Attacking with 1e4

by John Emms

Overview

Fed up with having to learn so much opening theory? Struggling to keep up with all the latest developments? Then this book may well be the answer to all your problems! Grandmaster John Emms offers a new arsenal of opening weapons with which to attack to your unaware opponents. Starting with the move 1 e4, the reader is armed with systems against all possible black defences. In each case learning ideas is more important than memorising long variations, so this repertoire should be ideal for players who don¿t have the luxury of being able to spend countless hours studying theory. Each line is easy to learn and play, but will they will still pose your opponent with difficult problems to solve over the board. *All possible defences to 1 e4 are covered *Written by a battle-hardened 1 e4 player *Ideal for club and tournament players

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781942994
Publisher:	Chess Elevation
Publication date:	08/01/2001
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	169
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

John Emms is one of Britain¿s strongest Grandmasters and is a member of the English national team. He has also carved out a reputation for being an excellent chess writer and has many works under his name. He is co-author of the very popular openings bible Nunn¿s Chess Openings.

Table of Contents

	Bibliography	4
	Introduction	5
1	Attacking the Sicilian: The Closed Variation	7
2	Attacking 1...e5: The Bishop's Opening	36
3	Attacking the French: The King's Indian Attack	67
4	Attacking the Caro-Kann: 2 c4	106
5	Attacking the Pirc: The 150 Attack	125
6	Attacking the Modern: The 150 Attack	138
7	Attacking the Scandinavian	143
8	Attacking the Alekhine: The Exchange Variation	151
9	Other Black Defences	156
	Index of Variations	159