Grivas Opening Laboratory - Volume 5

Grivas Opening Laboratory - Volume 5In the fifth book of the series we continue to deal with QGD schemes. We will start by dealing with how to face Various Lines in the QGD. Well, these sidelines are considered to be second hand and rightly so! They can be good for rapid or blitz games but are rarely adopted by top, or even simply good players, with very few exceptions from time to time. There is no real point in talking about statistics, as these lines are usually played from the black

invites you in his foreword not just to take a look at the most outstanding end- game achievements of the world champions

and features a beautiful glossy finish to further accentuate the details

although it’s much more often seen in rapid

5" and has a satin finish

perfect for players who want to add some adventure and spice to their repertoire

and a high-level opening repertoire for both black and white

Archival photos and almost 200 selected games nicely supplement the biographies of these star-crossed players who became Lost in the Labyrinth of Life

elegant form and its superbly carved Knight design

with the colorful story

highlighting the basic concepts of controlling the center and tying that back in with basic opening strategies as well

Each and every page from those issues of Chess Life Magazine are bound separately inside the Annual

Triple weighted for improved stability and performance