Playing the English

The English Opening is a great practical weapon for chess players of all levels. White dictates the opening on move 1, and often reaches positions where understanding themes and plans is more important than computer analysis. Playing the English provides a complete repertoire with 1.c4, showing how to meet every major option that Black may try.

Nikolaos Ntirlis has been Playing the English successfully for many years in high-level correspondence chess events, as well as teaching it to studen...