@samrobin Nick de Firmian, GM and 3-time US Chess Champion.
https://grokipedia.com/page/nick_de_firmian#contributions-to-chess-literature
I would suggest The Dynamic English by Tony Kosten. It gives the main ideas, it's only 144 pages and doesn't have too much theory that should be good for someone of OP's rating. It was written in 1999 but the lines should still work now. Marin's books are also quite good but you're looking at well over 1000 pages of theory.
@samrobin said in #1:
> Can someone from Lichess recommend a good English Chess book for openings?
"... For new players, I cannot recommend books that use [an encyclopedic] type of presentation [of opening theory], because the explanatory prose that elaborates typical plans and ideas is usually absent, thus leaving the student without any clear idea why certain moves are played or even preferred over other apparently equivalent moves. .... For inexperienced players, I think the model that bases opening discussions on more or less complete games that are fully annotated, though with a main focus on the opening and early middlegame, is the ideal. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010)
"... [Fundamental Chess Openings] is not particularly suited for players who are just starting out. I would imagine players rated at least 1400-1500 would get the most benefit from this volume. ..." - FM Carsten Hansen (2010)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140626173432/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen128.pdf
Maybe, you can find something useful at https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/i-need-advice?page=2 .
@KMcGeoch said in #13:
> I would suggest The Dynamic English by Tony Kosten. It gives the main ideas, it's only 144 pages and doesn't have too much theory that should be good for someone of OP's rating. ...
"... This position arose in the game Smejkal-Yusupov, 1991/92 after 1 c4 e5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 g3 g6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 e4 d6 6 Nge2 Nge7 7 d3 0-0 8 0-0 Be6 9 Nd5 Qd7 10 Be3 f5 11 Qd2 Rf7 12 f3 Raf8 13 Rae1 Kh8 14 b3 Ng8. Then Kosten explains how White should handle such pawn formations. ..." - GM Alexander Baburin
https://web.archive.org/web/20140715105945/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/baburin02.txt
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/The_Dynamic_English.pdf
@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/2FUzobM9)
> ... a data base.
1. Which one?
2. And which client (if it doesn't have one)?
67
676767
By [John L. Watson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Watson):
1. [Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 1](http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_1.html)
2. [Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2](http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_2.html)
3. [Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 3](http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_3.html)
4. [Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4](http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_4.html)
"... I can strongly recommend Mastering The Chess Openings: Volume 2 to all chess players from 1800 on up." - IM John Donaldson (~2007)
https://www.jeremysilman.com/book-review/mastering-the-chess-openings-volume-2/
http://gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_1.pdf
http://gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_2.pdf
http://gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_3.pdf
http://gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_4.pdf
@samrobin said in #6:
> Thank you guys
Maybe, you can find something useful at https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/learning-the-openning.
Chessbase is too advanced for you, you are rated very low and anything you study from the master games just won't be duplicated in your games, its very expensive, don't waste your time and money...its really for OTB strong tournament players for preparing for opponents etc...although the database of games can be good for historical research into a player etc
This topic has been archived and can no longer be replied to.