Gertler: Play the Mackenzie - A sharp White attack in the Ruy Lopez Kunst Advanced opening theory and practical

Advanced opening theory and practical repertoire building for competitive play

Bent Larsen zählt zu den bedeutendsten Schachspielern des 20

and also the ideas reached through the experience of playing games in tournaments

Practical exercises ('chessercizes') integrated throughout reinforce each concept

including their own experiments with the opening to illustrate how it is possible to beat titled players right out of the opening by shocking White's system and beliefs

Gertler: Play the Mackenzie - A sharp White attack in the Ruy Lopez Kunst Advanced opening theory and practicalMackenzie Variante: Dein berraschungsrepertoire gegen die Spanische Partie This theoretically solid opening repertoire for White, based on playing 5. d4 in the main line of the Ruy Lopez (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6), gives you a great way to bamboozle your opponent, who is probably unprepared for this variation and its many pitfalls. Black can easily go wrong within the next few moves and quickly lose material or succumb to a crushing