Bezgodov: The Liberated Bishop Defence the big greek Ward examines the tactical and

Ward examines the tactical and strategic motifs for both players and arms the reader with enough information and self-assurance to begin playing the Queen's Gambit in his or her own games

This is his third book on chess

In a distinguished career he has won countless elite tournaments and was a FIDE World Championship finalist

Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh analyze the 50 most interesting draws from the years 2012-2015

Once the enemy king is exposed

Bezgodov: The Liberated Bishop Defence the big greek Ward examines the tactical andA Surprising and Complete Black Repertoire against 1. d4 In many 1. d4 openings, Black has trouble getting his bishop on c8 into play. Former Russian Chess Champion Alexey Bezgodov presents a radical solution to this nagging problem: liberate your bishop right away and put it on f5 on the second move! Playing 2Bf5! against either 2. c4 or 2. Nf3 will surprise your opponent and is also a great way to support your development, because the bishop takes