Las armas de Wojo: Ganar con blancas, volumen 3

This Wojo's Weapons: Winning With White, Volume 3 is the third and final book in the Wojo's Weapons series, offering a practical White repertoire built on the ideas of the late GM Aleksander Wojtkiewicz. It focuses mainly on the Grünfeld Defence, while also providing material that is useful in tournament and club play.

What this book covers

Written by IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton, this volume completes a project that began with the first book in 2009. Here the authors take on the Grünfeld Defence, one of the most important and demanding openings in modern chess. It is a line that often commands respect at club level, and even grandmasters do not always find it easy to claim an advantage with White.

That is why the book is structured as a practical repertoire guide rather than a purely theoretical study. The emphasis is on lines that are genuinely useful over the board and on positions that give Black difficult problems from the opening.

What makes Volume 3 stand out

The heart of the book is an extensive Grünfeld analysis based on the authors’ 35 years of combined study of the opening. A special focus is given to the surprising 10.Qc2!? line, which the authors present as especially troublesome for Black in open positions.

The coverage is not limited to the Grünfeld alone. You will also find deeper discussion of other awkward Black defences, including the Dutch Defence, Old Indian Defence and Hedgehog systems. That makes the book useful as part of a broader White repertoire as well.

Why players choose it

This is a strong choice for tournament players, ambitious club players and anyone building a coherent White repertoire. Because the material is based on full games, it is easier to understand not just the opening moves, but also the strategic plans, typical pawn structures and transitions into the middlegame.

As a result, Wojo's Weapons: Winning With White, Volume 3 works not only as an opening book, but also as a source of practical strategic ideas. It is especially useful if you want to know not just what to play, but why the line makes sense.

Key details

• Product type: chess opening book
• Series: Wojo's Weapons
• Volume: Volume 3
• Authors: IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton
• Main opening: Grünfeld Defence
• Additional openings: Dutch Defence, Old Indian Defence and Hedgehog systems
• Approach: practical repertoire guide based on full games
• Key line: 10.Qc2!?