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Newly formatted and updated to appeal to beginning and intermediate players this popular book, one of the best-selling chess opening books ever, has taught tens of thousands of beginning players the key concepts of the opening, the most crucial part of every chess game. Players learn the best opening moves from both Black's and White's perspectives. More than 25 essential openings are shown: King's Gambit, Center Game, Scotch Game, Giucco Piano, Vienna Game, Bishop's Opening, Ruy Lopez, French, Caro-Kann, Sicilian, Alekhine, Pirc, Modern, Queen's Gambit, Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, Dutch, King's Indian, Benoni, English, Bird's, Reti's, and King's Indian Attack. Includes actual examples from 25 grandmasters and champions including Fischer, Kasparov and Spassky.

Bill Robertie is a chess master, a former winner of the US Chess Speed Championships and the author of seventeen books including six books on chess for Cardoza Publishing.