Centre Game � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13
Danish Gambit � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15
Bishop�s Opening � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 17
Vienna Game� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � 19
King�s Gambit � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 22
Latvian Counter-Gambit � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 30
Philidor Defence � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 33
Petroff Defence � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 36
Ponziani Opening �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 42
G�ring and Scotch Gambits �� � � � � � � � � � � � 43
Scotch Game � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 45
Four Knights Opening�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 49
Hungarian Defence � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 52
Evans Gambit � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 53
Giuoco Piano � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 57
Italian Game � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 59
Two Knights Defence � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 62
Ruy Lopez � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 67
- Ruy Lopez without 3...a6 � � � � � � � �� � � � � � 69
- Ruy Lopez with 3...a6 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 77
- Exchange Variation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 78
Minor Defences after 1.e4� � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � 119
Owen Defence� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 120
Nimzowitsch Defence � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � 120
Scandinavian Defence � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � 122
Alekhine Defence � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 126
Modern Defence (without c4) � �� � � � � �� � � � � 131
Pirc Defence � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 136
Caro-Kann Defence� � � �� � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � 144
- Advance Variation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 150
- Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack � ��� � � 154
- Main Line� � � � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 159
French Defence � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 170
- Exchange Variation � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � 173
- Advance Variation � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 175
- Tarrasch Variation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 179
- Rubinstein Variation� � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � 188
- Classical Variation� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 190
- Winawer Variation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� � � 197
Sicilian Defence � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 218
- Alapin Variation � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 222
- Minor Systems after 2.Nc3 Nc6 � � � � � � � � � � � � 227
- Closed Sicilian � � � � � � � ��� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 229
- Minor Systems with 2.Nf3� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 234
- Rossolimo Variation� � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 237
- Variations with ...Qb6 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 243
- De La Bourdonnais and Kalashnikov Variations � � � 244
- Sveshnikov/Lasker-Pelikan Variation � � � �� � � � � 247
- Accelerated Dragon � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 253
- Minor Systems after 2....e6�� � � � � � � � 262
- Pin Variation�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 263
- Kan Variation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 265
- Paulsen-Taimanov � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 270
- Four Knights Variation� � � � � � � � � � � � � � 276
- Moscow Variation � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � 279
- Minor Variations � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 283
- Classical Sicilian � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � 287
- Richter-Rauzer � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 289
- Dragon Variation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 295
- Scheveningen Variation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 306
- Sozin�Velimirovic Attack � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 316
- Najdorf Variation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 325
- Najdorf 6.Be2 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 330
- Najdorf 6.Be3 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 333
- Najdorf 6.Bg5 � � � � � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 337
Index of Games � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 353
