{"product_id":"9781911465188","title":"125 Chess Opening Surprises","description":"\u003cp\u003eSurprising the opponent is a primary aim of modern opening preparation. You can’t afford to be a stationary target – gone are the days when players worked out an elaborate repertoire from which they never varied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 125 opening surprises land like bombshells in the apparent calm of standard openings and disorientate your opponents as they grapple with original problems. This book is a treasure-trove of unusual ideas at an early stage of the opening, each with a firm logical foundation, yet running against the grain of conventional play. Each idea has quick-strike potential and is supported by enough concrete analysis to enable you to try it with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this new edition, Burgess has thoroughly revised and expanded the original content with a great many new verdicts and additional analysis and ideas. Every single move has been re-examined and checked against current theory. The brand-new sections mostly deal with ideas that were unknown before 2016 or 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews of the first edition (\u003ci\u003e101 Chess Opening Surprises\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“explodes right in your face, with ideas in all openings ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous” – GM Lubosh Kavalek, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I was stunned by some of the author’s ideas ... excellent” – GM Paul Motwani, \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conrad P. Pritscher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033216827632,"sku":"9781911465188","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911465188_p0.jpg?v=1763630919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911465188","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}