Bøker av Nikolaos Ntirlis

The English Opening is a great practical weapon for ambitious chess players of all levels. White dictates the direction of the opening from move 1, aiming for positions where understanding themes and plans is more important than computer analysis. Playing the English provides a complete repertoire with 1.c4, meeting every major option Black may try.

Nikolaos Ntirlis provides a top-class repertoire for Black after 1.d4 d5 with the Queen¿s Gambit Declined. This is truly the Rolls Royce of chess openings, having been played by World Champions for more than a century. The book also offers a complete repertoire against the Catalan, London System, Torre and all other significant alternatives.

Every chess player needs a high-quality answer to 1.e4, and there is nothing more reliable than 1...e5. Black stakes a claim in the centre and prepares to deploy his pieces on good squares. Nikolaos Ntirlis offers a complete repertoire against 1.e4, built on sound positional principles, which does not require excessive memorization.

The Tarrasch Defense arises after the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5. Named after the German World Championship contender and theoretician, this chess opening leads to wildly complex and dynamic play. With new analysis and countless novelties, Ntirlis and Aagaard have worked hard to revive this, the coolest of the classical openings, and thoroughly update it for use by Grandmasters and amateurs alike in the 21st Century.Besides a thorough treatment of the Tarrasch Defense, advice is given against White's less critical but equally popular alternatives, such as the London System, the Colle, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, and so on.