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Improve Your Opening Play
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Improve Your Opening Play Paperback - 2000

by Chris Ward

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London: Everyman Chess, 2000. Very Good. Bright, tight, no marks noted, shelfwear, a little scuffing, one corner bumped/creased
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  • Title Improve Your Opening Play
  • Author Chris Ward
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Everyman Chess, London
  • Date 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1111
  • ISBN 9781857442366 / 1857442369
  • Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.69 x 6.94 x 0.31 in (24.61 x 17.63 x 0.79 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 794.122

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First line

Welcome to this book, in which I will be taking you through the chess openings of today and trying to explain to you why it is that theory is as it is.

From the rear cover

Grandmaster Chris Ward explains the important ideas behind every major opening, unraveling among others the secrets of the Sicilian, the mysteries of the Modern and the fundamentals of the French. He emphasizes the need to understand the key elements of each opening rather than simply memorize a series of complicated variations that leave you stranded if the opponent varies from the expected route. This book deals with every important opening, focuses on the application of simple principles and has a revolutionary layout to help readers absorb the key ideas. (6 7/8 x 9 5/8, 144 pages, b&w illustrations)

About the author

Chris Ward is a highly successful coach and former British champion His previous books for Everyman include Improve Your Opening Play, The Genius of Paul Morphy and the best-selling first edition of It's Your Move. Chris Ward is a leading member of the younger generation of English grandmasters. He is a former British Champion and a highly successful trainer.