Main Line 1.d4 Playbook: 200 Opening Chess Positions for White

This chess repertoire begins 1.d4 intending 2.c4. You get a reliable set of openings for White arranged by popularity. The first half of the book covers 1.d4 d5 2.c4 with the Albin Counter Gambit, Chigorin, Queens Gambit Accepted, Slav Defence, Semi-Slav Defence, and Queens Gambit Declined. The second half has 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 and 1.d4 f5 2.c4 with the Benoni Defence, Benko Gambit, Nimzo-Indian Defence, Gruenfeld, Kings Indian Defence, and the Dutch Defence. Choose chess openings grandmasters play. This collection of 200 positions covers the critical continuations based on what masters play and based on the highest performance ratings. Each diagram has occurred in thousands of games with some original suggestions taken from chess engines. This Playbook series tells you what to play. These 200 key positions are based on what Black most often plays. Five moves for White are added below most of the diagrams. That gives you hundreds of moves for your preparation. Let Tim Sawyer guide you. It’s your move in every diagram. Start well and you will win more games. Be prepared!