Building and maintaining an opening repertoire can be a demanding task
-- for a start there are an enormous number of different lines to choose
from. There's a strong temptation amongst beginners and improving
players to opt solely for tricky lines in order to snare unsuspecting
opponents, but this approach has only short-term value. As players
improve and their opponents become stronger, very often these crafty
lines don't stand up to close scrutiny, and suddenly they back to square
one with no suitable opening weapons. In Starting Out with 1 e4! and
Starting Out with 1 d4! Neil McDonald and John Cox solve this perennial
problem by providing the reader with a strong and trustworthy repertoire
with the white pieces based on the popular opening moves 1 e4 and 1 d4.
The recommended lines given here have stood the test of time and are
regularly employed by Grandmasters. Reading these books will give
players the confidence to play these variations against all strengths of
player and provides them with reliable opening armoury for years to
come. These books are written in Everyman Chess's distinctive Starting
Out style, with plenty of notes, tips, and warnings throughout to help
the aspiring player. >Grandmaster-style opening repertoires >Written
by opening experts >Ideal for improving players English Grandmaster
Neil McDonald is an experienced and successful player on the
international chess circuit. He is a respected chess coach, who has
trained many of England's strongest junior players. McDonald is also a
talented chess writer and has many outstanding works to his name.
Earlier Everyman Chess books include Concise Chess Openings and Starting
Out: The Dutch Defence. John Cox is a FIDE Master and a former junior
international and British Junior Champion. Previous works for Everyman
Chess include Starting Out: Alekhine's Defence and Dealing with d4
Deviations. Other Books in Series Starting Out with 1 d4!
