Starting Out: 1d4: A Reliable Repertoire For The Opening Player

by John Cox

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Building and maintaining an opening repertoire can be a demanding task -- for a start there are an enormous number of different lines to choose from. There's a strong temptation amongst beginners and improving players to opt solely for tricky lines in order to snare unsuspecting opponents, but this approach has only short-term value. As players improve and their opponents become stronger, very often these crafty lines don't stand up to close scrutiny, and suddenly they back to square one with no suitable opening weapons. In Starting Out with 1 e4! and Starting Out with 1 d4! Neil McDonald...Read more
  • ISBN13 9781857444179
  • Publish Date 7 November 2006 (first published 1 July 2006)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Everyman Chess
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 240
  • Language English