Fighting The Ruy Lopez
Fighting The Ruy Lopez by Milos Pavlovic published by Everyman.
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Fighting the French
Fighting the French by Denis Yevseev published by Chess Stars.
Alekhine Alert!
Alekhine Alert! by Timothy Taylor published by Everyman
Bishop’s Opening Explained
Bishop’s Opening Explained by Gary Lane published by Batsford
Chess Reviews
Gary’s Chess Blog Practical Chess Beauty by Yochanan Afek, published by Quality Chess, 512 pages. March (Review 118#) 2026 Everything you wanted to know about chess studies is presented in an entertaining manner. Afek is an International Master with some serious tournament victories but he is a Grandmaster of Chess Composition and his chess studies … Continue reading “Chess Reviews”
Rossolimo and friends
Rossolimo and friends by Alexei Kornev published by Chess Stars.
The Sicilian Four Knights
The Sicilian Four Knights by David Willis published by Russell Enterprises
Benoni Mayhem
Set White difficult problems to solve at the board. Perfect for online chess or rapid play where Blacks initiative can often conquer all. One of the sharpest lines to meet 1 d4 is the Modern Benoni 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6. The hallmark of this … Continue reading “Benoni Mayhem”
Hedgehog v English/Reti
In the last few years we have been observing a noticeable trend of the chess elite to evade the warn off central pawns moves 1.e4 and 2.d4 in favour of 1.c4 and 1.Nf3. Naturally, lower ranked players eagerly followed in the leaders footsteps, indeed not only Carlsen and Kramnik tired of struggling against the Berlin … Continue reading “Hedgehog v English/Reti”
Dismantling the Sicilian
The Sicilian Defence is the most widely played chess opening, both at club level as well as among top grandmasters. Since Black gets dynamic play in almost all variations, black players of all levels will probably continue to play the Sicilian for a long time to come. It has been difficult for White to obtain … Continue reading “Dismantling the Sicilian”