Modern Defence (Everyman Chess)

The Modern Defence leads to sharp and dynamic positions from the very first few moves. Black concedes space in the center with a view to launching a counterattack based on his powerful bishop fianchetto. As leading grandmasters such as Alexei Shirov, Mikhail Gurevich and Jon Speelman himself have shown on numerous occasions, when it works, the Modern Defence is truly a spectacular weapon. This book will show you how to put it to use in your own games. Up-to-date coverage of the enterprising Modern Defence Explains the basic elements, strategies and tactics for both sides Deals with every important variation Expert guidance by two of England's most popular chess authors When Byron Jacobs originally asked me (Jon Speelman) if I was interested in writing a book on the Modern, I was both somewhat apprehensive and rather pleased: apprehensive, because I thought it might entail an inordinate amount of work; and pleased, because my opening repertoire has for some time been crying out for redevelopment - and it's always nice to be paid for essential work. The Modern Defence leads to sharp and dynamic positions from the very first moves. Black concedes space in the centre with a view to launching a counter-attack based on his powerful bishop fianchetto. When it works, the Modern Defence is truly a spectacular weapon, and this books will show you how you can put it to use in your own games Written by two of England's most popular chess authors, this book provides up-to-date coverage of the enterprising Modern Defence.