With 50 Previously Unpublished Games

A century after its invention by the great attacking player Mikhail Chigorin (1850-1908), the Chigorin Defence is very much alive and kicking. The reason is simple: Alexander Morozevich, one of the most popular chess players in the world, has extensively used it in his rise to the top. Morozevich almost single-handedly transformed this half-forgotten opening with a shady reputation into a ready-to-use weapon for chess players who like a dynamic game with active piece play.

In this highly personal book Alexander Morozevich reveals the ideas behind his pet lines in the Chigorin Defence. He has thoroughly re-analysed many positions and presents instructive material from more than 50 previously unpublished rapid and blitz games against top grandmasters. The Chigorin Defence According to Morozevich not only makes a popular chess opening more accessible, it also helps you to develop a dynamic playing style.

Alexander Morozevich (1977) has been a top-ten player for almost a decade. His aggressive and original play has won him the admiration of countless chess players all over the world. Whenever a Morozevich game is being broadcast online, it immediately attracts thousands of spectators, who want to see "eMoroz"e in action.

Vladimir Barsky (1969) is an International Master, a successful coach, an experienced journalist and an intimate friend of Alexander Morozevich. And no mean player of the Chigorin Defence himself.

Content:
007 Foreword

015 Chapter 1 - A Straight Fight: 3.cxd5 Qxd5

017 Section A - Defending and Developing: 4.Nf3

025 Section B - Quietly Reinforcing: 4.e3

060 Section C - The Immediate 3. e3 e5

067 Chapter 2 - From Steinitz To Kramnik: 3.Nf3 Bg4

068 Section A - Bishop outside the Chain: 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bf4/Bg5

086 Section B - Bishop inside the Chain: 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3

094 Section C - The Queen Sortie: 4 or 5.Qa4

104 Section D - The Exchange: 4.cxd5

139 Chapter 3 - Infantry Against Cavalry: 3.Nc3 dxc4

140 Section A - The Advance: 4.d5

162 Section B - Defending and Developing: 4.Nf3

209 Chapter 4 - Chigorin Motifs: Without c2-c4

210 Section A - The Fianchetto: 3.g3

219 Section B - The Bishop Sortie: 3.Bf4

224 Section C - Quietly Reinforcing: 3.e3

227 Section D - Other Third Moves

233 New In Chess Code System

235 Game Index