The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White - Larry Kaufman

Eight years after his acclaimed "The Chess Advantage in Black and White", grandmaster Larry Kaufman is back with a completely new repertoire book, covering the entire scope of chess openings for both White and Black, in one tome. Using the latest versions of top engines like Komodo and Houdini, the former Senior World Champion and computer expert has refined his analysis of ready-to-go and easy-to-digest lines almost to perfection. His main new conviction is that 1.d4 gives White better chances of an advantage than 1.e4, and he has changed his recommendations accordingly. Larry Kaufman has based his repertoire on sound, practical lines that do not outdate rapidly and are suitable for masters while accessible for amateurs. He regularly and successfully uses the openings he recommends himself. The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White contains many improvements on existing opening theory and offers a good balance between narrative and variations.

Repertoire for White – Contents

17 White Introduction

21 Chigorin et al

31 Black Gambits

43 Dutch Defense

59 Pirc, Modern, and Philidor

73 Benoni Defenses

87 Old Indian

95 Queen’s Gambit Accepted

105 Queen’s Gambit Declined

125 Slav Defense

151 Semi-Slav Defense

167 Russian System against the Grünfeld

179 King’s Indian Defense

199 Avoiding the Nimzo-Indian Defense

229 Nimzo-Indian Defense

251 Starting with Nf3

259 Index of Variations (White)

265 Index of Players

The Repertoire for Black – Contents

5 Black Introduction: Magnus Carlsen’s defenses!

7 Unusual Opening Moves

17 English Opening

25 Queen’s Indian versus Réti

37 Anti-Grünfeld

53 Queen’s Pawn Openings

65 Neo-Grünfeld

75 Grünfeld Defense – Non-Exchange lines

99 Grünfeld Exchange

127 Center Game and Ponziani

133 Bishop’s Opening and Vienna

141 Gambits

157 Scotch and Four Knights Opening

169 Italian Game

179 Spanish Offshoots

199 Breyer Defense

216 The Repertoire in Practice

223 Index of Variations (Black)

228 Index of Players