Keene R. The Evolution of Chess Opening Theory: From Philidor to Kasparov

Russell Enterprises, 2016. — 240 p. — ISBN13: 978-1941270349. In the late 1990s, American publisher Pickard & Son released five books, each dedicated to a unique tactical theme, and each with approximately 100 pages. Written by the late Russian correspondence master Victor Charushin, the books were Alekhine’s Block, Combination Cross, Lasker’s Combination, Mitrofanov’s...

Everyman Chess, 2017. — 400 p. — ISBN13: 978-1781943748. The English (1 c4) is a fine choice for players who like to enjoy a wide variety of middlegame positions. One of its great attractions is flexibility and diversity: White can play either aggressively or quietly, and the resultant middlegame positions are rich in both strategy and tactics. In this book, International...

Gambit Publications, 2015. — 192 p. — ISBN13: 978-1910093658. The appeal of the Scandinavian Defence is easy to understand: it is very forcing – Black is virtually guaranteed to get his desired structure. There are no annoying ‘Anti-Scandinavians’ to study! But for many decades the Scandinavian was regarded with some suspicion, as Black apparently loses time recapturing on d5....

Chess Stars Publishing, 2019. — 412 p. В защите Алехина, вопреки классическим приемам игры в дебюте, черные не бьются за центр пешками, а начинают оказывать непосредственное давление на центр белых. Конь черных на f6 атакует пешку на e4, и если она продвигается, то d-пешка черных присоединяется к атаке против нее. Защита Алехина особенно применима в поединках с игроками,...

Chess Evolution, 2017. — 336 p. — ISBN: 978-615-80713-3-8. In this book the London System opening is presented using all of the most important games with thorough comments, through which the readers will have the opportunity to understand the essence of this opening. Author Grandmaster Nikola Sedlak will show that this system is fully deserving of your attention for analysing...

Ginger GM Publishing, 2016. — 312 p. Новая монография, посвященная французской защите. French Advance French Advance: Introduction 1st Introductory Game: Shabalov, A - Shirov, A 2nd Introductory Game: Grischuk, A - Short, N French Advance: Theory A: 5…Bd7 6.Be2 French Advance: Theory B: 5…Bd7 6.a3?! French Advance: Theory C: Early Deviations by White French Advance: Summary...