Teoria Debyutov

Russian Opening Series "Teoria Debyutov"

First published:  March 25, 2008

Last Update:     December 3, 2008

Books of that series are devoted to particular openings, the authors are strong or top Russian or Soviet masters. Edition of each book is 75,000 - 100,000 copies. All books are paperbacks, same size (8vo), published at Moscow by Fiskultura i Sport between 1979 and 1990. The reference "SA" in text below shows to the book: N. I. Sakharov: Shakhmatnaya literatura v Rossii (2nd edition, Moskva 2001). The series consists from 21 books, which cover most openings. Below list is sorted alphabetically by name of first author.

  1. Bagirov: Angliyskoe natchalo. 1989, 464 pages. SA 1348. (English)

  2. Bagirov: Zashchita Aljechina. 1987, 256 pages. SA 1345. (Alekhine Def.)

  3. Botvinnik / Estrin: Zashchita Grunfelda. 1979, 272 pages. SA 1329. (Gruenfeld)

  4. Fridstein: Zashchita Pirc-Ufimceva. 1980, 192 pages.  SA 1330. (Pirc)

  5. Geller: Novoindiyskaya zashchita. 1981, 240 pages.  SA 1332. (Queens Indian)

  6. Geller: Staroindiyskaya zashchita. 1980, 256 pages. SA 1331. (Kings Indian)

  7. Glazkov / Estrin: Korolevskiy gambit. 1988, 256 pages. SA 1346. (Kings Gambit)

  8. Gufeld: Sicilianskaya zashchita. Variant drakona. 1982, 192 pages. SA 1334. (Sicilian Dragon)

  9. Kasparov / Nikitin: Sicilianskaya zashchita. Scheveningen. 1984, 240 pages. SA 1339. (Sicilian Scheveningen)

  10. Kondratev: Slavianskaya zashchita. 1985, 240 pages. SA 1340. (The Slav)

  11. Kondratev / Stolyar: Zashchita Benoni. 1981, 224 pages. SA 1333. (Benoni)

  12. Konstantinopolsky / Lepeshkin: Venskaya partia. 1989, 174 pages. SA 1351. (Vienna Game)

  13. Konstantinopolsky / Veits: Zashchita Caro-Kann. 1983, 272 pages. SA 1338. (Caro-Kann)

  14. Lepeshkin: Sicilianskaya zashchita. Variant Najdorfa. 1985, 256 pages. SA 1341. (Sicilian Najdorf)

  15. Moiseev / Ravinsky: Sicilianskaja zashchita. Sistema Paulsena. 1986, 208 pages. SA 1343. (Sicilian Paulsen)

  16. Neistadt: Katalonskoe natchalo. 1986, 304 pages. SA 1344. (Catalan)

  17. Osnos: Debyut Reti. 1990, 320 pages. SA 1353. (Reti Opening)

  18. Suetin: Francuzskaya zashchita. 1983, 208 pages. SA 1337. (French)

  19. Suetin: Ispanskaya partia. 1982, 320 pages. SA 1335. (Ruy Lopez)

  20. Sveshnikov: Sicilianskaya zashchita. Sistema 5..e7-e5. 1988, 256 pages. SA 1347. (Sicilian Sveshnikov)

  21. Tajmanov: Zashchita Nimcovitscha. 1985, 384 pages. SA 1342. (Nimzo-Indian Def.)