This aggressive counterattacking repertoire covers Black opening systems against virtually every opening except for 1.e4 (plus most flank games), based on the exciting and powerful Tarrasch Defense, which helped win Kasparov and Spassky championships. Black learns the Classical Tarrasch, Symmetrical Tarrasch, Asymmetrical Tarrasch, Marshall and Tarrasch gambits, and Tarrasch without Nc3, to achieve early equality or even an outright advantage in the first few moves. This is an important opening book for aggressive players looking for an edge. 288 pages

Based on the powerful Caro-Kann, a favorite weapon of great players, you'll learn how to come right out of the gate and defend against 1.d4, the most popular first move in chess. This is a great beginners book because readers need to learn just one strong opening system, and it can be used to combat all of Whites 1.d4 openings. You'll learn every option and strategy White can throw on the board, the correct plan to combat them all, and how to seize the initiative and take control of the game. Up-to-date analysis includes examples from world-class games. Includes more than 350 diagrams and clear explanations. 300 pages

This powerful repertoire gives players a complete defense system against any King Pawn opening, the most popular first move in chess. Based on the Caro-Kahn, a favored weapon of great players, this guide provides chess fans with the skills to play an aggressive and strategically defensive game from their very first play. Players of Black will delight in this reference as White 1.d4 moves are rendered useless by the numerous tips from experts, clear explanations, up-to-date professional analyses, and detailed diagrams found in Complete Defense to King Pawn Openings.

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This single chess book provides the material needed to deal with the ramifications of playing 1.d4 d5, the most frequently played queen pawn opening now and throughout the last two centuries. The unique part of the book is that it arms players of both White and Black to successfully combat a wide range of opening variations with which the opponent can frustrate their goals. The average player will have to face on of these variations in a clear majority of practical contests with 1.d4 d5. So that you don't have to pore over specialized books to find something to play, the authors suggest straightforward and practical solutions that have been successful over the board. The emphasis is upon achieving a safe and promising opening in order to face the rest of the game with good prospects. How to Succeed in the Queen Pawn Openings is aimed all the way from average players to experienced ones. Not only will it help you get the advantage over your opponent but it will increase your understanding of chess in general.

"My Private Repertoire: Building a Powerful Queen Pawn Opening for White" is a book that educate chess openings. This is a complete preparation for white side with 1.d4 and 2.c4 Queen Pawn opening. I have personally researched and experienced these lines for several years, making sure its reliability. Often in chess, it is very difficult to decide which opening a player should play for his style or whether the opening is good for our side. So, I hereby present my complete repertoire for white which will give massive opening understanding and its principles. Certain openings which we need not know are completely omitted so that creating a complete opening repertoire becomes easy for players. After reading this book you'll be able to: 1. Understand the basics in any chess opening 2. Play queen pawn opening without any trouble for white 3. Understand basic chess opening setups 4. Understand the bishop setups to be avoided 5. Understand how to develop knights, rooks and bishops 6. Understand how to convert an opening into another 7. Understand different openings against Queen Pawn opening and handle it properly 8. Understand how to punish unusual replies 9. Create a complete repertoire for white 10. Understand much more.

After the success of his award-winning book Keep it Simple 1.e4 International Master Christof Sielecki is back. His new repertoire based on 1.d4 has a similar profile: variations that are straightforward and easy to remember, and require little or no maintenance. Sielecki has created a reliable set of opening lines for chess players of almost all levels. The major objective is to dominate Black from the opening, by simple means. You don’t need to sacrifice anything or memorize long tactical lines. His main concept is for White to play 1.d4, 2.Nf3, 3.g3, 4.Bg2, 5.0-0 and in most cases 6.c4. Sielecki developed this repertoire while working with students who were looking for something that was easy to understand and easy to learn. This new 1.d4 repertoire may be even easier to master than his 1.e4 recommendations, because it is such a coherent system. Sielecki always clearly explains the plans and counterplans and keeps you focussed on what the position requires. Ambitious players rated 1500 or higher will get great value out of studying this extremely accessible book.