Table of Contents
Preface 7
Building a 1.d4 repertoire 9
Part I Black's classical/symmetrical set-ups: 1.d4 d5 2.f3
Introduction 13
Chapter 1 Anti-Chigorin: 2…$$$c6 21
Chapter 2 Rare lines: 2…c5 30
Chapter 3 The Tarrasch Defence: 2…c5 3.c4 e6 35
Chapter 4 Grünfeld Reversed - Black takes on d4 without 5…$$$c6: 2…$$$f6 3.g3 c5 4.$$$g2 cxd4 5.0-0 46
Chapter 5 Grünfeld Reversed - Black takes on d4 with 5…$$$c6: 2…$$$f6 3.g3 c5 4.$$$g2 cxd4 5.0-0 c6 59
Chapter 6 Grünfeld Reversed - Black does not take on d4: 4…$$$c6 5.0-0 70
Chapter 7 Catalan - Introduction and sidelines: 2…$$$f6 3.g3 e6 88
Chapter 8 Catalan - Closed Variation: 4.$$$g2 $$$e7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 96
Chapter 9 Catalan - Open Variation: 6…dxc4 114
Chapter 10 Black stops c2-c4: 2…$$$f6 3.g3 e6 4.$$$g2 b5 136
Chapter 11 …$$$f5 set-ups - Introduction and early deviations: 2…$$$f6 3.g3 $$$f5 145
Chapter 12 …$$$f5 set-ups - Main line: 4.$$$g2 c6 5.c4 e6 6.$$$c3 154
Chapter 13 …$$$g4 set-ups - Introduction and early deviations: 2…$$$f6 3.g3 $$$g4 170
Chapter 14 …$$$g4 set-ups - Main line: 4.$$$g2 c6 5.c4 176
Part II Black's …g7-g6 based set-ups: 1.d4 $$$f6 2.$$$f3 g6 3.g3
Introduction 185
Chapter 15 King's Indian: 3…$$$g7 4.$$$g2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.b3 e5 188
Chapter 16 King's Indian: other 6th moves 201
Chapter 17 Grünfeld sidelines: 3…d5 219
Chapter 18 Grünfeld: 4.$$$g2 $$$g7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 dxc4 226
Chapter 19 Grünfeld: 6…c6 236
Chapter 20 Black invites a Benoni: 3…c5 252
Chapter 21 Move orders with 1…g6: 1.d4 g6 265
Part III Black's flexible set-ups: 1.d4 $$$f6 2.$$$f3 e6 3.g3
Introduction 275
Chapter 22 Queen's Indian - Introduction and sidelines: 2…b6 and 2…e6 3.g3 b6 279
Chapter 23 Queen's Indian - Main line: 3…b6 4.$$$g2 $$$b7 5.0-0 $$$e7 6.c4 0-0 7.$$$c3 291
Chapter 24 The extended fianchetto 3…b5 307
Chapter 25 3…c5 - Introduction and sidelines 313
Chapter 26 3…c5 - Main lines: 4.$$$g2 cxd4 5.$$$xd4 $$$c6 6.0-0 $$$b6 and 6…$$$c5 323
Chapter 27 Move orders with 1…e6: 1.d4 e6 332
Part IV Black's sharp and offbeat defences
Introduction 339
Chapter 28 Benoni sidelines: 1.d4 c5 and 1.d4 $$$f6 2.$$$f3 c5 343
Chapter 29 Anti-Benko: I.d4 $$$f6 2.$$$f3 c5 3.d5 b5 353
Chapter 30 Schmid Benoni: 1.d4 $$$f6 2.$$$f3 c5 3.d5 g6 361
Chapter 31 Dutch Defence - Classical and rare lines: 1.d4 f5 367
Chapter 32 Dutch Defence - Stonewall: 1.d4 f5 2.$$$f3 $$$f6 3.g3 e6 4.$$$g2 d5 376
Chapter 33 Dutch Defence - Leningrad: 1.d4 f5 2.$$$f3 $$$f6 3.g3 g6 387
Chapter 34 Old Indian and Wade Defence: 1.d4 d6 403
Chapter 35 Odds and ends - 1.d4 others 414
Index of names 421
Explanation of symbols 423
Bibliography 425
Author's biography 427
