The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world…
Grandmaster Simon Williams was taught the English Opening at the age of six and 1 c4 was his…
Most chess openings have been around for centuries; the first book on the Ruy Lopez was written in…
Simon Williams (the Ginger GM) is passionate about the Dutch Defence. He has played it all his life,…
The Modern Benoni is just about the most aggressive method that Black can choose to counter White’s 1…
The Modern Defence is an opening that will appeal to player of an experimental nature. Black allows White…
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2017, Pages: 368, Paperback"Combating the King’s Indian…
The Nimzo-Indian Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4) and the Queen’s Indian Defence (1…
Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2015, Pages:384, Paperback 1...e5 enjoys an excellent reputation as a reliable defence against White’s most popular opening choice,…
The Petroff Defence has traditionally been regarded as a reliable defensive mechanism to counter the aggressive 1 e4.…
Grandmaster Damian Lemos presents a repertoire for White in the Queen’s Gambit, one of the most famous chess…
The Ruy Lopez is perhaps the most classical of all chess openings. It dates back to the 16th…
The Najdorf Sicilian is one of Black’s most respected and popular responses to 1 e4. It was favoured…
The Sicilian Taimanov (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6) is a very flexible Black…
The Slav (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6) is a great choice against 1 d4 for players who…
The Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence provides a battleground for one of the key conflicts in chess:…
The King’s Indian Defence is a popular opening at all levels. Fischer, Kasparov, Bronstein, Nunn, Radjabov and Nakamura…
The King’s Indian Defence is a popular opening at all levels. Fischer, Kasparov, Bronstein, Nunn, Radjabov and Nakamura…
"Read - Understand - Play" What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules,…
What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right…