Publisher: New In Chess, 2006 Edition: Paperback medium ISBN: 90-5691-161-9 Pages: 144 Language: English
SECRETS OF OPENING SURPRISES brings you a wide variety of unusual opening ideas. They may seem outrageous at first sight, but have proven to be perfectly playable. An SOS deviates very early from the regular lines in a mainstream opening, usually even before move six. That is why it is so easy to actually bring the variation on the board. With an SOS you will baffle your opponent, gain crucial time and stand a good chance to get an advantage WITHOUT having studied large quantities of stuffy theory.
Jeroen Bosch - The SOS Files Artur Kogan - A Surprising Scandinavian Jeroen Bosch - The Alapin Opening Sergey Volkov - Attacking the Slav Stonewall Jaan Ehlvest - The Dutch Benoni Jeroen Bosch - The Katalymov Variation Glenn Flear - The Other Long Diagonal Adrian Mikhalchishin - Following Smyslov and Réti Dimitri Reinderman - King’s Gambit Vienna 1903 Jeroen Bosch - Move-order Your Sicilian Opponent Dorian Rogozenko - An Indian SOS, Part I Dorian Rogozenko - An Indian SOS, Part II Glenn Flear - Patzer Sees a Check Adrian Mikhalchishin - The Bellon Gambit Jeroen Bosch - Kozul’s SOS against the Rossolimo Igor Glek & Elena Sedina - Alekhine’s Blunder Mikhail Gurevich - Flexibility Zone
What people say about SOS:
Heinz Brunthaler, Rochade: “SOS is a sparkling star in the grey sky of theory.”
Carsten Hansen, ChessCafe: “We are all trying to outsmart our opponents in the opening, and this can be achieved with very little effort using the numerous curveballs that are included. The variations can be exceedingly difficult if you are not prepared.”
Chess Today: “No matter what you play, you will find something exciting here.”
