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This Grandmaster Repertoire - 1.e4 vs Minor Defences by Parimarjan Negi is an English-language hardcover chess book from the respected Grandmaster Repertoire series, written for ambitious players building a complete and practical 1.e4 repertoire.
What this book covers
This volume focuses on the minor defences Black can choose against 1.e4, including the Alekhine Defence, the Scandinavian Defence, the Pirc Defence and the Modern Defence. It is aimed at players who want concrete opening material for study and tournament preparation rather than general advice.
As the fifth volume in the Grandmaster Repertoire 1.e4 project, it develops White’s repertoire through main-line ideas supported by fresh analysis from a top-level grandmaster and theoretician. The result is a structured guide for working on your opening play and building a reliable response to less common systems.
About the author
Parimarjan Negi is the author of this title.
Key details
- Product type: hardcover chess book
- Series: Grandmaster Repertoire
- Author: Parimarjan Negi
- Language: English
- Coverage: minor defences against 1.e4
- Page count: 432
- Publication date: 30 September 2020
- ISBN: 978-1-78483-078-6
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