Modern Chess Openings (MCO-13) (McKay Chess Library)

Korn, Walter; DeFirmian, Nick

ISBN 10: 0812917855 / ISBN 13: 9780812917857

Published by David McKay Company, Inc., 1990

About this Item

Thirteenth edition. 2 inch crease on front wrapper, owner address label on first page. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1990 Trade Paperback. xix, 708 pp. The thirteenth edition of the guide so well-known that it is now referred to simply as MCO. This text is a comprehensive guide to opening moves in the game of chess. Covering every standard line of play, it provides the essence of contemporary opening theory, and should be useful to both club and tournament players. First published in 1911 and regularly revised, MCO has always kept pace with the latest developments in chess theory and practice. This edition contains in-depth analysis of the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Sicilian Defence, the King's Indian, the Nimzo-Indian, the Queen's Gambit, and the English Opening, as well as exhaustive analysis of classic openings such as Giuoco Piano, Two Knights Defense, Vienna Game, and tricky openings with specific methods for countering such as the Goring Attack, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, and 'Fried Liver' Attack.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modern Chess Openings (MCO-13) (McKay Chess Library)
• Publisher: David McKay Company, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812917855
• ISBN 13: 9780812917857
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: Thirteenth Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 33 ounces

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Synopsis

This text is a comprehensive guide to opening moves in the game of chess. Covering every standard line of play, it provides the essence of contemporary opening theory, and should be useful to both club and tournament players.

Review

Modern Chess Openings, better known in the chess world as MCO, has been called "the chess player's bible" since it was first produced by Walter Korn almost 60 years ago. With this 13th incarnation, Korn took the role of editor and put the update in the capable hands of International Grandmaster Nick De Firmian. The result is MCO-13, a grander, fully revised and greatly expanded version of this classic work. One important and welcome update over earlier editions is the incorporation of algebraic notation, making the book useful to a wider range of readers. The in-depth analysis of all the major chess openings currently in use--and several minor ones--is based on their use and performance in every major tournament game for several years prior to publication. Even popular old openings, such as the Vienna Game and Two Knights Defense, and tricky offenses such as the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit and "Fried Liver" Attack are given detailed attention. The book is divided into five major segments covering symmetrical King's Pawn openings, semi-open King's Pawn defenses, Queen's Pawn openings, Indian Defense systems, and flank openings. MCO-13 belongs on the shelf of every serious chess enthusiast.