Krzysztof Panczyk - Böcker

The Vienna variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined is a complex and fascinating system arising after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 Bb4 5 Bg5 dxc4. This counterattacking weapon has become increasingly popular over the last decade and is frequently seen in games played at the highest level.

Two dynamic variations on the Ruy Lopez, the most famous and traditional chess opening are described and analyzed here. The variations see Black boldly challenging White for the initiative. This book should help players of White and Black alike.

In The Offbeat King's Indian renowned openings expert Krzysztof Panczyk studies unusual and less theoretical systems for White against the King's Indian, ones that are tricky and are likely to throw the King's Indian player off his or her stride early on in the game.

Noted opening theoreticians Krzysztof Panczyk and Jacek Ilczuk explain the crucial strategies and tactics of the Ruy Lopez Exchange. Using model games for both White and Black, the authors provide a thorough schooling in the key ideas of both the fashionable lines and the more offbeat variations.