Do you need to freshen up your chess openings?

Stun your opponents with new and exciting ideas!

Dangerous Weapons is a series of opening books which supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire.

In this book, three opening experts team up and take a contemporary look at the Ruy Lopez, one of the most popular chess openings. Instead of analysing the well-trodden main lines they concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations, selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colours. Whether playing White or Black, a study of this book will leave you confident and fully-armed, and your opponents running for cover!

• A modern study of the Ruy Lopez

• Packed with original ideas and analysis

• Ideal weapons to shock your opponents

Content:
003 About the Authors

007 Preface

009 Series Introduction

013 1. The Aronian Variation

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nge7)

043 2. Classical Berlin: Introduction

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 0-0 Bc5)

080 3. Classical Berlin: 5 c3 Main Line

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 0-0 Bc5 5 c3)

129 4. 6 Ba4 versus the Berlin

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 0-0 Nxe4 5 d4 Nd6 6 Ba4)

142 5. New Ideas in the 4 d3 Berlin

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 d3)

159 6. An Evans Gambit in the Lopez

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Bc5 4 0-0 Nd4 5 b4)

173 7. Fighting the Exchange Variation

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Bxc6 dxc6 5 0-0 Bg4 6 h3 Bh5)

195 8. New Ways to Play d3

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 d3)

230 9. Another g4 Lunge

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 d3 b5 6 Bb3 Be7 7 g4)

242 10. A Gambit against the Anti-Marshall

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 0-0 8 a4 Na5)

257 11. The 9...a5 Variation

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 a5)

275 12. An Open Chigorin

(1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 Na5 10 Bc2 c5 11 d4 exd4)

294 Index of Variations 296 Index of Games