A Complete Defence to 1 e4 (Pergamon Chess Series)

x, 136 pp. This book has been written from Black's point of view, and for those who like the open game (1 e4 e5) the authors provide adequate replies to all the continuations that White might then adopt. Petroff's Defence is recommended, having gained popularity in recent years, and played by the World Champion Kasparov, former World Champions Karpov, Petrosyan and Smyslov, and by several Candidates including Bronstein, Hubner, Korchnoi and Portisch.