Looking for an easy-to-learn yet super-solid repertoire for Black
against everything, which doesn't require endless memorization of sharp
theoretical lines? It's here - and it was voted the best opening course
on Chessable by the users of the most popular chess learning platform.
In this book, YouTube personality IM Christof Sielecki, aka
'Chessexplained', presents a complete solution to chess players of all
levels for their opening choices with the Black pieces. With this
one-volume repertoire, you will not only safely navigate the opening
phase, but you will actually understand what is happening and how you
can play for a win. You'll learn to fight 1.d4 and 1.c4 or 1.Nf3 with
the Queen's Gambit Declined, using the early a6-variation favoured by
Magnus Carlsen. This tried-and-true opening will stand up to master
level play and offer a few nasty surprises to your opponents. Against
1.e4, your main weapon will be the rock-solid Caro-Kann, well known as
one of the toughest openings for White to crack. You will be able to cut
through the theory and go straight for interesting middlegames with good
winning chances. Also included are weapons against almost all sidelines.
Why is the repertoire called simple? For the simple reason that the
variations are straightforward, easy to remember and require little or
no maintenance. But, as IM Sielecki puts it, 'simple does not mean
boring!'
