The Queen's Gambit and the English Opening featured strongly in the recent series of World Title Matches between Karpov and Kasporov. In this book, Karpov uses

This aggressive counterattacking repertoire covers Black opening systems against virtually every opening except for 1.e4 (plus most flank games), based on the e

Pose novel problems for your opponents, leaving them to fend for themselves as early as move 3. Flank gambits, deep behind-the-lines maneuvering, and wildly unb

Introduces the Spanish, or Ruy Lopez chess opening, and its variations, and offers advice on attacking with the Spanish opening and defending against it