Publisher: Russian Chess House
Publication year: 2008
Edition: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9785946930819

 Intended for players of a attacking style, or for use when the competitive situation demands an aggressive approach.

 The repertoire is based on 1 e4 as White, and the Sicilian Dragon and Leningrad Dutch as Black. Suggestions are also offered against all the opponent's main alternatives.

 Repertoire for White:

•  1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4, or 2...Nf6 3.Lc4
• 1.e4 c5 2.f4 -1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
• 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4
• 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4
• 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4
• 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4
• PLUS antidotes to the Scandinavian Defence, Owen's Defence, Nimzowitsch Defence and St. George Defence

Repertoire for Black:

•  1.e4 c5 Dragon Variation. Please note that also all deviations for White on Black 2 and 3 are covered.
• 1.d4 f5 and g7-g6 Leningrad Variation. Also alternative moves for White on move 2 are covered.
• 1.c4 f5
• PLUS the Bird Opening and Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.

 Also available is the companion volume "A Positional Opening Repertoire for the Club Player", offering a range of openings which are closely linked, but which are less forcefull in character.

 Nikolai Kalinichenko is a GM in correspondence play and the author of some 40 chess titles