Tired of constantly defending passive positions with the black pieces? Looking for something new and exciting to unleash at the chessboard? This book provides an answer to these perennial questions. International Master and renowned openings theoretician Richard Palliser presents a complete repertoire for Black against queen's pawn openings based on the dynamic and very much underrated Black Knights Tango. Using illustrative games, Palliser gives a thorough grounding on the key tactics and strategies behind this ambitious opening, while also highlighting the various tricks and traps that both sides have to watch out for. Studying in depth both the main lines and White's more offbeat tries for an advantage, Palliser gives the readers the required knowledge and confidence to immediately try the Tango in their own games.

• An easy-to-learn repertoire for club and tournament players

• Written by a Tango expert

• Covers all of White's possibilities

004 Bibliography

005 Acknowledgements

007 Introduction

1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 Nc6

011 1 The Dark-squared Centre: White Develops Classically

032 2 The Dark-squared Centre: White Counters Dynamically

055 3 The Lunge: An Ambitious Early Advance

072 4 The Menagerie: Offbeat Tries for White

092 5 Reaching a Nimzo: Utilising the c6-knight

109 6 The Zürich Variation: An Underrated Nimzo Line

133 7 The Zürich Variation: 6 a3 Bxc3+ 7 Qxc3

159 8 The Fianchetto: Countering the Catalan

176 9 The Flexible King's Indian: Countering the Crafty 4 a3

191 Index of Variations