This practical, user-friendly opening guide offers players of the White pieces a complete and aggressive repertoire based on 1 e4.

The author recommends playing the Scotch Game against 1...e5 whilst providing effective and easy-to-learn antidotes to Black's alternative choices - the Sicilian, French, Petroff, Philidor, Caro-Kann, Pirc/Modern and Alekhine Defences.

Commentaries on 51 model games illustrate the correct handling of a broad range of attacking positions while specific lines of play are broken down and presented in a clear and accessible format, enabling readers to understand the various structures and how best to deploy all the available fighting forces.

Material has been selected from modern master practice and many of the games have not been annotated before in chess literature. Moreover, in a number of variations, existing theory has been challenged and even overturned.

List of Content

004 Bibliography

005 Dedication

006 Acknowledgments

007 Introduction

009 Chapter One: The Sicilian Defence

047 Chapter Two: The French Defence

081 Chapter Three: The Scotch Opening

115 Chapter Four: The Petroff Defence

121 Chapter Five: The Philidor Defence

130 Chapter Six: The Caro-Kann Defence

150 Chapter Seven: The Pirc/Modern Defence

161 Chapter Eight: The Scandinavian Defence

172 Chapter Nine: The Alekhine Defence

183 Chapter Ten: Garbage

190 Index of Variations