Chess Opening Books
The first phase of a chess game is known as the Chess Opening. It is during
this phase of the chess game that the initial moves are made. Similarly, those
moves are commonly referred to in the chess world as the “Chess Opening”.
While there are literally billions of possible positions after the first 4 moves
have been made in a game of chess (288 billion to be exact), only a small number
of these chess openings have been studied by chess professionals and chess
computers and deemed to be sound for practical play.
To help differentiate one chess opening from another, each chess opening is
given a unique name to identify it. While it is common for a chess opening to be
named after the player/s that introduced them to popular play, including the
Benko Gambit (after Grandmaster Pal Benko), the Sicilian Najdorf (named
after Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf) and the Philidor Defense (named after Francois-Andre
Danican Philidor), this is not always the case Some chess openings are named
after the locations and/or cultures in which they originated, including the
London System, the French Defense, the Sicilian
Defense, The English Opening and
the Vienna Game. While others are named after the pieces that are moved during
that opening, including the Queen’s Pawn Gambit and the King’s Indian
Defense.
There are 6 basic objectives during the chess opening. They are Piece
Development, Control of the Center of the Board, King Safety, Prevention of Pawn
Weakness, Piece Coordination and to Create positions in which the player is more
comfortable than the opponent.
Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 4: Dutch, Benonis & d-pawn Specials
CLEARANCE - Reloaded Weapons in the Benoni
The Sicilian Wing Gambit
Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 3: Flank Openings
Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 2: 1 d4 d5
NIC Yearbook 122 - PAPERBACK EDITION
Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 1: Indian Defenses
NIC Yearbook 121 - PAPERBACK EDITION
CLEARANCE - The Zaitsev System
Win with the Caro-Kann
Back to Basics - Chess Openings
Grivas Opening Laboratory - Volume 6
Opening Repertoire - The Iron English
The Modern French Defence - Volume 1
The Modern French Defence - Volume 2
Grivas Opening Laboratory - Volume 5
CLEARANCE - Carlsen's Neo-Moller - A Complete and Surprising Repertoire Against the Ruy Lopez
NIC Yearbook 137 - HARDCOVER EDITION
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings - Volume B - Part 1
The Modern Spanish
SHOPWORN - The Modern Spanish
Grivas Opening Laboratory - Volume 4
Grivas Opening Laboratory - Volume 3
CLEARANCE - NIC Yearbook 135 - PAPERBACK EDITION
CLEARANCE - The Modernized Nimzovich Defense 1.e4 Nc6!
Modern Sicilian - Properly Played
CLEARANCE - Winning Quickly with 1.b3 and 1...b6
The Italian Renaissance - Volume I
The Italian Renaissance - Volume II
CLEARANCE - A Complete Opening Repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5!
Winning with 1.d4!
An Idiot-Proof Chess Opening Repertoire
The Carlsen Variation
CLEARANCE - The Modernized Marshall Attack
CLEARANCE - The Modernized Modern Defense
