Dealing with d4 Deviations

by John Cox

Overview

This book fills an enormous void in chess literature. There are a countless number of players who are very happy to defend the black side of the Queen's Gambit or play the Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, Bogo-Indian, or Benoni. However, more often than not they have been forced to muddle their way through a whole variety of annoying sidelines White has at his or her disposal, including the dreaded Trompowsky, the tricky Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and the tiresome Colle Variation. Now finally, help is at hand! In this unique book John Cox reveals everything Black players need to know about all of White's offbeat tries, presenting Black with no-nonsense answers to every white option. Readers will be fully armed to deal with anything that White can throw at them. In fact, they will have all the White players running back to the main lines!

• Covers all of White's options
• Written by an openings expert
• Ideal for club and tournament players

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857443998
Publisher:	Everyman Chess
Publication date:	12/01/2005
Series:	Everyman Chess Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

John Cox is a FIDE Master and a former junior international and British Junior Champion. This is his second book for Everyman Chess; his first was Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence.

Interviews

This book fills an enormous void in chess literature, as John Cox reveals everything Black players need to know about all of White's offbeat tries after 1 d4, presenting Black with no-nonsense answers to every white option.