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# Comprehensive Guide Timeless Techniques Updated Strategies Modern Chess Openings, 15th Edition

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## Summary

> ♟️ Elevate Your Game, One Opening at a Time!

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## Key Features

- • **Master the Game:** Unlock the secrets of modern chess openings with expert insights.
- • **Perfect for All Levels:** Whether a novice or a grandmaster, elevate your game.
- • **Stay Ahead of the Curve:** Stay competitive with the latest strategies and trends.
- • **Engaging and Informative:** Enjoy a blend of theory and practical examples.
- • **Join the Chess Revolution:** Be part of a community that thrives on strategic excellence.

## Overview

The 15th Edition of Modern Chess Openings is a comprehensive guide that provides updated strategies and insights into the latest trends in chess openings, catering to players of all skill levels. This edition combines engaging content with practical examples, making it an essential resource for anyone looking to enhance their chess game.

## Description

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Review: A treasure!! - I highly recommend this book for people who wishes to have a good opening repertoire. Should be used along with computer opening insight. It’s good value for money!
Review: I love this book. - I mean it's just a great book for everyone, from beginners to more advanced players. It gots all the most important lines on a lot of openings, it's a very good way to learn theory and start building a great opening repertory. It doesn't contain all the opening lines but it got all the most important ones which is totally find. For example, as a beginner, I'm a huge fan of the Scandinavian defense, also known in the book as the center counter defense, and I was hoping to explore more of his variation like the closed Scandinavian. But the book actually only has the mainline (3...Qa5) and the modern variation (2...Nf6) with 3 main lines for ich with minors lines which is ok, but I'm still a little disappointed about that since I was hoping to see at list the Qe6 and Qe8 Lines which doesn't appear. But still, I highly recommend this book to anyone. God blesses u all, have a good. Update 05/15/2021 It doesn't have the Fried liver attack line from the two knights' defense, but it surprisingly has the Traxler counterattack also as the Wilkes-Barre in the book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #20,411 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #11 in Board Games (Books) #11 in Chess (Books) #26 in Puzzle & Game Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,874) |
| Dimensions  | 6.15 x 1.55 x 9.2 inches |
| Edition  | 15th |
| ISBN-10  | 0812936825 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0812936827 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Chess |
| Print length  | 768 pages |
| Publication date  | April 8, 2008 |
| Publisher  | Random House Puzzles & Games |
| Reading age  | 8 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A treasure!!
*by R***H on September 13, 2025*

I highly recommend this book for people who wishes to have a good opening repertoire. Should be used along with computer opening insight. It’s good value for money!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love this book.
*by F***O on May 15, 2021*

I mean it's just a great book for everyone, from beginners to more advanced players. It gots all the most important lines on a lot of openings, it's a very good way to learn theory and start building a great opening repertory. It doesn't contain all the opening lines but it got all the most important ones which is totally find. For example, as a beginner, I'm a huge fan of the Scandinavian defense, also known in the book as the center counter defense, and I was hoping to explore more of his variation like the closed Scandinavian. But the book actually only has the mainline (3...Qa5) and the modern variation (2...Nf6) with 3 main lines for ich with minors lines which is ok, but I'm still a little disappointed about that since I was hoping to see at list the Qe6 and Qe8 Lines which doesn't appear. But still, I highly recommend this book to anyone. God blesses u all, have a good. Update 05/15/2021 It doesn't have the Fried liver attack line from the two knights' defense, but it surprisingly has the Traxler counterattack also as the Wilkes-Barre in the book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Probably mandatory reading for anyone seriously playing the game of chess...
*by R***I on October 15, 2019*

I bought this particular copy for some aspiring chess players. I am beyond the point where I'm going to study openings in any sort of formal manner. I first read this book at least 20+ years ago and I worked through many of the variations in the book for some of the openings that I preferred. You could probably spend at least half a lifetime investigating all of the openings contained in this book. I used this book to attack opponents who were less salient in opening theory. If you are serious about learning chess, you can't hardly beat MCO as the defacto standard for the opening game. I'm torn between learning the end game before opening theory, but you can't hardly do one without the other. This is probably not the most recent edition, but if you're looking for a big list of standard openings and their numerous variations, just about any recent revision should work nicely. If you're not really interested in working with a few chess sets and several positions at the same time, you may not be interested in this title. Imagine 20+ variations to every opening and a dissertation on the pros and cons of each in relatively terse prose. That's MCO in a nutshell. If you feel that you need opening study, this is the bible of openings in chess. If you've ever had someone smack you down and claim some named opening for which you had no knowledge of, then you probably need this book to continue your chess prowess. If you're not really ready to study the positions and work through them...you may want to pass. If you want to kill at chess, you should already own this book--in a hopefully recent rendition. If you have *never* studied openings, then buy the cheapest version because there is a lot of value in the basic openings that are fully commented in this book.

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