Mastering the Opening

by Byron Jacobs

The opening phase of the game throws up difficult questions for those keen to study and improve their chess. Should I open with 1 d4, 1 e4, or something else? What is the best strategy as Black - immediate counter-attack or solid development? Should I learn numerous different systems or concentrate on a few specialist lines? In Mastering the Opening, international master Byron Jacobs asnwers these and other key questions.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857442237
• ISBN13: 9781857442236
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Everyman Chess
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"