{"product_id":"more-basic-chess-openings","title":"More Basic Chess Openings","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAre you: K.O.'d by the King's Indian? Nervous about the Nimzo? Intrigued by the English? In this comprehensive book for players of all ages, Grandmaster Kallai provides a straightforward, easy-to-use guide to surviving the maze of chess openings, covering all the popular modern openings starting with 1 d4, 1 c4, and 1 Nf3, as well as some of the lesser-known alternatives to 1 e4. Rather than present a mass of bewildering variations, as is common in most opening books, the author concentrates on developing a solid understanding of the ideas of each opening so that readers can start each game with confidence. He arms the aspiring player with the fundamental gorunding essential for achieving sound and promising positions from the opening, with an empahasis on formulating good plans for the middlegame. Hungarian Grandmaster Gabor Kallai has won numerous tournaments and is the author of several other opening books. The companion volume to this book, Basic Chess Openings, covers all of the openings starting with 1 e4, and is also available from Cadogan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHungarian Grandmaster \n\u003cb\u003eGabor Kallai \u003c\/b\u003ehas won numerous tournaments and is the author of several other opening books. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrand master Kallai provides a straightforward guide to surviving the maze of chess openings, covering all the popular modern openings starting with 1 d4, 1 c4, and 1 Nf3, as well as some of the lesser known alternatives to 1 e4. Rather than present a mass of bewildering variations, Kallai concentrates on developing solid understanding of the ideas behind each opening.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kallai, Gabor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman Chess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1997-06-01\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Games \u0026amp; Activities \/ Chess|Games \u0026amp; Activities \/ Board Games\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Chess|Openings|Gambits (Chess)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781857442069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781857442069\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everyman Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53033733194009,"sku":"SP-9781857442069","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781857442069_spiral.png?v=1787289328","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/more-basic-chess-openings","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}