Grandmaster Opening Preparation by Jaan Ehlvest (hardcover)

This Grandmaster Opening Preparation by Jaan Ehlvest is an English-language hardcover chess book on practical opening work, with a clear focus on how to choose useful lines, build a repertoire and balance computer analysis with human understanding.

What this book covers

Rather than piling up endless variations, Jaan Ehlvest concentrates on the decisions behind good opening preparation. He shows how to approach the opening phase consciously, how to select lines that make sense in practice, and how to build a repertoire that is useful at the board, not just correct in an engine.

A substantial part of the book also looks at the evolution of play in the Isolated Queen’s Pawn. That makes it especially relevant for players who want a better grasp of pawn structures that appear in many openings, whether they are playing White or Black.

Why it stands out

This is a book for players who want to move beyond memorising moves. It is aimed at club players, tournament players and ambitious students who are working on their opening repertoire and want a more practical way to study openings.

The author, Jaan Ehlvest, is an Estonian-American grandmaster, former Estonian champion, former Soviet and European junior champion, Olympic gold medallist and a player who reached the very top level of world chess.

Edition details

• Language: English
• Author: Jaan Ehlvest
• Binding: hardcover
• Page count: 272
• Hardcover publication date: 30 May 2018
• Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-78483-053-3
• Paperback ISBN: 978-1-78483-052-6

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess book
• Title: Grandmaster Opening Preparation
• Author: Jaan Ehlvest
• Subject: practical opening preparation
• Subject: building an opening repertoire
• Subject: the Isolated Queen’s Pawn
• Page count: 272
• Binding: hardcover