2008, 367 Seiten, kartoniert, englisch The second in a series dedicated to aquainting readers with new discoveries in opening theory. The first volume was devoted to the Philidor and Pirc and was unique in that the authors outline new, ultra-aggressive systems; called the 'Left-Hook' based on the Austrian Attack: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.a3!? and the 'Spike Anti-Pirc': 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be2 0-0 5.g4!?; 5.e5!?This new volume sees them complete their coverage on the 'Spike' as an opening repertoire for White - Introducing it as a system versus the Modern and updating their theory against the Pirc. The Spike!!As a black system the authors present the Chaos Counter-Attack (1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 BxN+ 5.pxN f5!) and the Accelerated Chaos Counter-Attack (1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5!).Chaos Counter-Attack (1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 BxN+ 5.pxN f5!)Once again, a huge amount amount of original analysis makes this both a fascinating and surprising book. The book is intended for highly skilled chess-players as the authors adopt a more languageless approach to analysis preferring to cite variatiosn and informator style evaluations to back up their assessments.
The second in a series dedicated to aquainting readers with new discoveries in opening theory. The first volume was devoted to the Philidor and Pirc and was unique in that the authors outline new, ultra-aggressive systems; called the 'Left-Hook' based on the Austrian Attack: 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.a3!? and the 'Spike Anti-Pirc': 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be2 0-0 5.g4!?; 5.e5!?
This new volume sees them complete their coverage on the 'Spike' as an opening repertoire for White - Introducing it as a system versus the Modern and updating their theory against the Pirc. The Spike!!As a black system the authors present the Chaos Counter-Attack (1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 BxN+ 5.pxN f5!) and the Accelerated Chaos Counter-Attack (1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5!).
Once again, a huge amount amount of original analysis makes this both a fascinating and surprising book. The book is intended for highly skilled chess-players as the authors adopt a more languageless approach to analysis preferring to cite variatiosn and informator style evaluations to back up their assessments.
