Alekhine Alert!: A Repertoire For Black Against 1 E4 [Paperback]

Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black???s most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. He constructs a practical repertoire for Black, ideal for the modern-day player.Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black???s most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. This is a sharp, creative opening in which Black attacks from the very beginning, luring White???s central pawns forward in the expectation of destroying them later on. In this book Taylor constructs a practical repertoire for Black, ideal for the modern-day player. All the key tactical and positional ideas are covered and important move-order nuances are highlighted. This book provides everything you need to know in order to play the Alekhine with confidence.International Master Timothy Taylor is an experienced tournament player, a former US Open winner and a well-known chess writer.