Basic Chess Openings

In this comprehensive book for players of all ages, Grandmaster Kallai provides a straightforward, easy—to—use guide to surviving the maze of chess openings, covering all the popular modern openings starting with 1 e4. Rather than present a mass of bewildering variations, as is common in most opening books, the author concentrates on developing a solid understanding of the ideas of each opening, so that readers can start each game with confidence. He arms the aspiring player with the fundam...