Grandmaster Repertoire The Catalan Boris Avrukh by Boris Avrukh instant download after payment.

More than six years have passed since Quality Chess published my original contribution to its
opening series, appropriately titled Grandmaster Repertoire I - J.d4 Volume One, which was
followed by its companion Grandmaster Repertoire 2 - 1.d4 Volume Two early in 20 1 0. (These
works will henceforth be abbreviated to GM I and GM 2 respectively.)
To my great surprise and satisfaction, these volumes were extremely successful. The recommended
lines were employed by players at all levels, and demand grew to such an extent that the volumes
were translated into several languages. Chess players took to referring to these texts as "The
Opening Bible" and the term "to Avrukh" became part of the chess lexicon, meaning to have
easily obtained an opening advantage after employing one of my novelties or recommendations.
Six years is a lifetime in the evolution of opening theory, especially in a battleground such as the
Catalan, where ideas are constantly being tested and refined by the world's top players and their
pet computers. I do not claim to have refuted Black's various defensive tries, but I have strived to
offer fresh, challenging ideas that an opponent will find difficult to face over the board. That is
the approach I take when working with my students, including some of the world's top players.
Series Structure
GM I and especially GM 2 were hefty books, numbering well over a thousand pages between
them. Many of my original recommendations have since been tested and scrutinized by top
grandmasters and correspondence players, making this new repertoire not so much an updated
edition as a complete reworking, using the original repertoire as a loose template. In view of
the many new games and discoveries that have occurred since the previous 1 .d4 works, it was
necessary to divide each book into an 'Nand a 'B' volume, with some slight reorganizing in terms
of the grouping together of certain systems.
The opening moves 1 .d4 lllf6 2.c4 e6 3 .g3 provide the starting position for the current
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