по защите Каро-Канн со стороны черных. По его мнению, в последнее время именно Закрытый вариант 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 доставляет черным наибольшие проблемы. И в этой книге Дреев детально анализирует эту принципиальную схему со стороны белых, показывает, какие трудности ожидают здесь черных, опираясь на современную турнирную практику и, в том числе, на собственные партии. Закрытый вариант защиты Каро-Канн (1.e4 с6 2.d4 d5 3.e5) впервые привлек к себе внимание, пожалуй, во время матча Михаила Таля с Михаилом Ботвинником за звание чемпиона мира по шахматам в 1961 г. Белые, хотя и тратят темп на ход 3.e5, но при этом запирают центр, обеспечивая себе длительный пространственный перевес и мешая черным удобно развивать свой королевский фланг. Рассматриваемая в этой книге пешечная структура напоминает закрытый вариант Французской защиты (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5), но с той разницей, что в нашем случае черные могут не оставаться с плохим французским слоном, а развить его на f5. Часто черные применяют немедленный подрыв центра белых путем 3...с5, однако, основным продолжением за них следует признать все же 3...Сf5. Дальнейшая игра так или иначе сводится к пространственному фактору, и хотя у черных нет слабостей, все же им тесновато. Поэтому в большинстве случаев оценка зависит от последствий подрыва c6-c5, освобождающего пространство для черных фигур. Но есть и другие схемы, в которых черные пытаются закончить развитие без этого подрыва. Частым и важным способом развития инициативы белых на королевском фланге является надвижение пешек “от короля”, начинающееся, как правило, темповым ходом g2-g4. Закрытый вариант защиты Каро-Канн является хорошей альтернативой классическим вариантам 1.e4 с6 2.d4 d5 3.Кd2 (или 3.Кc3) dxe4 4.Кxe4 Сf5 (4...Кd7). Несмотря на то, что и после 3.e5 теория шагнула далеко вперед, все же позиции Закрытого варианта пока еще значительно менее изучены, нежели в классических линиях, где теория во многих вариантах убивает интригу противоборства.Я, конечно, не хочу сказать, что 3.e5 лучше, чем Классика. Но мой многолетний опыт разыгрывания защиты Каро-Канн черными подсказывает, что проблемы им в этом варианте разрешить непросто. Надеюсь, это дебютное пособие будет интересно и применяющим защиту Каро-Канн черными, так как позволит им понять над какими проблемами еще стоит потрудиться.

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.

In the second volume of his work, Grandmaster Alexei Kornev completes the construction of the debut repertoire for Black on the basis of the first moves d7-d5 and c7-c6. . On the most popular course of white 1.e4 he considers the defense of Karo-Kann, famous for its reliability. In addition, the book explores in detail how to play black on the English Beginning (1.c4), Byrd's debut (l.f4), as well as on other possibilities of whites on the first move. . . This book will be useful to the widest circle of readers, from an amateur to a grandmaster, because it not only provides an actual theory, but also explains in detail the ideas and plans of the parties

In the first volume of his work, Grandmaster Alexei Kornev begins his consideration of the debut repertoire for Black on the basis of the first moves Nf6, g6 and d6. As a debut weapon at 1.e4, the defense of Pirts-Ufimtsev is considered. In addition, the book thoroughly understands how to play for Black in the English beginning, the debut of Reti, Atak Trompovsky, London system and rare debut systems: 1.f4, 1.b3, 1.b4. Since the author not only gives the most current debut versions, but also explains in detail the ideas applied in them, this book will be useful to the widest range of readers, from an amateur to a grandmaster.

In the first volume of his work, Grandmaster Alexei Kornev begins to analyze the construction of the debut repertoire for Black on the basis of the first moves d7-d5 and c7-c6. . As a debut weapon at 1.d4 d5 2.c4 he considers one of the most popular debuts of modern tournament practice - the Slavic defense. . As the author not only gives the most current debut versions, but also explains the ideas in detail, this book will be useful to the widest Kpyiy readers, from an amateur to a grandmaster.

The book of grandmaster Vladimir Malanyuk and international master and journalist Pentra Marusenko is designed for the widest circle of readers. It will find useful recommendations for both grandmasters and chess players of mass ranks.

This book is about two popular schemes in the Slavic defense: the Moscow version and the Anti-Moscow gambit. Among those who regularly use them are Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Boris Gelfand, Alexnadr Grischuk, Vasily Ivanchuk, Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Teimour Radzhabov, Konstantin Sakaev, Peter Svidler, Veselin Topalov, Alexander Khalifman ... Alexei Dreev has been playing these variants with black for many years at the highest level; and often quite successfully. The results of his analyzes (conducted in preparation for parties and after parties), as well as reflections during the parties themselves, formed the basis of this book.

This book presents all my achievements for the World Cup in all open debuts, except for the Spanish party. I think that their study, accompanied by excellent comments and explanations by Roman Ovechkin, will be useful to chess players of absolutely any level.