A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White

Sjakkforfatterguru John Watsons imøtesette repertoarbok med 1 d4, gjennomgående fulgt av 2 c4 og klassisk spill i sentrum.

Variantvalgene i boka, kort beskrevet på engelsk;

• QGD: Exchange with Nf3/h3 (Karpov/Yermolinsky)
• QGA: Main line with 7 Bd3
• Slav: 3 Nc3 and 4 e3
• Semi-Slav: Anti-Meran system with an early b3
• Tarrasch: Main Lines with g3
• Nimzo-Indian: 4 e3 with 5 Ne2 (in most cases)
• King's Indian: 5 h3 with Be3 or Bg5
• Grünfeld: Exchange with 7 Qa4 or 7 Bg5
• Modern Benoni: Bd3, h3 and Bg5
• Benko: 4 Qc2
• Dutch: 2 Nc3 (but all move-orders covered, and therefore some lines with c4)
• Modern: 2 c4 and 3 e4
• English Defence: 3 a3
• 1...e6 2 c4 Bb4+: 3 Nc3
• 1...d6 2 c4 e5: 3 d5