Dangerous Weapons: The Dutch - Dazzle Your Opponents by Simon Williams, Richard Palliser, James Vigus

Dangerous Weapons: The Dutch

Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2010
Edition: Paperback medium
ISBN: 978-1-85744-624-1
Pages: 224
Language: English

Are you tired of playing the same old openings again and again? Perhaps it's time for a change and here’s the answer: choose Dangerous Weapons and amaze your opponents with new and exciting opening ideas!

In this book, three renowned opening experts get together to take a revolutionary look at the Dutch Defence, one of Black's most ambitious answers to 1 d4.

In doing so they take the road less travelled and concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations - selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colours.

Whether playing White or Black, a study of this book will leave you confident and fully-armed, and your opponents running for cover!

Dangerous Weapons is a series of opening books which supply the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or her opening repertoire.

Many of the carefully chosen weapons are innovative, visually shocking, incredibly tricky, or have been unfairly discarded. However, the one thing they have in common is that they are guaranteed to throw even your most experienced opponents off balance.

• The Dutch Defence in a completely new light
• Packed with original ideas and analysis
• Ideal lines to shock your opponents.

International Master Richard Palliser, Grandmaster Simon Williams and FIDE Master James Vigus are all highly respected authors who are renowned for their creative opening ideas and expertise.

Contents:

Preface

Series Introduction

1. Block with the Rook!
(1 d4 f5 2 Bg5 h6 3 Bh4 g5 4 e4 Rh7)

2. Targeting that Advanced f-pawn
(1 d4 f5 2 Qd3)

3. Not so Dim on the Rim
(1 d4 f5 2 Nh3)

4. Don’t Underestimate 3 h3!
(1 d4 f5 2 Nf3 e6 3 h3 Nf6 4 g4)

5. Further Adventures with 3 h3
(1 d4 f5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 h3)

6. Don’t be Tricked into the Leningrad
(1 d4 f5 2 Nf3 d6 3 Nc3)

7. The Leningrad Dutch, Christmas Tree Style
(1 d4 f5 2 g3 Nf6 3 Bg2 g6 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 0-0 0-0 6 c4 d6 7 Nc3 e6)

8. The Christmas Tree: Further Branches
(1 d4 f5 2 g3 Nf6 3 Bg2 g6 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 0-0 0-0 6 c4 d6 7 Nc3 e6)

9. Team up a Quick b2-b4 with e2-e3
(1 d4 f5 2 c4 Nf6 3 Nc3 d6 4 Nf3 g6 5 e3 Bg7 6 Be2 0-0 7 0-0)

10. Encouraging d4-d5 in the Classical
(1 d4 f5 2 g3 Nf6 3 Bg2 e6 4 c4 Be7 5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 Nc3 Nc6)

11. The Old Faithful: 7...a5!
(1 d4 f5 2 g3 Nf6 3 Bg2 e6 4 c4 Be7 5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 Nc3 a5)

12. Fighting Back against 2 d3
(1 Nf3 f5 2 d3 d6 3 e4 e5 4 Nc3 Nf6 5 exf5 Bxf5 6 d4 Nbd7)

Index of Variations

Index of Games