White Repertoire with 1.d4 and 2.c4

Alexei Kornev is an international grandmaster and coach. In 2001 he took the silver in the Russian Cup Final. He is also the winner of a number of international tournaments. Highest ELO so far - 2582.

For many years he has been senior coach of the junior chess school in the city of Vladimir. His students are often among the winners of the Russian junior championships for boys and girls.

Content:
007 Preface

Part 1. Black avoids the main lines

1.d4 d5 2.c4

010 1 2...c5

016 2 2...Bf5

022 3 The Chigorin Defence 2...Nc6

036 4 The Albin Counter-gambit 2...e5

Part 2. The Queen’s Gambit Accepted

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3

053 5 3...c5; 3...e5

063 6 3...Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6

074 7 3...e6 4.Bxc4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 a6

Part 3. Black avoids the QGD

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3

088 8 3...Bb4

092 9 3...dxc4

096 10 The Schara-Hennig Gambit 3...c5 4.cxd5 cxd4

108 11 The Tarrasch Defence 3...c5 4.cxd5 exd5

122 12 The Semi-Tarrasch Defence 3...Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5

Part 4. The Queen’s Gambit Declined

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3

136 13 3...Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6

149 14 3...Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6

162 15 3...Nf6 4.cxd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5; 6...Nbd7; 6...Be7

176 16 3...Nf6 4.cxd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 0-0 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 Re8 9.Nf3 Nf8 10.0-0 c6 11.h3 áåç 11...Be6

195 17 3...Nf6 4.cxd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 0 -0 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 Re8 9.Nf3 Nf8 10.0-0 c6 11.h3 Be6

Part 5. Slav Defence

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3

202 18 The Winawer Counter-gambit 3...e5

206 19 3...dxc4

219 20 3...Nf6 4.e3 Bf5; 4...Bg4

224 21 The Chebanenko variation 3...Nf6 4.e3 a6

235 22 The Schlechter variation 3...Nf6 4.e3 g6

254 23 3...Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 a6

272 24 Black avoids the main lines of the Meran variation 3...Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bb4; 6...Bd6

279 25 The Meran variation 3...Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5

299 Index of Variations