Wojo's weapons: Winning with White - Volume 2

This Wojo's Weapons: Winning with White - Volume 2 is a chess book for players building a practical White repertoire against the King's Indian Defence, with a clear focus on the Fianchetto Variation and on converting a small edge into a full point.

What the book covers

This second volume in the series examines one of Black’s most popular replies to 1.d4 and shows how to meet it in a practical, positional way. Rather than concentrating on theory alone, it guides the reader through the plans for both sides, the typical pawn structures and the kind of play that arises when White has a modest but lasting advantage.

The authors look at how Aleksander Wojtkiewicz handled different setups, which ideas mattered most in his games and how he turned apparently small pluses into wins. The result is a book about opening study, but also about positional technique and patient conversion.

What you’ll find inside

The material is built around 78 fully annotated complete games, so you can follow the story from the opening moves through the middlegame and into the conversion phase. The notes explain the key ideas, show Black’s main plans and add analysis that helps make the variation easier to understand in practical play.

• Authors: IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton
• Series: Wojo's Weapons: Winning with White
• Volume: 2
• Opening: King's Indian Defence
• Variation: Fianchetto Variation
• Game material: 78 fully annotated complete games
• Subject: White repertoire based on Aleksander Wojtkiewicz's games

Who it’s for

This book is aimed at players studying opening repertoire and practical positional play, including club players who want a better grasp of typical structures and plans. It is especially useful if you want to learn how to keep control, avoid unnecessary complications and make the most of a small advantage.

Key details

• Product type: chess book
• Series: Wojo's Weapons: Winning with White
• Volume: 2
• Opening: King's Indian Defence
• Variation: Fianchetto Variation
• Game material: 78 fully annotated complete games
• Authors: IM Dean Ippolito and NM Jonathan Hilton
• Subject: White repertoire based on Aleksander Wojtkiewicz's games