Books I’m Currently Reading
* Applying Logic in Chess { just starting }
* Attacking the Strongpoint { just starting }
* Chess for Life { Interview with Pia Cramling }
* Chess Improvement { Page 115 }
* Chess Training for Candidate Masters { just starting }
* Gambit Busters
* How Not to Play Chess { Page 53 }
* How to Become a Candidate Master { reviewed all chapters | will now review specific games }
* How To Study Chess on Your Own { page 33 | shallow study approach }
* Dynamic Chess Strategy { Chapter 2 }
* The Positional Invasion in Chess { just starting }
* The Road to Chess Improvement { just starting }
* The Shereshevsky Method { just starting }
* Transpo Tricks in Chess { Philidor’s Defense }
* Your Best Move { just starting }
Reaching the Top { already read the book multiple times but now reviewing specific games }
{ Game 40 | King’s Indian Defense | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5 }
System Books | A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire
{ Game 31 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Ne4 }
{ Game 32 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Qb3 } { Liberated Bishop Defense | Chapter 4 }
{ Game 33 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 }
{ Game 34 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bf4 }
{ Games 35-36 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 }
{ Game 37 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 g6 }
{ Games 38 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 }
{ Games 39 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. c4 dxc4 }
{ Games 40 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 } { Slav Defense }
{ Games 41 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 } { Queen’s Gambit Accepted }
{ Game 68 | { 1. d4 h6 | 1. d4 Nc6 | 1. d4 e6 | 1. d4 c5 | 1. d4 e5 | 1. d4 d6 } }
System Books | A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire
Introduction + Chapters 1 through 3 + Chapter 6 through 7 + Chapter 17
Books that Take a Lot of Brain Power
50 Essential Chess Lessons
100 Chess Master Trade Secrets
Analyse Your Chess
Art of Attack in Chess
Chess Lessons: Solving Problems & Avoiding Mistakes
Chess Strategy in Action
How to Reassess Your Chess
Improve Your Positional Chess
Techniques of Positional Chess
Training with Moska
What it Takes to Become a Chess Master
Why We Lose at Chess
Your Chess Battle Plan
Books for Casual Reading
Chess for Zebras
Chess Opening Essentials Volumes 1, 2, 4
The Fastest Way to Improve at Chess
How to be a Winner at Chess
How to Build Your Chess Opening Repertoire
On the Origin of Moves
Optimise Your Chess Thinking
The Seven Deadly Chess Sins
US Chess Federation Rules
Books Recently Read (or Re-Read in Many Cases)
The Big Book of World Chess Championships
Mind Master
The Rookie
Books with Some Content of Relevance
Secrets of Practical Chess { Part 1 on decision making and oversights is helpful }
Exercise Books
Tactical Exercises
100 Headachingly Hard Mate in Two Chess Puzzles
500 Opening Tactics
1001 Chess Exercises for Club Players
1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations
Attacking the Chess King Workbook
Never Ending Tactics
Rewire Your Chess Brain
The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book
Tactics Time
Tactics Time 2
Strategic Exercises
Find the Winning Move
Imagination in Chess
Perfect Your Test
Strategic Chess Exercises
Test Your Chess Skills
Game Collections
Specific Chess Players
Chess Duels: My Games with the World Champions
Kasparov vs Karpov
My Best Games of Chess 1905-1954
My Joyous Battle with Chess Villains
Tal Botvinnik 1960
Topalov-Kramnik 2006 World Chess Championship
All Phases
Complete Book of Chess Strategy { 100’s of positions to practice evaluation skills }
Endgames
Endgame Skills
Amateur to IM
The Chess Endgame Exercise Book
Chess Endgame Workbook
Fundamental Chess Endings
How to Play Chess Endings
John Nunn’s Chess Course *
Practical Chess Endings
Training with Moska { Part 3 } *
van Perlo’s Endgame Tactics
Endgame Tactics
Endgame Practice
Rewire Your Chess Brain { tactical vision }
Endgame References
Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual
Secrets of Rook Endings
Middle Game
Chess Success: Planning After the Opening { pawn structures | annotated games }
Planning Move by Move { excellent annotated games }
The Zugzwang Method { games | game fragments | endgame }
Openings
King’s Pawn Game
How to Beat the Open Games
{ Chapter 24 | 1. e4 e5 }
The Open Games with Black
Play the Open Games as Black
{ Chapter 1 | 1. e4 e5 } { already reviewed }
{ Chapter 2 | The Center Game }
{ Chapter 2 | The Danish Gambit }
{ Chapter 3 | The Bishop’s Opening }
{ Chapter 3 | The Vienna Game }
{ Chapters 4 through 6 | The King’s Gambit }
{ Chapter 7 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 }
{ Chapter 8 | The Ponziani Opening }
{ Chapter 9 | The Goring Gambit }
{ Chapter 10 | The Scotch Game }
{ and other chapters left }
{ Chapter 11 | The Belgrade Gambit }
{ Chapter 12 | The Scotch Four Knights }
{ Chapter 13 |
King’s Pawn Game | Irregular Variations
Alekhine Alert { Game 72 | 1. e4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Nf3 }
Alekhine Alert { Game 73 | 1. e4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. f4 Nc6 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 1 | Danish Gambit }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 1 | Accelerated Dresden }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 1 | Portuguese Opening }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 1 | Wayward Queen Attack }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 1 | Goring Gambit }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 2 | Reversed Philodor Defense }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 2 | King’s Indian Attack }
Bird’s Opening
Bird’s Opening Move by Move
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 6 | Dutch Defense / Bird Opening }
Bishop’s Opening
Beating 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 6 | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 5 | minimal coverage }
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
Attack with Black { Chapter 1 | Line A | 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Nxe4 }
How to Beat 1 d4 { Chapter 19 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6 } { Euwe Variation }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 5 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 }
Fighting the Anti-King’s Indian { Chapter 9 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Nxe4 }
Fighting the Anti-King’s Indian { Chapter 9 | Line A | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Be3 }
Fighting the Anti-King’s Indian { Chapter 9 | Line A | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3.
Opening Repertoire: The Caro-Kann
{ Chapter 16 | Line A | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 c6 }
Dealing with d4 Deviations
{ Chapter 8 | Line A1 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Qh5 }
{ Chapter 8 | Line A2 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 }
{ Chapter 8 | Line A3 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4 }
{ Chapter 8 | Line A4 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 }
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
{ Chapter 1 | Introduction | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. d5? }
{ Chapter 1 | Introduction | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bd3?! }
{ Chapter 1 | Line A | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 }
{ Chapter 1 | Line B | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 }
{ Chapter 1 | Line C | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Qh5 }
{ Chapter 1 | Line D | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nxe4 }
{ Chapter 2 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 }
{ Chapter 3 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 }
{ Chapter 5 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 c6 }
{ Chapter 12 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 c6 }
Caro-Kann Defense
Bologan’s Caro-Kann
The Caro-Kann Move by Move { Chapter 11 | 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 Qb6 }
Dangerous Weapons: The Caro-Kann { Chapter 3 | 6. N1e2 }
The Double Queen’s Gambit { Chapter 5 | Panov-Botvinnik Attack }
The Extreme Caro-Kann { 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 }
Grandmaster Repertoire: The Caro-Kann
Grandmaster Secrets: The Caro-Kann
Opening Repertoire: The Caro-Kann
Starting Out: The Caro-Kann
Win with the Caro-Kann
Center Game
Dangerous Weapons: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 13 | Part 2 | 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 }
Dangerous Weapons: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 13 | 4. Qe3 other }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 1 } { including detailed coverage of Qa4 }
Colle System
Starting Out: The Colle
{ Chapter 5 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 and now { c6 | g6 | Bf5 | Bg4 } }
{ Chapter 6 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 and now { c6 | c5 | e6 | g6 | Nc6 | Bf5 | Bg4 } }
Dunst Opening
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 8 | Linkspringer: 1 Nc3 }
Dutch Defense
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 17 | Line C2 | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 Nf6 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 17 | Line F | 1. d4 f5 2. g3 }
The Diamond Dutch
The Killer Dutch
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 6 | Dutch Defense / Bird Opening }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 11.1 | 1. d4 f5 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 11.2 | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 }
Englund Gambit
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 12.56 | 1. d4 e5 }
Flank Openings | English Opening
Attack with Black { Chapter 7 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nxc4 e5 }
Attack with Black { Chapter 8 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nxc4 e5 5. Nb5 d5 6. cxd5 Bc5 7. e3 }
The Full English Opening { Chapter 16 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 }
The Full English Opening { Chapter 17 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 }
The Full English Opening { Chapter 16 | 1. c4 c6 }
The Full English Opening { All Chapters | Exercises at End of Each Chapter }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 3 { Chapter 8 }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 7 | Symmetry in the English Opening }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 7 | English Double Fianchetto Variation }
Opening Repertoire: The Fianchetto System { Chapter 1 | Symmetric English }
A Rock Solid Chess Opening Repertoire { 12.3 | d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 }
A Rock Solid Chess Opening Repertoire { 12.3.1 | d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e4 }
A Rock Solid Chess Opening Repertoire { 12.3.2 | d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 }
A Rock Solid Chess Opening Repertoire { 12.3.3 | d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nbd5 }
A Rock Solid Chess Opening Repertoire { 12.3.4 | d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 }
Flank Openings | Reti
The Modern Reti { Part 3 | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 and now { a6 | Bf5 | Bg4 } }
The Modern Reti { Part 4 | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 }
The Modern Reti { Part 5 | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bb2 }
The Modern Reti { Part 6 | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bb2 }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 2 }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 5 | Gambits in the Reti Opening }
Flank Openings | Other
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 8 | Sokolsy/Polish: 1 b4 }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 8 | Grob 1 g4 }
Opening Repertoire: The Grunfeld Defense { Chapter 13 | Miscellaneous Systems }
Four Knights Game | General
Alekhine Alert { Game 70 | 1. e5 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 }
Dangerous Weapons: 1 e4 e5 { 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O }
First Steps: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 6 | The Four Knights Game }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 7 | Four Knights Game }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Chapter 2 | Rubenstein Gambit }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Chapter 3 | Spanish Four Knights with 4. … { Bc5 | Bd6 | d6 } }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Chapter 4 | Scotch Four Knights }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Chapter 6 | Glek Variation }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Chapter 7 | Three Knights Game }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 6 | 4. a3 and 4. g3 and 4. h3 and 4. Nd5 and 4. Bc4 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 6 | Line A | 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. d5 Bb4 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 6 | Line B | 4. … Nd5 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 6 | Line C | 4. … h3 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 6 | Game 18 | 4. a3 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 6 | Game 19 | 4. g3 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 7 | Scotch Four Knights with 4. … Bb4 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 8 | Spanish Variation | Rubinstein Variation }
Four Knights Game | Belgrade Gambit
The Four Knights Move by Move { Game 33 | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 6. Bf4 O-O }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Game 34 | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 d6 }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Game 35 | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Game 36 | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nb4 }
The Four Knights Move by Move { Game 36 | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nxe4 }
How to Beat the Open Games { Line 13F | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 6. Bc4 }
How to Beat the Open Games { Line 13G | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nd4 O-O }
The Open Games with Black { Game 48 | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nb4 }
Play the Open Games as Black { Chapter 11 | Line A | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nb4 }
Play the Open Games as Black { Chapter 11 | Line B1 | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O }
Play the Open Games as Black { Chapter 11 | Line B2 | 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 6. Bf4 O-O }
How to Become a Candidate Master { Chapter 3 }
Grunfeld Defense
Chess Explained: The Grunfeld { Chapter 1 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapters 13 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapters 15 }
Opening Repertoire: The Fianchetto System { Chapter 2 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 }
Opening Repertoire: The Fianchetto System { Chapter 3 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 and { … d5 } }
Opening Repertoire: The Grunfeld Defense { Chapter 10 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 }
Play the Grunfeld { Chapter 13 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 }
Understanding the Grunfeld { Chapter 14 }
The Safest Grunfeld { Part 1 | Line C | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 }
The Slav Move by Move { Chapter 9 | Game 47 | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 }
The Slav Move by Move { Chapter 9 | Game 48 | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 }
The Slav Move by Move { Chapter 9 | Game 49 | 1. c4 c6 }
The Slav Move by Move { Chapter 9 | Game 50 | 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 }
Indian Defenses | Miscellaneous
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 16 | Line A | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 16 | Line B | 1. d4 c5 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 17 | Line D | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 10.31 | 1. d4 c5 2. d5 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 10.33 | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 12.51 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 12.55 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 a6 }
King’s Indian Attack
Starting Out: King’s Indian Attack { Chapters 5 and 6 | systems with Bf5 and Bg4 }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 6 | King’s Indian Attack }
King’s Indian Defense
Attacking the King’s Indian Volume 1 { no chapters of interest }
Attacking the King’s Indian Volume 2 { Part I covers the Fianchetto Variation }
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5 { Chapter 1 }
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. e4 { Chapter 2 }
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 { Chapter 3 }
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. b3 { Chapter 4 }
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. other { Chapter 8 }
125 Chess Opening Surprises { 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 0-0 5. Bg2 d6 6. 0-0 Bf5 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapters 13 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapters 14 }
Dangerous Weapons: The King’s Indian { Chapter 1 covers 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 }
Opening Repertoire: The Fianchetto System { Chapter 4 + 5 + 6 }
Play the King’s Indian { Chapter 8 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 0-0 5. Bg2 d6 6. 0-0 }
Play the King’s Indian { Chapter 8 | Games 43 through 54 }
London System
Attack with Black { Chapter 2 | Line C }
Modern Defense
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 17 | Line E | 1. d4 g6 }
Opening Repertoire: The Modern Defense { Chapter 4 }
Nimzo-Larsen Attack
The Nimzo-Larsen Attack Move by Move { Game 54 | 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. c4 }
Winning Quickly with 1. b3 and 1. … b6
Owen’s Defense
Winning Quickly with 1. b3 and 1. … b6
Ponziani Opening
Play the Ponziani { Chapter 5 | 3. … d5 4. Qa4 Bd7 }
Play the Ponziani { Chapter 6 | 3. … d5 4. Qa4 f6 }
Play the Ponziani { Chapter 8 | 3. … d5 4. Bb5 }
Play the Ponziani { Chapter 10 | Line A | 3. … g6 4. Bc4 d6 }
Play the Ponziani { Chapter 11 | Line C | 3. … a6 }
Play the Ponziani { Chapter 11 | Line c1 | 3. … g6 4. Bb5 }
Play the Ponziani { Chapter 11 | Line c2 | 3. … g6 4. Bc4 }
Play the Ponziani { Chapter 11 | Line c3 | 3. … g6 4. d4 }
Queen’s Gambit Accepted
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 5 | Line D | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ }
First Steps: The Queen’s Gambit { Chapter 4 }
How to Beat 1 d4 { Part 1 }
The Queen’s Gambit Accepted
Starting Out: Queen’s Gambit Accepted
{ Games 14-16 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Qe2 }
{ Games 17-18 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 }
{ Games 19-20 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O cxd4 }
{ Game 21 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a3 }
{ Games 22-23 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 }
{ Games 28-30 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 }
{ Games 24-25 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 }
{ Games 26-27 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 }
{ Games 31-35 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 }
{ Games 36-40 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 }
{ Games 41-42 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qa4+ }
{ Games 43-45 | 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 }
{ Games 46-47 | 3. Nf3 c5 } { Game 48 | 3. Nf3 a6 } { Game 49 | 3. Nf3 e6 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 4.0 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. misc }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 4.1 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf6 a6 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 4.2 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf6 c5 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 4.3 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf6 Nf6 }
Queen’s Gambit | General
Chess Explained: The Queen’s Gambit Declined
{ Game 17 | Anti-Lasker }
{ Game 18 | Lasker Defense }
Dangerous Weapons: The Queen’s Gambit
First Steps: The Queen’s Gambit { Chapter 5 }
{ Game 32 | Lasker’s Defense }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2 { Chapter 2 }
The Queen’s Gambit for the Attacking Player
Queen’s Gambit: Orthodox Defense
The Queen’s Gambit Declined Move by Move { Chapter 1 | Exchange Variation with Nf3 }
The Queen’s Gambit Declined Move by Move { Chapter 1 | Exchange Variation with Nge2 }
The Queen’s Gambit Declined Move by Move { Chapter 1 | Main Line with Bg5 }
The Queen’s Gambit Declined Move by Move { Chapter 1 | Main Line with Bf4 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 1.1 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 3.6 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 { a6 | b6 | f5 | Bb4 } }
Queen’s Gambit Declined | Austrian Defense
First Steps: The Queen’s Gambit { Games 57-58 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 8 | Line B }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 3.5 }
The Double Queen’s Gambit
{ Chapter 7: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. cxd5 Qa5+ }
{ Chapter 8: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nxd4 Nxd5 }
{ Chapter 18: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 and now 5. … Qd7 and 5. … Qd8 }
{ Chapter 19: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. Nxd4 Nf6 }
{ Chapter 20: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. g3 }
{ Part IV: Games { many games of potential interest }
The Queen’s Gambit Declined Move by Move { Games 57 + 58 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5 }
Queen’s Gambit Declined | Baltic Defense
First Steps: The Queen’s Gambit { Game 56 }
Queen’s Gambit Declined | Chigorin Defense
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 8 | Line A }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 3.2 }
The Queen’s Gambit Declined Move by Move { Games 59 + 60 }
The Chigorin Defense { Chapter 3 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 10 }
The Chigorin Queen’s Gambit { Chapter 1 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 }
The Chigorin Defense Move by Move { Chapter 3 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 }
The Chigorin Defense Move by Move { Chapter 4 | Game 57 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 }
The Chigorin Defense Move by Move { Chapter 5 | Game 58 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bf4 }
The Chigorin Defense Move by Move { Chapter 5 | Game 58 | Line d | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 }
The Chigorin Defense Move by Move { Chapter 5 | Game 58 | Line e | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 }
Play 1 … Nc6 { Chapter 6 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 }
Play 1 … Nc6 { Chapter 9 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 and now { e3 | Nc3 | Qa4 } }
Queen’s Gambit Declined | Ragozin Variation
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 4 | Line A | 5. Qb3 Nc6 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 4 | Line B | 5. Qb3 c5 }
Queen’s Gambit Declined | Tarrasch Defense
The Art of the Tarrasch Defense { Chapter 9 | Chapter 16 | Part IV | Part V }
The Art of the Tarrasch Defense { Games 42-45 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 }
The Art of the Tarrasch Defense { Games 46-49 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 }
The Art of the Tarrasch Defense { Games 50 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 f6 }
The Art of the Tarrasch Defense { Chapter 10 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 8 | Line C | Lines without Nc3 }
First Steps: The Queen’s Gambit { Chapter 8 }
Grandmaster Repertoire: The Tarrasch Defense { Chapter 19 | Line C } + { Chapter 20 | Line C }
Opening for White According to Kramnik Volume 5 { Chapter 4 covers 5. … Nf6 6. Bg5 } *
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 2 | 5. … Nf6 }
The Tarrasch Defense Move by Move { Introduction | Structural Introduction | Game 21 }
Queen’s Indian Defense
Chess Explained: The Queen’s Indian { Chapter 1 | 4. g3 Bb7 }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2 { Chapter 6 | Fianchetto Variation }
Queen’s Pawn Game
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 8 | Line a | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 8 | Line b | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 a6 }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 8 | Line c | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 }
The Double Queen’s Gambit { Game 2 | 1. d4 d5 2. Bg4 c5 }
The Double Queen’s Gambit { Game 4 | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Nc6 { Caro-Kann } }
The Liberated Bishop Defense { Chapter 1 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. e3 }
The Liberated Bishop Defense { Game 5 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 }
The Liberated Bishop Defense { Game 6 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 Nd7 }
Play the Benko Gambit { Chapter 7 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 }
Ruy Lopez
The Ruy Lopez: A Guide for Black { no chapters of interest }
The Ruy Lopez Move by Move { Game 18 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb4 g6 }
Starting Out: The Ruy Lopez { Game 16 |1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb4 g6 }
Scotch Game
First Steps: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 7 }
First Steps: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 7 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 }
Starting Out: The Scotch Game
Semi-Slav Defense
Chess Explained: The Meran Semi-Slav
The Complete Semi-Slav
First Steps: The Queen’s Gambit { Chapter 7 }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2 { Chapter 3 }
Play the Semi-Slav
The Semi-Slav
Semi-Slav 5 Bg5 { Chapter 1 | Queen’s Gambit Hybrid }
Semi-Slav 5 Bg5 { Chapter 2 | Cambridge Springs Defense }
Semi-Slav 5 Bg5 { Chapter 4 | Moscow Variation }
Semi-Slav Defense: Non-Meran Variations
The Triangle System { Chapter 18 | Line A213: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 f5 6. Nf3 }
The Triangle System { Chapter 18 | Line A3: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nf3 f5 }
The Triangle System { Chapter 18 | Line B: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 f5 }
The Triangle System { Chapter 19 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nbd2 }
The Triangle System { Chapter 20 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 }
The Triangle System { Chapter 21 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qb3 }
The Triangle System { Chapter 22 | Line B | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 6.1 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 f5 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 6.2 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 }
Slav Defense
The Chebanenko Slav According to Bologna
The Double Queen’s Gambit { Chapter 4 | Exchange Variation }
First Steps: The Queen’s Gambit { Chapter 6 }
First Steps: The Queen’s Gambit { Games 15-18 | Exchange Variation }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2 { Chapter 3 | Exchange Variation }
The Slav for the Tournament Player
Play the Slav { Chapter 7 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 }
Play the Slav { Chapter 8 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2|Qb3 }
Play the Slav { Chapter 10 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 }
Play the Slav { Chapter 11 | Line A | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Bf4 }
Play the Slav { Chapter 11 | Line B1 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Qb3 }
Play the Slav { Chapter 11 | Line B2 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nc3}
Play the Slav { Chapter 11 | Line C1 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 }
Play the Slav { Chapter 11 | Line C2 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 }
The Slav Move by Move { Chapter 6 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 }
The Slav Move by Move { Chapter 7 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 and now { g3 | Qc2 | Qb3 }
The Slav Move by Move { Chapter 8 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 5.31 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 5.32 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 5.33 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 }
A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire { Section 5.34 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 }
Standard Opening
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 5 | Danish and Goring Gambits }
Torre Attack
Attack with Black { Chapter 2 | Line D }
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapters 9 through 12 }
Dealing with d4 Deviations { Chapter 3 | The Torre Attack }
Dealing with d4 Deviations { Chapter 4 | The Hebden Torre }
The Gambit Guide to the Torre Attack
Two Knights Defense
Beating 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 4 |1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 1 { Chapter 6 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Game 17 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 }
First Steps: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 4 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 }
First Steps: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 4 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 }
First Steps: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 4 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 }
First Steps: 1 e4 e5 { Chapter 4 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O }
The Scotch Gambit { Chapter 1 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 }
The Scotch Gambit { Chapter 2 | Games 11 through 19 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 }
The Scotch Gambit { Chapter 3 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 }
The Scotch Gambit { Chapter 4 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 and now { Ng4 | Ne4 } }
The Scotch Gambit { Chapter 5 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 }
Universal First Moves | 1 … d6
1 … d6 Move by Move
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 17 | Line C | 1. d4 d6 }
An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black { Chapter 15 | Wade Defense }
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 8 }
Universal First Moves | 1 … e6
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 17 | Line B | 1. d4 e6 }
The Modern Bogo 1 d4 e6
A Rock-Solid Chess Opening Repertoire for Black
Universal First Moves | 1 … Nc6
Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 { Chapter 8 }
Side-Stepping Mainline Theory
Play 1 … Nc6!
Vienna Game
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Chapter 4 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Game 13 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Game 15 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 }
A Vigorous Chess Opening Repertoire { Game 16 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Na5 }
Wade Defense
1 … d6 Move by Move { Chapter 7 }
An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black { Chapter 15 | 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 }
An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black { Chapter 18 | Line A | 1. d4 d6 2. g3 }
Opening for White According to Kramnik 1. Nf3
Volume 1a { Old Indian | Anti-Grunfeld | King’s Indian }
Volume 1b { King’s Indian Defense }
Volume 2 { Anti-Nimzo | Anti-QID | English | Tango }
Volume 3 { Maroczy | English | Modern | Dutch | Rare Lines }
Volume 4 { QGA | Slav | Semi-Slav }
Volume 4 | Part 1
{ Chapter 1 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 }
{ Chapter 2 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Ne5 }
{ Chapter 3 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf4 3. c4 }
{ Chapter 4 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 }
{ Chapter 5 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 }
{ Chapter 6 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 a6 }
Volume 5 { Queen’s Gambit Declined }
Opening Books of Very Limited Value
125 Chess Opening Surprises
Anti-Sicilians: A Guide for Black
Anti-Sicilians Move by Move
The Benko Gambit
The Benko Gambit Move by Move
The Berlin Defense Unraveled
The Budapest Gambit
Chess Explained: The Nimzo-Indian
Czech Benoni in Action { great game annotation in general }
The Classical French Move by Move
Dangerous Weapons: The French
The Fabulous Budapest Gambit
First Steps: The French
First Steps: The Modern { Chapter 5 | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 }
French Defense: The Solid Rubinstein Variation
Fundamental Chess Openings
How to Play the Chess Openings
The Modern Bogo 1 d4 e6
The Nimzo-Indian 4 e3
The Nimzo-Indian Move by Move
Opening for Black According to Karpov
The Philidor Files
Play the French
The Powerful Catalan
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Vienna
Starting Out: The Nimzo-Indian
Taming Wild Chess Openings
Understanding the Chess Openings
Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953