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Download an update of The Petroff: an Expert Repertoire for Black by Sakaev - Chapter 19
New Books:
Opening for White According to Kramnik vol.4 Second Edition New!!
by Alexander Khalifman
The Petroff: an Expert Repertoire for Black, New!!
by Konstantin Sakaev 292 pages
In this book the reader will find an opening repertoire for Black against 1. e4, based on the Petroff Defence and designed to be used up to the highest level. For many years this opening has served as the main black weapon for chess giants as Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand.
The Petroff Defence is especially suitable for positionally-oriented players who like to obtain a solid and reliable game after the opening. The theoretical material in the book has been thoroughly prepared and systematized. The many new ideas and novelties have all been explained in a way designed to make it easier for the reader to understand and employ them in his own games.
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Fighting the French: A New Concept, New!!
by Denis Yevseev 384 pages
GM Yevseev suggests a new concept of combating the French. White plays 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 and then he deploys his pieces according to the scheme Ngf3, Bd3, c3, 0–0, against almost anything that Black may play. This will usually lead to exchanges in the centre and the appearance of an isolated queen’s pawn for White.
Opening for White According to Kramnik 1.Nf3 Volume 3
by Alexander Khalifman, 308 pages
by Alexander Delchev and Evgenij Agrest, 348 pages
The Safest Grünfeld offers a complete repertoire for Black against 1.d4 and various Anti-Grünfeld systems as 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3, 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4, 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3. The book follows Chess Stars trademark structure with 3 chapters in every part. "Main Ideas" aim to give you a succinct review of the theory and the basic knowledge that should you allow to start playing the opening without much study. They also give examples of middlegame plans and typical tactical motifs, to complement the "Step by Step" and "Complete Games" chapters. In most main lines, the authors offer at least two alternative setups for Black - one solid system, and a more challenging approach. The material is up to date to April first.
by Alexey Dreev
by Vladimir Barsky
by Alexander Khalifman
This volume is devoted mostly to the English Attack in the Najdorf system, that is the variation beginning with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3, and the Scheveningen variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 which is the senior twin-brother of the Najdorf system.
See the whole preface. by Vladimir Barsky, May 2010, 224 pages
by Nikita Vitiugov, May 2010, 228 pages
There was a line of ommitted text on page 13. Check the corrected page here: by Kiril Georgiev, March 2010, 192 pages
This book aims to teach you how to put Black into a positional squeeze in the most popular gambits against 1.d4. It offers a White repertoire based on understanding and not on memorisation of long variations. Georgiev preaches a solid strategic approach which allows to decrease the role of computer assisted home analysis and will serve you for many years. by Alexey Dreev, March 2010, 212 pages
Dreev is a leading expert on opening theory. The Moscow Variation and the Anti-Moscow Gambit are his “trademark” systems. Alexey is also a renown chess author. His previous book, My One Hundred Best Games, was selected in the short list of the English Chess Federation A Book of the Year 2007 contest.
by Vladimir Barsky, December 2009, 196 pages The book consists of seven chapters dealing
with different move-orders. Every chapter comprises of Quick Repertoire, a thorough
analytical material in the part Step by Step and Complete Games. In order to include
a certain opening system in your opening repertoire it would be sufficient for you
to read the part Quick Repertoire and play through the games and that would not
take too much of your free time. After this you can boldly start playing this
opening in some friendly games in your club or in the Internet. You will amass in
that fashion a certain degree of experience in the Scotch Game and then you should
better have a look in the part Step by Step comparing your play with the recommendations
of author of this book.
Vladimir Barsky is an International chess master, journalist and
coaching second of A.Morozevich in numerous international
competitions, including two World championships. He is the author of a
variety of books about chess and chess players.
by Alexander Khalifman, September 2009, 284 pages This book covers the Rauzer. Note that the Najdorf will be in a separate volume - 13th.
by Victor Bologan, June 2009, 356 pages The famous grandmaster Victor Bologan (Elo 2690) offers a complete Black repertoire based on "probably the most romantic response to 1 d4" (Bologan) - the King's Indian Defence. He explains the concept of the book as follows: "I have tried to reveal to you the true spirit of the King's Indian Defence – to uncover for you its secrets and to show you its typical resources. The Yugoslavian "Chess Encyclopedia" devotes almost a half of Volume 5 to the K.I.D., with indexes from E60 up to E99. However, I did not feel bound by these frames, despite their size, and I have tried to explain to you when Black should direct the fight in the spirit of the Benko Gambit or the Modern Benoni... The book is written for chess players of all levels, since the principles
of the King’s Indian Defence are equally applicable to the amateurs as well as to the super-grandmasters."
by Semko Semkov, April 2009, 140 pages This book of Chess Stars offers an entirely new approach to the Four Pawns Attack against the King’s Indian Defence (KID). You will find below additional analysis of one line which has not made up to the book, but also deserves attention - see the link "More Analysis"!
by Alexander Khalifman, January 2009, 444 pages This hefty book contains enormous quantity of information about one of the most popular Sicilians lately - the Dragon.
by Alexander Beliavsky and Adrian Mikhalchishin, December 2008, 168 pages ISBN: 978-954 8782 68-5 The book deals with a reliable and interesting system (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 4 a3) which has been played by most of the world’s elite, starting with ex-world champion Tigran Petrosian. It is not a repertoire book though. Beliavsky&Mikhalchishin present an objective work which discusses the possibilities of both sides.
by Alexander Delchev and Semko Semkov, July 2008, 228 pages ISBN: 978-954 8782 67-8 Bulgarian GM Delchev takes a new look at his Sicilian repertoire. After a short pause, in 2008 he returned to his pet line, the Taimanov system. The result of his work is this Second edition of The Safest Sicilian.
by Atanas Kolev and Trajko Nedev, April 2008, 240 pages The book presents a Black repertoire with 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6, based on the most aggressive Sveshnikov lines. It also covers The Rossolimo (3 Bb5) and Alapin (3 c3). The material is up-to-date to April 10. The authors propose major novelties in practically all topical lines. The repertoire avoids solid, but passive variations. They are left for backup lines while the authors' recommendation goes for the most challenging options. "Currently I do not see any serious theoretical problems for Black" claims Kolev in the foreword. In the Rossolimo the authors also share completely new ideas, developed by them.
by Alexander Khalifman, April 2008, 352 pages This is a completely new book, which comes to replace the first edition of 2001. It covers the Black Knights’ Tango, Romanishin Variation, Queen’s Indian English, Hedgehog Defence English, Double Fianchetto Defence, Semi-Tarrasch Defence.
by Sakaev and Semkov, January 2008, 256 pages A brand new edition of the book, devoted to a super reliable opening, suitable for all players up to the level of world champions. With the combined efforts of Kasparov, Karpov, Anand, Ponomariov QGA presently reached the status of a super reliable opening, suitable for all players up to the level of world champions.
The authors digested all the available material up to 20.04.2005 and separated it into branches offering a move-by-move presentation of the main ideas according to the latest tournament tendencies.
A highly professional study by Grandmaster Konstantin Sakaev - one of the best players in the world with current rating of 2657. His trophy list includes 2 junior world titles and 2 gold olympic medals with the Russian team - in 1998 and 2000.
by Marat Makarov , 180 pages
The author Marat Makarov is a Grandmaster and he has been practicing as a coach for more than 20 years. Among his pupils is the champion of USSR and Russia WGM Julia Demina. "It was a great pleasure for me to work with this wonderful book. It includes more than 300 skillfully selected endgame positions, which are of immense value for the practical player. It looks like you can encounter them in every tournament and I myself learned a lot from that book, while translating it. I believe this work is a necessity for every chess player’s library and it will ensure for you plenty of well-deserved points in your chess games." GM Evgeny Ermenkov
The Safest Grünfeld.
The Meran and Anti-meran for Black. An Insider's view
A Universal Weapon 1.d4 d6
Opening for White According to Anand. Vol.13
The Modern Philidor Defence. NEW!!
The French Defence. A Complete Black Repertoire
Squeezing the Gambits: The Benko, Budapest, Albin and Blumenfeld
The structure of the book is similar to Georgiev’s previous work, The Sharpest Sicilian. In the Main Ideas chapters, the author focuses on plans and ideas. He explains what to do after the opening, which pieces to exchange and which ones to keep. He also provides a full, step by step, branch by branch, theoretical coverage in the Step by Step chapters. You will also find complete games with extensive commentaries.
The Moscow&Anti-Moscow Variations
The Scotch Game for White
Opening
for White According to Anand 12
The King's Indian. A Complete Black Repertoire
UPDATES
Many readers asked about the line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 0–0 6.Nf3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Be2 exd5 9.exd5 which is not covered in the book. Bologan wrote an update which you can download from here.
The author develops original aggressive ways to combat the KID and analysis them in great detail. He also covers various move orders for Black known
as Modern Defence. There is no Kill KID 2 ...yet. This project is open to readers’ suggestions.
Opening
for White According to Anand 11
The Petrosian System Against the QID
White's main strategic goal in this system is to build a perfect pawn centre and then organise a kingside attack. Such an approach is much more natural than the modern fianchetto systems against the Queen’s Indian Defence. Database statistics seem to confirm that, as White is scoring better with 4.a3 than with 4.g3. The authors’ own practical experience shows that they feel comfortably in the Petrosian system with any colour. They are especially effective with White and have not allowed a single loss in 27 years. The structure of this book is similar to other recent Chess Stars publications. Every part starts with a “Main Ideas” section that explains the major plans and typical positions which are then analysed in the “Move by Move” chapters.
The book will be interesting to a wide range of players who enter QID positions as White or Black.
The Safest Sicilian, A Black repertoire with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 Second Revised Edition
Delchev proposes a sound yet aggressive approach, based on the following move order: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7. As Black, it is extremely difficult to get a playable position without accepting extreme risks. This book deals with reliable positional systems which will serve you for many years, without having to update your opening knowledge every two weeks. This setup is especially effective against the dreaded English attack. The author is one of the world’s leading experts in that field and his recommendations are based mostly on his own games. Without hiding back his secrets, Delchev reveals many new ideas and novelties in his pet line. The authors pay also attention to White’s deviations from the Open Sicilian. There are chapters about 3.c3, 3.d3, 3.Nc3, 3.b3, 3.c4 and other rare lines. The book features a new form of presentation. Every system is examined in a separate part which contains three chapters: "Quick Repertoire”; "Step by Step"; "Complete Games". You start with the "Quick Repertoire". You’ll find there all the vital information that you need to start playing the variation. "Step by Step" chapters follow the usual layout of Chess Stars books with main lines that branch to sub-lines. Finally, every part ends with "Complete Games".
The Easiest Sicilian
Opening for White According to Kramnik, volume 2 Second Edition
The Queen's Gambit Accepted, Third Edition
A Chess Library for Practical Players. The Endgame
Kill KID 1