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Réti Opening

V. Osnos

V. Osnos on the Réti Opening, a closed system Réti himself won brilliant games with.

Selected Games 1969-1977

A. Karpov

Games of the 12th world champion Anatoly Karpov, selected and annotated by himself.

Semyon Furman

A. Karpov

Grandmaster and coach Semyon Furman's thirty-year career, with his best games.

Seventeen springs of Maya

E. Gufeld, A. Yeremyan

E. Gufeld and A. Eremian on the rise of Maia Chiburdanidze, the youngest women's world champion.

Sicilian defence - modern systems

Zh. Kaykamdzhozov

Sicilian systems long considered unsound that are now played in tournaments.

Sicilian Defence. Dragon Variation

E. Gufeld, E. Lazarev

The Dragon Variation of the Sicilian, with Black's bishop developed to g7.

Sicilian Defense

E. Gufeld

A study and reference guide analysing every variation of the Sicilian Defence.

Sicilian defense. Dragon variant

E. Gufeld

E. Gufeld's monograph on the Dragon, one of the most complex lines of the Sicilian.

Sicilian defense. Paulsen system

O. Moiseev, G. Ravinsky

Yu. Moiseev and M. Ravinsky on the Paulsen system, one of the most reliable lines of the Sicilian.

Sicilian defense. Scheveningen

G. Kasparov, A. Nikitin

Garry Kasparov and A. Nikitin on the Scheveningen Sicilian.