Starting Out:

     The  CARO - KANN

 by Joe Gallagher
 

In this easy-to-read guide, chess players go back to the basics of the Opening, studying the key principles of its many variations.

Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Opening.

"'The first books I browse when I go to the bookstore' - ChessCafe.com

'The ideal opening training manuals.' Glenn Flear - New In Chess

'They will fill a serious gap in the current chess literature, and I'm sure they will be extremely popular with amateur chess players.' Chessville.com"

‘The ideal opening training manuals.’
Grandmaster Glenn Flear reviewing the Starting Out series in New In Chess.

The Caro-Kann Defence has a well-deserved and established reputation as an incredibly solid and, at the same time, dynamic defence to 1 e4. The Caro-Kann appeals to all types of players, but is especially useful to Black players who prefer a sound platform on which to build and who are resourceful in both defence and counter-attack. Star players who enjoy using the Caro-Kann include Vishy Anand, Michael Adams and the legendary Anatoly Karpov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the Caro-Kann, studying the key principles of its many variations. Throughout the book there is an abundance of notes, tips, warnings, and exercises to help improving players, while important strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.

*User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas
*Concentrates on the key principles of the Caro-Kann
*Ideal for the improving player

The early moves and ideas are introduced and care is taken to explain the reasoning behind them - something that is often neglected or taken for granted. As with previous works in the popular "Everyman Chess Starting Out" series, the reader is helped throughout with a plethora of notes, tips and warnings highlighting the vital characteristics of the opening play in general. Written by opening experts, this book covers the all the main lines and is ideal for the improving player.

Everyman Chess's Starting Out series has firmly established itself as the leading guide to studying openings for up-and-coming players. These books are distinguished by their easy-to-read layout, the lucid explanations of the fundamentals, and the abundance of notes, tips and warnings to help the reader absorb vital ideas. Starting Out opening books are ideal for enthusiastic chess players who have little experience of the openings in question and who wish to appreciate the essential principles behind them.

The user-friendly design helps readers absorb ideas. The book concentrates on the key principles of the opening and is ideal for improving players.