Books in the Grandmaster Repertoire series in order

Mihail Marin completes his chess opening repertoire for White with 1.c4, the English Opening, by covering 1.c4 c5. The theory is state-of-the-art with many novelties suggested, but most useful of all are Marins lucid explanations of how to play the resulting positions. Reviews of the first volume: Perhaps the biggest compliment I can offer is that this is the only book that I will now be taking with me to my tournaments and team matches! GM Tony Kosten, author of The Dynamic English A typically lucid and thorough exposition from perhaps the most insightful and reliable chess author writing today. GM Jonathan Rowson, New in Chess

Top chess grandmaster Boris Avrukh provides in-depth coverage of the ambitious Grunfeld Defense, offering a repertoire for Black after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6. Volume One covers the Fianchetto Variation, the Russian Variation with 4.Nf3 and 5.Qb3, the Bf4 and Bg5 lines, as well as all White's minor tries.

Grandmaster Repertoire is a series of high quality chess books based on the main lines, written by strong grandmasters. The aim is to provide the reader with a complete repertoire at a level good enough for elite tournaments, and certainly also for the club championship. In two volumes, The Gr nfeld Defence offers a complete repertoire for Black against 1.d4. Avrukh's two previous Grandmaster Repertoire books White received universal rave reviews and have been hugely influential on chess players all over the world, including at the very highest level. This is Volume Two of Two.

The Tarrasch Defense arises after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5. Named after the German World Championship contender and theoretician, this chess opening leads to wildly complex and dynamic play. With new analysis and countless novelties, Ntirlis and Aagaard have worked hard to revive this, the coolest of the classical openings, and thoroughly update it for use by Grandmasters and amateurs alike in the 21st Century.Besides a thorough treatment of the Tarrasch Defense, advice is given against White's less critical but equally popular alternatives, such as the London System, the Colle, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, and so on.

The Open Spanish is one of Black¿s most direct methods of fighting against the Ruy Lopez. Instead of subjecting himself to the so-called ¿Spanish torture¿ of the Closed Ruy Lopez, Black boldly captures the e4-pawn and provokes an early confrontation.Grandmaster Repertoire 13 ¿ The Open Spanish provides a complete repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6, based on the Open Variation which occurs after 5.0¿0 Nxe4. Black¿s system is built on the principles of fast and active development, and fighting for the initiative whenever the opportunity arises.

The French Defence is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. Black invites his opponent to gain space in the centre, with the intention of undermining the enemy position and launching a counterattack. Although the amount of theory has expanded in recent years, the French often leads to positions where positional and strategic understanding prove more relevant than long sequences of computer-generated moves.Grandmaster Repertoire 14 ¿ The French Defence 1 introduces the Winawer Variation after the opening moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4, and provides expert recommendations against all of White¿s major possibilities, with the exception of the most critical 7.Qg4 line which receives special coverage in Volume Two of the series. Volume Three will deal with the Tarrasch, Advance and all of White¿s other options.

The French Defense is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. This book covers the most critical variation of the Winawer, which occurs after the opening moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4. This volume presents three contrasting ways of meeting White's aggressive opening system: 7...cxd4 leading to the notorious Winawer Poisoned Pawn; 7...0-0 8.Bd3 f5, a solid yet strategically complex system; and 7...0-0 8.Bd3 Nbc6, which leads to a tense, full-blooded battle.

The French Defence is one of the most popular and reliable responses to 1.e4. Grandmaster Repertoire 16: The French Defence, Volume 3 concludes this ambitious three-volume series by offering a comprehensive repertoire against the Advance, Tarrasch, and other alternatives to 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3. Drawing on more than two decades of competitive experience with the French, GM Emanuel Berg presents state-of-the-art solutions for Black. .Hundreds of novelties .Ambitious recommendations from a leading expert .The final volume to complete your French repertoire"

Beating Minor Openings offers a world-class repertoire for Black against every sensible first move apart from 1.d4 and 1.e4. GM Victor Mikhalevski advocates an ambitious approach for Black, with the aim of occupying the center and fighting for an advantage, rather than mere equality, wherever possible. The most critical moves covered are 1.c4 and 1.Nf3. Against the latter, Mikhalevski supplies a range of replies to allow for transpositions to most queen's pawn openings.

Lars Schandorff¿s two volumes on 1.d4 were celebrated by reviewers and grandmasters. GM Simen Agdestein said: ¿I have recently been reading Lars Schandorff¿s Playing 1.d4 books, thinking that it cannot possibly get more instructive than this.¿ Meanwhile, GM Boris Avrukh¿s verdict was simple: ¿Lars, I want to play your book.¿Now Schandorff switches sides and offers a top-class Semi-Slav repertoire against 1.d4. The Semi-Slav strikes the perfect balance of ambition and soundness, which has made it popular at every level up to and including the world championship. Black needs to know his stuff, but Schandorff is the ideal guide to make the learning process a pleasure.

The third volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 series tackles many challenging Sicilian lines - the Dragons, Rauzer, Sveshnikov and Kalashnikov. Building on a foundation of critical main lines, Negi reveals an arsenal of new ideas, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player.

The Sicilian Defence is the most combative way to meet 1.e4, but Black s hopes of reaching his favourite Dragon, Najdorf or Sveshnikov are often quashed at an early stage. In Grandmaster Repertoire 6A Beating the Anti-Sicilians, grandmaster Vassilios Kotronias provides full coverage against White s many attempts to steer the game away from Open Sicilian territory. Beginning with sidelines on move 2, and extending all the way to variations tested at World Championship level, the author provides expert recommendations against all White s sensible deviations (as well as some not-so-sensible ones!) with specific advice tailored for 2...d6, 2...e6 and 2...Nc6 players.Be it tackling Wing and Morra Gambits head first, outmanoeuvring 2.c3 and Closed aficionados, bashing 3.Bb5 or ruining the Rossolimo, this book contains everything you need to make your opponents wish they had played 2.Nf3 and 3.d4!"

The Nimzo-Indian is one of the most trusted chess defences against 1.d4. It has been used in World Chess Championship matches by Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Carlsen. The Nimzo-Indian combines fast development with a solid pawn structure and great flexibility, which is why it appealed to champions with such varied styles.

The fourth volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 series provides a top-class repertoire against the Taimanov, Kan and Scheveningen systems, plus all the other Sicilian lines that were not covered in the previous volumes. Negi takes the established main lines and injects them with his own innovative ideas, making the repertoire a nightmare for Sicilian players and an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player.

Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the world's best opening books, but an elite repertoire with 1.e4 has always been missing--until now. In this, the second volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire--1.e4 series, Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi tackles the fearsome Sicilian Najdorf, presenting his own world-class repertoire with 6.Bg5. Building on a foundation of tried-and-tested main lines, the author unveils a wealth of new ideas against the Poisoned Pawn and other critical variations, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player.