Kasparov S Opening Repertoire

World Champions exert a strong influence on fashion in opening play, and Garry Kasparov is no exception. His advocacy of such variations as the Tarrasch, Catalan and Gruenfeld has brought these openings from the back pages of opening manuals into the forefront of theoretical discussion. The purpose of this book is to explore the development of Kasparov's opening repertoire and to present the core of a repertoire which the reader can apply in his own games. All recent theoretical developments have been incorporated into the work, so that the most important variations of these openings are critically up to date as at June 2012. It is not our intention lo present deep analysis of the middle game and endgame portions of Kasparov's games. The World Champion has done that himself in a number of places. We will, on occasion, add our own corrections and improvements to the published canon, but the games are included primarily to illustrate the themes of the openings. It is interesting to note the number of top players who have adopted portions of this repertoire. Jan Timman, Tony Miles and Valery Salov are just three of the players whose games will be examined in our book. We have attempted to analyze critically all important positions, and have introduced a number of new ideas in familiar positions. The authors have worked together over many months to collect and analyze the relevant material. Some of the analysis by Grandmaster Shamkovich first appeared in the American publication Chess Life. Older material on the Tarrasch was used in our book Play the Tarrasch (Ishi Press 2012), Both The first and second editions of Eric Schiller's Catalan {Chess Enterprises. l98l and 1988) and Gruenfeld Defense: Russian Variations (Ishi Press 2012) were used for the preparation of this work, as well as research notes and analysis for his forthcoming works on the Closed Spanish and Hedgehog openings.

In chess, the World Champion's openings are subjected to intense scrutiny by the chess world. This book examines Gary Kasparov's remarkable contributions to the opening theory. It also provides a model repertoire for keen players, and is full of exciting games.

Experienced grandmaster Sergey Kasparov presents a surprising way to combat The Sicilian Defence, Black’s most popular choice against 1.e4. White unbalances the position of his opponent right from the start, gains space and prepares to steamroll his way to victory. This repertoire is complete and contains many new ideas and improvements on existing opening theory. Kasparov writes lively, personal and highly instructive prose, and includes many exercises to test the amateur reader.

The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world champions including those two legends of the game, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It is an opening in the hypermodern style, in that Black generally allows White to build a strong centre early on in the expectation of being able to undermine it in the middlegame play. Opening Repetoire: The Grünfeld Defence book cuts through the dense theory that surrounds this opening and establishes a straightforward repertoire is based around consistent strategies and concepts. It has all the information necessary to enable the reader to begin playing the Grünfeld with confidence. There are also “Grünfeld-type” suggestions to counter White systems based on the English and Réti openings. In Opening Repertoire: The Grünfeld Defence, Nigel Davies guides the reader through the complexities of the Grünfeld and carves out a repertoire for Black. He examines all aspects of this highly complex opening and provides the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans. * A complete repertoire for Black against 1 d4. * A question and answer approach provides an excellent study method.

The first volume in the "Win Like My Hero!" series by International Grandmaster Ron W. Henley. This instructional series was created for chess players to learn to play and win like the most heroic figures of the game. Tactics and strategy are explained through the use of visually enhanced diagrams. Win Like Kasparov! Begins with a Biography and Openings section. There is also a Complete Games, Middlegames, Combinations and Endgame section. At the end of each section are training diagrams. The reader has a chance to find the same powerful solutions that Kasparov himself applied in his chess victories. This technique is key to learning to play and Win Like Kasparov!