The opening phase of the game throws up difficult questions for those
keen to study and improve their chess. Should I open with 1 d4, 1 e4, or
something else? What is the best strategy as Black - immediate
counter-attack or solid development? Should I learn numerous different
systems or concentrate on a few specialist lines? In Mastering the
Opening, international master Byron Jacobs asnwers these and other key
questions. * Deals with every major opening * Numerous test positions
enables readers to guage their progress * Revolutionary layout allows
readers to absorb the key ideas