7600A Mastering the Chess Openings Vol. 1, 2, 3. OR 4 By IM John Watson

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Volume 1-International Master John Watson seeks to help advanced chess players achieve an insightful view of the openings. He explains vital concepts and strategies behind the following openings: Giuoco Piano, Two Knights Defence, Philidor Defence, Ruy Lopez,King's Gambit, Silcilian Defence, Caro-Kann Defence, French Defence, and Pirc Defence. 334 Pages

Volume 2 International Master John Watson focuses on the Queen's Gambit Declined, the Slav and Semi-Slav, the Nimxo Indian Defence, the Queen's Indian Defence, the King's Indian Defence, the Gruenfeld Defence, and the Modern Benoni. He explains the ideas and strategies behind these openings, as well as their interconnections and common threads that underlie opening play. 318 Pages

Volume 3 International Master John Watson examines the flank openings explaining why certain ideas work and others don't. He provides in-depth coverage of the following openings: The English Opening, Reversing the Sicilian, Four Knights Variation, Three Knights and Closed English, Pure Symmetrical Variation, The Hedgehog Variation, the Mikenas Attack, the Nimzo English, and the King's Indian Variations. 351 Pages

Volume 4 Internatinal Master John Watson looks at familiar situations from new angles. He explains the importance of openings and how players should best prepare and choose openings. Those covered in this book are the following: The Reti, the Modern Kingside Fianchetto, the Modern Queenside Fanchetto,Gambits, f-Pawns and Reversed Openings, Symmetry, , and Irregular Openings. 319 Pages