(Chess Openings. Semi-Open Games). Author Richard Biolek, strong IM and succesful trainer, presents the book devoted to Semi-Open games (Black after 1.e4 plays other moves than 1..e5). The book contains 250 games, ordered by particular openings, all well annotated by the author or by other strong Czech players - Vokac, Kanovsky, Petr, Konopka, also Navara or Movsesian present their own games. The openings listed are Sicilian Defence (100+ pages), French Defence (45 pages), Caro-Kann (35 pages), Pirc (20 pages), then Aljechin Defence, Scandinavian and also less common openings. Number of games of particular openings about corresponds with number of pages. The book is intended for intermediate to advanced players. The second edition is similar to the first, there are only small modifications.
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