{"product_id":"play-1-d6-against-everything","title":"Play 1...d6 Against Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe average club player doesn’t need to study hundreds of pages of chess opening theory. Understanding structures and finding tactics are much more important than memorizing variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned German chess trainers Erik Zude and Jörg Hickl have created an ideal club player’s repertoire for Black. This compact manual presents a set of lines that is conveniently limited in scope, yet varied, solid and complete. \u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThe core repertoire is based on lines that the authors have successfully played at (grand)master level for decades: the Antoshin Variation of the Philidor Defence against 1.e4 and the Old-Indian Defence against 1.d4. There is only a limited number of plans, ideas and structures that you need to learn, and very few forcing variations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will develop your position with a sequence of strong standard moves and start your highly effective counterplay. Zude and Hickl provide common sense guidance, explain all typical characteristics and give practical examples.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eIf you have an Elo rating between 1400 and 2200, you don’t need to look further because you can \u003cem\u003ePlay 1..d6 Against Everything\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJörg Hickl\u003c\/strong\u003e is an International Grandmaster, a former German Champion and a highly experienced chess trainer. \u003cstrong\u003eErik Zude\u003c\/strong\u003e is an International Master from Germany and a trainer of juniors and club players.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUwe Bekemann, German Correspondence Chess Federation:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“Very useful for club players and casual players looking for a well-explained and complete opening repertoire.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael Mkpadi, ChessHot: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“What is surprising about this book is that it manages to cover a vast area of White first moves and transpositions into the 1…d6 system, but doesn’t feel like it (..) It was written as ‘a compact and ready-to-use Black repertoire’. This aim it achieves and goes far beyond.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElburg Chess Reviews:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e“A very finely made repertoire book.”\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchaakmagazine:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e“The book is aimed at club players and the authors consider knowing what you must play more important than a small advantage for White.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIM John Donaldson:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e“Many non-professionals are looking for a way to reach a playable middlegame without having to know a huge amount of theory, and the lines the authors advocate fit the bill. This is a perfect book for the club player who has limited study time.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCHESS Magazine (UK):\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“A compact little work, aiming to get the club player up and running pretty quickly.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wydawnictwo New in Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52098617966935,"sku":"9789056917449","price":27.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/7299\/9255\/files\/play-1-d6-against-everything-9789056917449_2f7282fb-7da8-4aa1-899b-4693ebe7895f.jpg?v=1783606705","url":"https:\/\/nurschach.de\/en\/products\/play-1-d6-against-everything","provider":"AjedrezdeMadera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}