John Donaldson, Carsten Hansen:
A Strategic Opening Repertoire
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2. erweiterte Auflage 2007, kartoniert, english

In 1998 a slim volume by IM John Donaldson explored the crafting of a sophisticated but easily assimilated group of interrelated opening strategies intending to establish small but lasting advantages.
The result, A Strategic Opening Repertoire, was an instant success.

Now this second edition, revised by Danish FM Carsten Hansen with the assistance of John Donaldson, is greatly expanded - twice the size - with many more games and detailed explanations.

The lines presented here - based on 1.Nf3, 2.c4 and 3.g3 - will serve a player well throughout his career as they are based on solid positional ideas with an emphasis on understanding rather than memorizing. They will not fall because of one sharp novelty.

The aim of playing 1.Nc3 is to head for queenside openings that restrict Black's counterplay. And using this repertoire, you will invariably find yourself on more familiar ground than your opponent.

Table of Contents:

Chapter One: Closed Sicilian Reversed with 9...h6
Chapter Two: Closed Sicilian Reversed with 9...Nd4
Chapter Three: Closed Sicilian Reversed - Others
Chapter Four: Closed Sicilian Reversed without ...a5
Chapter Five: Closed Sicilian Reversed without ...Nc6
Chapter Six: Closed Sicilian Reversed with ...e5 & ...f5
Chapter Seven: Symmetrical English
Chapter Eight: Symmetrical English with ...c5 and ...d5 or ...d6
Chapter Nine: Double Fianchetto & Hedgehog
Chapter Ten: The Tarrasch and Semi-Tarrasch
Chapter Eleven: The Catalan
Chapter Twelve: The Queen's Indian
Chapter Thirteen: Odds & Ends
Bibliography
Index of Players