The English Defense (The Macmillan Chess Library)

xii, 100 pp. The English Defense, in which Black plays... e6, ...b6 and ... Bb7 has been popularized by such creative Grandmasters as Keene, Miles, Plaskett and Speelman. Black allows White to set up a broad pawn centre which he can counterattack. By basing the material around complete games and game extracts, the authors explain the strategic ideas of the English Defense. Detailed analysis is given of the more complicated lines, in particular the ultra-sharp 1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6 3 e4 Bb7 4 Bd3 f5, and this work will therefore suit players of a wide range of strengths.