The Dawn of the Planet of the b-Pawns!
"There can be no Plan B because there is no Planet B," said UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. We disagree when it comes to chess. In
this book you will see analyzed not only 1.d4 b5 (the Polish Defense)
but also the St. George Defense (1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6 intending 3...b5),
1.Nf3 b5, also 1.f4 b5 and, most shocking of all, 1.e4 a6 2.d4 b5.
Grandmasters have lost to these systems; other Grandmasters even try
them out themselves when they have the black pieces. No, an early
...b7-b5 is not Plan A. However, if you want to humiliate the opposition
by being literally eccentric (off-center) and disrespectful...Welcome to
Planet B!
After studying this book, I feel that you should be comfortable using
the Polish Defense in your games; it will boost your creativity and will
allow you to notch unexpected victories... Although the Polish may not
be ideal as a full-time weapon, its version of unorthodoxy will
embarrass your opponents, especially if you are well-armed to endure the
opening phase. The present work ensures that this is accomplished and
gives you valuable tips for the middlegame as well. - Grandmaster
Vassilios Kotronias in his Foreword
At the end of each chapter, there are fully annotated illustrative
games, and at the very end of the book over a hundred unannotated games
from recent practice have been added. In many respects, these represent
the most important part of the book. These examples show what human
players actually play and just how effective this underrated defense is.
