Ehlvest: The Modern Gurgenidze - A Counterpunching Repertoire for Black Klassiker Learn tournament selection and opening

Learn tournament selection and opening preparation strategies backed by personal tournament experience

This second-volume workbook in Davorin Kuljasevic's How to Study Chess on Your Own series is optimized for chess players with an Elo rating between 1500 and 1800 but is helpful for anyone between 1200 and 2000

With over 80

the lessons are drawn from chess games through history

Ehlvest: The Modern Gurgenidze - A Counterpunching Repertoire for Black Klassiker Learn tournament selection and opening"Throw Down the Gauntlet from the Very First Move!" Modern Defense has been popular for decades. However, within the purview of this defense, there is a system that challenges White right from the get go. The brainchild of Georgian grandmaster Bukhuti Gurgenidze, Black plays 1 g6 and follows with a timely c6 and d5. Occasionally classified as part of the Caro Kann, it draws battle lines immediately. The move 1 g6 in general is an aggressive approach,