Mastering the Opening

by Byron Jacobs

Overview

The opening phase of the game throws up difficult questions for those keen to study and improve their chess. Should I open with 1 d4, 1 e4, or something else? What is the best strategy as Black - immediate counter-attack or solid development? Should I learn numerous different systems or concentrate on a few specialist lines? In Mastering the Opening, international master Byron Jacobs asnwers these and other key questions.
* Deals with every major opening
* Numerous test positions enables readers to guage their progress
* Revolutionary layout allows readers to absorb the key ideas

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857442236
Publisher:	Chess Elevation
Publication date:	01/01/2002
Series:	Everyman Chess
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.60(h) x (d)

About the Author

International master Byron Jacobs is a highly experienced chess author and journalist, having worked for numerous newspapers, magazines and chess websites around the world. He has written extensively on all aspects of the game and is the chief adviser on the Everyman Chess list.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	5
	King Pawn Openings
1.	The Sicilian with d2-d4	7
2.	The Sicilian without d2-d4	26
3.	1 e4 e5: The Spanish and Others	36
4.	The French Defence	50
5.	The Caro-Kann Defence	65
6.	1 e4: Other Defences	75
	Queen Pawn Openings
7.	The King's Indian Defence	89
8.	The Indian Defences	104
9.	The Queen's Gambit Declined	129
10.	1 d4: Other Defences	145
	Other Openings
11.	The English Opening	166