1.d4! The Chess Bible - Mastering Queen's Pawn Structures

How is this book special? How can you make someone a better player? These are perfectly legitimate questions and every time I buy a new chess book, I essentially do the same.

The short answer is that this book will give you a complete understanding of the chosen openings. Unlike many other books with a similar profile, it goes beyond pure theory and besides giving a wealth of practical advice, touches on topics such as sample games, typical tactical moves and, in the final chapter, endings. In addition to all this, a task section allows you to immerse yourself in a given topic and achieve a deep understanding of it in your own time.

We follow this structure because, as a coach, I know how important it is to get as much guidance as possible in a new opening. Only this can lead to true dominion.

Let me recommend this book to any player who wants to learn more about closed openings, adopt a new approach to chess and develop a complete and sophisticated repertoire. I've tried these openings with my students with good results, so I think this book is suitable for anyone with an Elo rating of 1600-2500.

This book aims to provide a comprehensive description of a 1.d4 repertoire against five main openings (King's Indian Defence, Grünfeld Defence, Slavic Defence, Benoni Defence and Catalan systems after 1.d4 d5), offering analysis of classic games and typical tactical grounds to provide a deep understanding of the associated intermediate games. A final chapter explores typical endings likely to arise from 1.d4.

Each chapter includes an exhaustive discussion of a particular opening, answering questions such as what type of players choose it, which world champions played it, or how the games normally unfold afterwards.

• Classic Grandmaster games
• Games commented to show how White can play 1.d4
• Examples and analysis
• Typical tactical motives
• Exercises for individual practice
• Advice against opening up