Chuckychess
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Purdy's 'Action Chess" - 2009/03/31 02:23
I really like that book. After 1 e4 e6 2 d4 d5 3 Nc3 (or 3 Nd2), Purdy recommends an unusual line in the Rubinstein Variation: 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Be7!? (more typical are 4...Nd7 or 4...Bd7).
Against non-1 e4 openings, he recommends the adopting the Tartakower setup: ...d5, ...e6, ...Nf6, ...Be7, ...O-O, ...b6.
As White, Purdy recommends the Colle System against 1...d5: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 e3, and then 4 Bd3 unless Black plays 3...Bf5, in which case White opts out of the Colle System and plays 4 c4! instead.
Against most other first moves by Black, he reommends playing an early P-c4 and the fianchettoing of the KB (i.e. P-g3 and then Bg2).
I recommend the book, as it provides a very solid, "almost complete" opening repertoire for both White and Black. By playing simple openings, you can spend more time studying tactics and endgames, which will improve your play a lot more than studying openings.
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