Keep it Simple for Black

This Keep it Simple for Black is an English-language hardcover chess book that gives Black a practical opening repertoire built around a single, well-defined approach.

What this book covers

Christof Sielecki presents one repertoire for Black against the main first moves. Against 1.d4, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3, the book uses Queen's Gambit Declined structures with early ...a6, a line associated in the source with Magnus Carlsen's practice. Against 1.e4, the main weapon is the Caro-Kann Defence. The repertoire also includes answers to the most important side systems.

Author and edition

IM Christof Sielecki is a German International Master and a well-known chess trainer. He is the creator of the ChessExplained YouTube channel and a familiar name on Chessable. This title is published by New In Chess and follows his earlier Keep it Simple 1.e4 and Keep it Simple 1.d4.

For players who want to explore the rest of the series, the related titles are Keep it Simple 1.e4 and Keep it Simple 1.d4.

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess book
• Language: English
• Author: IM Christof Sielecki
• Publisher: New In Chess
• Subject: black opening repertoire
• Main openings: Queen's Gambit Declined with early ...a6 and the Caro-Kann Defence
• Page count: 448 pages