The Queen's Gambit isn't just a cool TV show about a beautiful girl--it's a difficult opening to defend. Queen's Gambits, Accepted and Declined, are Classical openings where Black seeks to equalize. The King's Indian (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6) is a Hypermodern opening, aiming for a counterattack from the first move. It was a favorite of Bobby Fischer. Lots of fun to be found here!

But where there is a sword there is a shield, and where there is a shield there is always a new weapon; military men call this "the offensive-defensive spiral."  The King's Indian spawned all manner of counter-ideas, such as the Trompowsky (1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5) or the Torre (1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5).  If you are looking for a chance to take to your opponent, to make him pay right from the first move, if you want him to silently scream so loudly they hear his thoughts in the next county, then this book is for you. Graham Burgess, a British international, wrote this book with an eye towards taking out not an eye, but the White king.

Softcover, algebraic notation. Out of print.