Intended for players of a attacking style, or for use when the competitive situation demands an aggressive approach.
The repertoire is based on 1 e4 as White, and the Sicilian Dragon and Leningrad Dutch as Black. Suggestions are also offered against all the opponent's main alternatives.
Repertoire for White: -1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4, or 2...Nf6 3.Lc4 -1.e4 c5 2.f4 -1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 -1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 -1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 -1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 -1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 PLUS antidotes to the Scandinavian Defence, Owen's Defence, Nimzowitsch Defence and St. George Defence
Repertoire for Black: -1.e4 c5 Dragon Variation. Please note that also all deviations for White on Black 2 and 3 are covered. -1.d4 f5 and g7-g6 Leningrad Variation. Also alternative moves for White on move 2 are covered. -1.c4 f5 PLUS the Bird Opening and Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening.
Also available is the companion volume "A Positional Opening Repertoire for the Club Player", offering a range of openings which are closely linked, but which are less forcefull in character.
Nikolai Kalinichenko is a GM in correspondence play and the author of some 40 chess titles
