Larsen Opening

Be able to play 1.b3 and win against anything the opponent does

A great opening system which doesn't require much memorisation, is easy to play and can produce attacking brilliancies

The popularity of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack is largely based on its surprise value, but in fact 1.b3 is one of White s more logical first moves. By immediately developing his queen s bishop, White aims at undermining the black centre. Ilya Odessky s message in this unusual opening book is: opening with 1.b2-b3 is a lot of fun!

This book is an examination of a particular opening structure, the Grunfeld Indian Structure, from both White's and Black's perspective. This structure is {d4, Nf3, g3, Bg2} for white and {d5, Nf6, g6, Bg7} for Black. The authors chose to call this structure "ZOOM". There are two main sections: the first is an exposition and the second is a collection of 451 lightly annotated games. The exposition section is divided into 8 subsections: the first 4 deal with ZOOM for White and the remaining 4 deal with ZOOM for Black.