by Yelena Dembo (Author), Richard Palliser (Author)
Yelena Dembo takes a modern-day look at the Scotch Game, providing thorough coverage of the critical main lines and studying the key tactical and positional ideas for White and Black.
Back Jacket
The Scotch Game is an ideal opening weapon for White. It's ambitious, totally sound and leads to a wide variety of strategically complex positions. The Scotch was a particular favourite of Garry Kasparov, who invigorated it with a number of major discoveries to make it an opening to be feared throughout the chess world.In this book, Yelena Dembo and Richard Palliser team up to take a modern-day look at this popular opening. They provide thorough coverage of the critical main lines, recommend the best options for both sides, and outline the key tactical and positional ideas.Comprehensive coverage of the Scotch GameWritten by renowned opening expertsPacked with new ideas and critical analysis
Author Biography
Yelena Dembo is an International Master from Greece who has enjoyed many tournament successes, including winning the bronze medal at the 2005 European Women's Championship. The Scotch Game has been one of her main opening weapons for over a decade.Richard Palliser is an International Master and a former British Rapidplay Champion. He has firmly established a reputation as a highly respected chess writer, with many outstanding works to his name.