Avrukh: 1.d4 Grandmaster Repertoire 1B - The Queen's Gambit (paperback) mix plastik showing how his themes cut

showing how his themes cut across all levels of chess

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The Najdorf Sicilian has a unique place amongst chess openings: for several decades it has been regarded by the top grandmasters as the best way for Black to play soundly for a win against 1 e4

While the focus is on King's Indian and Sicilian players

And all are meant to be solved without sight of the board

Avrukh: 1.d4 Grandmaster Repertoire 1B - The Queen's Gambit (paperback) mix plastik showing how his themes cutWhen Boris Avrukh released his 1. d4 repertoire in 2008, it revolutionized chess opening books. As GM Michael Adams said: The high quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level. Or as GM Glenn Flear put it: This book represents nothing short of a technological advance in chess opening theory. Now Avrukh is back with an expanded, updated and revamped 1. d4 repertoire. Having covered the Catalan in the first