{"product_id":"125-chess-opening-surprises-graham-burgess-9781911465188","title":"125 Chess Opening Surprises","description":"Surprising the opponent is a primary aim of modern opening preparation. You can't afford to be a stationary target - gone are the days when players worked out an elaborate repertoire from which they never varied.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e These 125 opening surprises land like bombshells in the apparent calm of standard openings and disorientate your opponents as they grapple with original problems. This book is a treasure-trove of unusual ideas at an early stage of the opening, each with a firm logical foundation, yet running against the grain of conventional play. Each idea has quick-strike potential and is supported by enough concrete analysis to enable you to try it with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For this new edition, Burgess has thoroughly revised and expanded the original content with a great many new verdicts and additional analysis and ideas. Every single move has been re-examined and checked against current theory. The brand-new sections mostly deal with ideas that were unknown before 2016 or 2017.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reviews of the first edition (\u003ci\u003e101 Chess Opening Surprises\u003c\/i\u003e): \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"explodes right in your face, with ideas in all openings ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous\" - GM Lubosh Kavalek, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I was stunned by some of the author's ideas ... excellent\" - GM Paul Motwani, \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191146518X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911465188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gambit Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Graham Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44810028679423,"sku":"9781911465188","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7dd2cdd2-bf3c-4883-825e-531e65652197.jpg?v=1707928136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/125-chess-opening-surprises-graham-burgess-9781911465188","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}