Anyone who plays 1 e4 as White must be prepared not only for Black's main defences but also an assortment of less popular lines. These, when taken together, represent a significant percentage of the replies you can expect to meet when opening 1 e4. Dealing with these slightly offbeat variations is often a daunting task, especially since your opponents are likely to be specialists in these lines and therefore know them inside out.

This book provides the perfect solution. International Master Andrew Greet gets to grips with each of these tricky openings. He identifies how to exploit their weaknesses whilst avoiding their strengths, thus constructing a practical and dependable repertoire for White. This book covers everything a 1 e4 player needs to know about facing these defences.

• Written by a renowned opening expert
• Full of original ideas and analysis
• Ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players

Content:
004 Bibliography

005 Introduction

007 1. Scandinavian Defence

066 2. Modern Defence

112 3. Pirc Defence

157 4. Philidor and Czech Pirc

195 5. Alekhine's Defence

262 6. Other Defences

299 Index of Variations

303 Index of Complete Games