First Steps: the Colle and London Systems

Dette er egentlig en repertoarbok for hvit med d4 og Sf3 som de første trekkene. Hvit spiller Colle med e3 og Ld3 mot d5 og e6, og en Colle-Zukertort med mertempo mot Slavisk: 1 d4 d5 2 Sf3 Sf6 3 e3 c6 4 c4 og et senere b3. Hvit spiller "London" med Lf4 mot det meste annet.

Denne boka handler altså ikke om vanlige London-system etter 1 d4 d5, men for den delen om å spille Lf4 som svart på svarts planer om å spille Kongeindisk, Grünfeld, Benoni og Hollandsk.

Lakdawala er som alltid sprek og underholdende i presentasjonen, og veksler lett mellom stormesterpartier og egne erfaringer i hurtigsjakk. Målet hans er om mulig å få opp et kongeangrep. Boka kan egne seg for rask bygging av et (alternativt) åpningsrepertoar bygget på ideer og planer, helt fra ratingnivå cirka 900-1000 og oppover.

Forlagets egen omtale:

The Colle and London are opening systems for White starting with 1 d4. They are very popular choices at club level and for two very good reasons:

1. Both openings are easy to learn and understand.
2. White’s attacking play is based on solid foundations.

In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala examines both openings in detail and provides a highly practical repertoire for White based on a mix of the Colle and the London.

All the way through the reader is helped along by numerous notes, tips and exercises. This book tells you everything you need to know before taking your first steps with the Colle and London systems.

First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations. First Steps emphasizes:

• the basic principles
• the basic strategies
• the key tricks and traps

First Steps books are based around carefully selected instructive games which demonstrate exactly what both sides are trying to achieve. There is enough theory to enable the improving player to get to grips with the opening without feeling overwhelmed. If you want to take up a new opening, First Steps is the ideal place to start.

Cyrus Lakdawala is an International Master, a former National Open and American Open Champion, and a six-time State Champion. He has been teaching chess for 30 years.

Jeremy Silman, author of 'How to reassess Your Chess': "Lakdawala writes in a charming and highly instructive manner."