Konikowski/Bekemann: The Reti-Opening - Properly Played buchpakete I was pleasantly surprised at

I was pleasantly surprised at how often

and also published by Gambit) is a modern endgame 'bible' and was studied intensively in his youth by current World Champion Magnus Carlsen

The Old Indian has a well-deserved reputation as a sound defence to 1 d4

with enthusiastic critics putting it on a par with the classics of chess literature

Konikowski/Bekemann: The Reti-Opening - Properly Played buchpakete I was pleasantly surprised atThe 'Rti Opening' 1. Sg1 f3 d7 d5 2. c2 c4 is quiet and solid and usually leads to the middle game without greater tactical complications. Therefore, the arising positions require more positional understanding than tactical skills. The book is primarily intended for amateurs looking for an opening with the following advantages. 1. Easy to learn because the readers can orient themselves on key ideas and general set up plans i. e. without the need to