Opening For White According to Kramnik 1. Nf3 - VOLUME 1A

Publisher: Chess Stars
Author: Alexander Khalifman
Year of Publication: 2006

Pages: 308
Notation Type: Figurine (FAN)

Alexander Khalifman is famous for his groundbreaking series "Opening for White According to Kramnik", and "Opening for Black According to Anand" which have set new standards for opening books.

Together with part 1A also part 1B has seen the light, covering the King's Indian Defence ("main mainline" with 7...Nc6).

About the concept of these series Khalifman writes: "It is not exactly a book about openings, at least not in the generally accepted fashion. It is not about the move 1.Nf3 and not about the Reti opening at all. This book is about how to solve your problems in the opening once and for all with the help of Vladimir Kramnik under my supervision... In fact this is a book about players who would like to play like Kramnik, but whose opponents are expected to be slightly weaker than Anand and Topalov..."

Part 1. Old Indian Defence

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.d4

various; 3...Bf5

3...Bg4

3...Nbd7 4.Nc3 c6 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.0-0 Qc7; 7...a6; 7...0-0 8.Be3 without 8...a6

3...Nbd7 4.Nc3 c6 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Be3 a6

Part 2. Anti-Grunfeld Variation

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.NC3 d5 4.Qa4

4...c6; 4...Nc6

4...Bd7 5.Qb3 dXc4 6.Qxc4 without 6...a6

4...Bd7 5.Qb3 dXc4 6.Qxc4 a6

Part 3. King's Indian Defence

l.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

Part 2. Anti-Grunfeld Variation

1.M 4~46 2.0 g6 3A6 d5 42a4

4...c5; 4...e5

4...0-0 5.d4 c6

4...d6 5.d4 various

4...d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 a5; 6...c6; 6...Nbd7; 6...Nc6

4...d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 c5

4...d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 without 7...Nfd7

4...d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7

4...d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 various

Part 4. King's Indian Defence

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0Nbd7 8.Be3

Various; 8...a5; 8...h6

8...exd4

8...Re8

8...Qe7

8...Ng4

8...c6

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