The Richter-Veresov System • The Chameleon Chess Repertoire (1999)

Ultimately, most of us play to win and, we'll try anything legal, including playing a "system" which often can wriggle into a King's Pawn opening (French, Pirc, Philidor, Caro-Kann, or Pirc Defence) by beginning with 1. d4! Seven chapters concentrate on avoiding the Richter-Veresov proper. However, seventeen chapters do concentrate on a straightforward method of play which can involve excitement, combinations, and daring as much as any other chess opening. Over 550 game citations are offered, including 21 by master Veresov and 10 by master Richter. Modern grandmaster treatments are seen by Mestrovic, Miles, and Morozevich - the M&Ms. This comprehensive 1999 study is the first since Bellin's 1983 work. Grandmaster Gufeld (deceased) was a prodigious chess writer, formerly from the Soviet Union, as is his research assistant Master Oleg Stetsko. Gufeld has won matches against such chess notables as Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, and Boris Spassky. Stetsko is an expert theoretician and researcher who has written many other diligently researched opening books.