Kaufman's New Repertoire for Black and White: A Complete, Sound and User-Friendly Chess Opening Repertoire

by Larry Kaufmann

Overview

Seven years after his acclaimed and bestselling The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White, Grandmaster Larry Kaufman is back with his new repertoire book, covering the entire scope of chess openings in one volume. Two important developments made this new book necessary. Larry Kaufman, who routinely himself plays the lines he advocates to others, discovered that after 1.d4 (the recommendation in his previous book) it became nearly impossible to show a consistent advantage for White, especially against the Gruenfeld and the Nimzo/Ragozin defenses. The other factor was that chess engines have become so much stronger in recent years. Komodo, the top chess engine that computer expert Kaufman helped develop, is now able to apply the celebrated Monte Carlo Tree Search algorithm. With Komodo MCTS it is now possible to abandon lines that may be theoretically best against other computers, and instead choose lines that are likely to succeed in actual practice against strong human opponents. Larry Kaufman presents a completely new White repertoire with 1.e4 aiming for an objective advantage in the simplest practical manner. You are presented with two options, while you don’t have to play the sharpest lines. The Black repertoire has been thoroughly revised and updated, with some crucial chapters replaced. Kaufman’s New Repertoire for Black and White is the first opening book that is primarily based on Monte Carlo search. The highly original analysis has resulted in many improvements on existing theory. This is a ready-to-go and easy-to-digest repertoire with sound, practical lines that do not outdate rapidly and are suitable for masters while accessible for amateurs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789056918637
Publisher:	Continental Sales, Inc.
Publication date:	10/29/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	464
File size:	42 MB
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About the Author

Larry Kaufman is an American Grandmaster. He has been involved in computer chess since 1967, when he worked on ‘MacHack’, the first computer that competed in tournaments with human players. More recently he has been working on the programs Rybka and Komodo. In 2012 he published the bestselling The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White.

Table of Contents

Explanation of symbols 7

General introduction 9

Material values 13

Part I White repertoire 15

White Introduction - 1.e4: safe lines for a modest edge 17

Chapter 1 Less common Black first moves 21

Chapter 2 Caro-Kann 39

Chapter 3 French Tarrasch 58

Chapter 4 Petroff, Philidor, and Black gambits 74

Chapter 5 Italian Game 90

Chapter 6 Spanish with 6.d3 108

Chapter 7 Sicilian with 2.$$$c3 131

Chapter 8 Sicilian with 2.$$$f3 149

Index of variations (White) 189

Index of names (White) 193

Part II Black repertoire 195

Black Introduction - Defenses of the Superstars 197

Chapter 9 Unusual opening moves 199

Chapter 10 English Opening 207

Chapter 11 Queen's Indian versus Réti 213

Chapter 12 Anti-Grünfeld and Symmetrical English 224

Chapter 13 Queen's Pawn Openings 241

Chapter 14 Neo-Grünfeld 256

Chapter 15 Grünfeld Indian - Non-Exchange lines 266

Chapter 16 Grünfeld Exchange 289

Chapter 17 Center Game and Ponziani 315

Chapter 18 Bishop's Opening and Vienna Game 321

Chapter 19 Gambits 328

Chapter 20 Scotch and Four Knights Opening 343

Chapter 21 Italian Game 358

Chapter 22 Spanish offshoots 370

Chapter 23 Breyer Variation 389

Chapter 24 Marshall Attack 405

Chapter 25 Anti-Marshall 420

Chapter 26 Møller Defense 432

Index of variations (Black) 445

Index of names (Black) 453

Bibliography 457

Editorial Reviews

"Kaufman is covering a lot of ground here, generally offering two systems or ideas against most major continuations. He tends to propose variations that avoid the heaviest theory with white, while turning to two of the most professional of openings - the Breyer and Grunfeld - as the backbones of his black repertoire. His recommendations are well-conceived, and I was impressed with how much Kaufman was able to stuff into these pages. Readers will have to be strong enough - say 2000 and above - to get maximum value from the book. For those looking for a one-stop repertoire, particularly from the black side, Kaufman's book might be just what the doctor ordered."

ChessLife Magazine - John Hartmann

"A first-rate opening repertoire book. The biggest change compared to the previous edition is the author's return to advocating 1.e4 over 1.d4. The openings that are advocated, especially with Black against the Ruy Lopez, are those used by World Championship level players and not often seen at the club level. This book offers a particularly good value as it provides a complete repertoire for both Black and White."

John Donaldson

"His panoply of weapons is more varied than in most repertoires, as his suggestions cater for wide-ranging tastes. So, for example, when he has three ideas in the opening, one is typically an SOS-style bag of tricks, another is aiming for a nagging edge which is unpleasant to meet, whereas the third one is typically what the big guys have been playing recently. There is so much in here, everyone will find something to appeal to their opening tastes for Black and White or both!"

Yearbook 134 - Glenn Flear

"It is fascinating to see which opening lines a GM and computer expert, using the latest neural network and hybrid chess engines, selects. These engines are changing the evaluation of many chess positions and have led to many new discoveries."

Han Schut