Openings

The Scotch Game is the most “open” of all the Open Games. In fact this is the only really Open...

The Breyer and Zaitsev Variations of the Ruy Lopez are two of the most dynamic lines played today....

This book presents the Triangle set-up, which arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3/Nf3 c6. This...

“For too long, Anti-Sicilian rhetoric has centred on the logic of simplicity, geared towards...

The Ark has always been considered one of the theoretically-heaviest defences in meeting the Ruy...

This book is dedicated to an opening with a century of history. It so happens that exactly one...

This book’s journey began on the first day of January 2018 when one of my New Year resolutions...

Welcome to the Modernized Bird Opening!I began studying the Bird in January 2023 and this book...

The Caro-Kann Defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1.e4, is...

Writing an opening book is always a challenging endeavor-especially in 2025. How long will the...

I have returned to my book from a few years ago, to an opening that at the time was a rare guest...

My aim in this book is to show that the Delayed Benoni is equally as attractive as its cousin, the...

Finding the right opening against 1.d4 has always been a difficult task. Keeping the balance...

You can hardly find a more unconventional idea than pushing your g-pawn 2 squares down the board....

I have played absolutely everything against 1.d4 from the Slav Defense, Queen’s Gambit, Benko...

For more than a hundred years, nothing threatened the leading role of the Spanish Opening among the...

“Above all, the Averbakh is a very rewarding opening. White’s piece development follows...

Although known for a long time, the London started to catch up in popularity just in the last...

“Over time, my attention focused on the Modern Benoni. In this opening, the bishop on g7 is...