"In this book, award-winning author Graham Burgess has come up with the ultimate simplified repertoire. But it is not based on boring or unambitious openings. T

A good opening repertoire need not require an enormous amount of study to be highly effective. A cunning choice of lines and move-orders can steer the game to p

It’s your move . . . The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Chess Openings provides all readers need to know to solidify their opening game and get on the road to

Why is this repertoire called simple? For the simple reason that the variations are straightforward, easy to remember and require little or no maintenance. Inte

A highly adventurous repertoire designed to meet 1 e4 with 1...e5 and take the initiative! The main problem Black faces in answering 1 e4 with 1...e5 is the