Chess

The Catalan is a solid opening system in which White combines the Queens Gambit with a kingside fianchetto. In recent years it has become an increasingly popular choice at all levels of chess, and elite grandmasters such as Vladimir Kramnik have developed major new ideas for both White and Black.

Paperback. This book provides a rock solid opening repertoire for Black, using systems based on the move ..c6. The backbone of this repertoire is the Caro-Kann versus 1 e4 and the Semi-Slav (via a Slav move order) versus 1 d4. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .

In this two volume book, published together for the first time, opening expert Nigel Davies produces a complete repertoire which is certainly not for the fainted-hearted: uncompromising and wild attacking ideas for both colours.

Argentine grandmaster, Zenon Franco has long been a fan of Paul Keres and has now collected together 38 of his finest games, along with numerous extracts from other encounters.

This book provides a rock solid opening repertoire for Black, using systems based on the move ...c6. The backbone of this repertoire is the Caro-Kann versus 1 e4 and the Semi-Slav (via a Slav move order) versus 1 d4.

Richard Reti is one of the most fascinating characters in the history of chess. His new approach to chess theory was dubbed "Hypermodern" and led to the development of the Reti Opening (1 Nf3).

Masterworks

The English often leads to situations where there are opportunities to employ tricky move orders. David explains how to navigate through these successfully and avoid any unfortunate pitfalls. This book tells you everything you need to know about playing the English.