Grandmaster Repertoire 1.d4 1A The Catalan

442 Pages·2015·18.968 MB·English

by  Boris Avrukh

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Preface
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SerSitersu cture
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Contents
Preface 3
Keyt os ymboulsse dB ibliography 6
Catalan
1 Introdu&c tion 7
Cata4l. adx.nc. 4
2 5. i.d.7 24
3 5. c.6. 34
4 5. i.b.4 t 51
5 5. lli.b.d 7 63
6 Introdutco5t. ic.o5.n 73
7 5. c.5.6, . .Cli. c6a nd7. i.d.7 87
8 5. a.6.a nd6. b.5. 112
9 5. b.5. 126
10 5. a.6.a nd6. ctJ.c.6 134
11 5. Cli.c.6 146
Cata4l. ai..nb. t4
12 Vario5utsMh o ves 169
13 Introdutco5t. ii.oe.n7 180
14 5. i.e.7 - MaiLni ne 196
Cata4l. ai..ne. 7
15 ClosSeyds tem 228
16 6. d.x.c 4 252
Bogo-Indian
17 4. .. ained47. c.5. 284
18 4. i.x.d 2t 295
19 4. a.5. 303
20 4. W.e.7 5 'l.lf3 Vario5tuMhso ves 314
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21 4. W.e.7 5 'l.lf3'l lc6 336
OddB enonis
22 CatalBaenn oni 362
23 SnakBee noni 376
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24 Introduction 382
25 9. �.e.8 399
VariaItnidoenx 426
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