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This Win with the English! by Nikolaos Ntirlis is a hardcover chess opening book for players building a practical repertoire with 1.c4. It presents the English Opening as a complete system, with an emphasis on plans and typical ideas rather than memorising long lines.
What the book covers
Ntirlis shows how to meet the main black setups and how to build a coherent repertoire from the first move. The book goes beyond opening moves alone, guiding the reader through the positional ideas and practical decisions that matter over the board, so it can be useful both for tournament preparation and for regular club play.
This edition is an expanded and refined version of Playing the English from 2023. The material has been adjusted, gaps have been filled in and the repertoire has been steered in a more practical direction, while keeping the strongest parts of the original work.
About the author and edition
Nikolaos Ntirlis is the author of the book. Win with the English! is published in English and comes in hardcover format.
- Product type: hardcover chess opening book
- Author: Nikolaos Ntirlis
- Language: English
- Binding: hardcover
- Pages: 520
- Opening covered: English Opening
- Main repertoire move: 1.c4
- Edition relationship: expanded and refined version of Playing the English (2023)
Tangible precision
Each move strengthens curiosity, concentration, and self-confidence.

