Hansen: The Symmetrical English Bestseller a job he immensely enjoyed:

a job he immensely enjoyed: 'I hope that every reader will find games here which bring a smile to their face and a lift to their heart'

often involving a sacrifice

It was a dead equal game and I decided to sacrifice my Knight for a pawn

he boosted his chess rating from 589 to over 2000 USCF in less than four years

Hansen: The Symmetrical English Bestseller a job he immensely enjoyed:A reprint of the 1999 classic! The symmetrical systems of the English Opening constitute a large and important area of modern chess opening theory. The strategic variety to be found within this book is staggering: from the sedate Symmetrical Variation to the wild gambit lines of the Anti Benoni, and almost everything in between! This book provides detailed coverage of the theory of all lines stemming from 1 c4 c5. It includes many variations that