This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.

The Modern Defence is an ambitious, counter-attacking choice for Black which can be played against all mainline openings. In typical hypermodern style, Black allows White to occupy the centre and then undermines this centre by attacking it with pawns and pieces. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the key variations of the Modern Defence. He shares his experience and knowledge, presents a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions.

• Essential guidance and training in the Modern Defence

• Covers the Modern against 1 e4, 1 d4 and 1 c4

• Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study

Content:
003 About the Author

007 Series Foreword

008 Bibliography

009 Introduction

017 1. The Pseudo Dragon

059 2. Classical Lines from White

112 3. The Austrian Attack

165 4. To Nowhere: 4 Bg5

186 5. Bc4 Cro-Magnon Lines

210 6. The Fianchetto Line

231 7. Coward’s Variation

266 8. Odds and Ends

288 9. The Averbakh Variation

331 10. Offbeat Averbakh Lines

355 11. Anti-Queen’s Pawn Lines

373 12. The English

392 Index of Variations 399 Index of Complete Games