Opening Hacker Files - The Anti-Alapin Gambit Chess Pieces push f4–f5

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Nc3 and Bb5 systems

There is a particular emphasis on Fischer's choice of opening variations at the various stages of his career and an account of how his inventiveness in the openings contributed to his success

the Steiner Signature Series exemplifies a perfect combination of distinct beauty and functionality

It was 1962 and he was facing Viktor Korchnoi…  and Korchnoi was hardly the strongest of the Russians… and to make things better

Opening Hacker Files - The Anti-Alapin Gambit Chess Pieces push f4–f5When you are ready for a great fighting game in the Sicilian Defense, there are few things there are more annoying than facing the hatefully solid 2. c3 variation, the so called Alapin Variation. This is not a shady gambit, but it is a weapon that has been used by several grandmasters, including World Champion Magnus Carlsen. The gambit has the advantage of being unexplored and is still quite unknown. Therefore, this book constitutes the first work