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This Grandmaster Repertoire 5: The English Opening, Volume 3 by Mihail Marin is a hardcover English-language chess book for players building a White repertoire around 1.c4. It focuses on the line 1.c4 c5, combining theoretical analysis with practical guidance on the plans and pawn structures that arise.
What this book covers
In this volume, Mihail Marin completes his work on The English Opening by presenting a repertoire for White against ...c5. The book is not just a collection of variations to memorise. It also explains the ideas behind the moves, so you can use the material to prepare your opening and understand the middlegame positions that follow.
That balance between theory and practical commentary is what makes the book especially useful for many players. If you want an English Opening book that gives you a modern repertoire with clear grandmaster explanation, this volume fits that brief well.
Why choose this volume?
- a White repertoire after 1.c4 c5,
- written by Mihail Marin,
- part of the Grandmaster Repertoire 5 series,
- designed as a long-term repertoire reference.
Mihail Marin is a Romanian grandmaster and an established chess author. The repertoire presented here is also one he used in practice, and his career-high rating reached 2616.
Edition details
- Author: Mihail Marin
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page count: 280
- Publication date: 13 October 2010
- ISBN: 978-1-906552-59-6
Key details
- Product type: hardcover chess book
- Series: Grandmaster Repertoire 5
- Opening: The English Opening
- Volume: Volume 3
- Focus: White repertoire after 1.c4 c5
- Author: Mihail Marin
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
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