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Volume VI · Intermediate

Openings to play

Eight openings, every move explained, each with two common sidelines and a drill from memory: Italian, Ruy Lopez, Queen’s Gambit, London, Najdorf, French, Caro-Kann, King’s Indian. Then the classic opening traps, from both sides.

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Start · The Italian Game
  1. The Italian Game Fast development, the bishop on f7, and a pawn center with c3 and d4.
  2. The Ruy Lopez The Spanish: lasting pressure on e5 from the bishop on b5.
  3. The Queen’s Gambit Declined Pressure on d5, and Black’s rock-solid answer.
  4. The London System One setup for White against almost anything.
  5. The Sicilian Najdorf Black’s sharpest answer to 1.e4, the favourite of Fischer and Kasparov.
  6. The French Defence A solid wall, and a counterattack on White’s pawn chain.
  7. The Caro-Kann Solid like the French, but the bishop gets out first.
  8. The King’s Indian Defence Let White build a center, then strike back with …e5.
  9. Opening traps after 1.e4 e5 Légal’s mate, a Petrov pitfall, the Blackburne Shilling Gambit and Noah’s Ark.
  10. More opening traps The Elephant Trap and the Lasker Trap for Black, and a smothered mate in the Caro-Kann.