Paperback, 144 pages

Secrets of Opening Surprises brings you a wide variety of unusual opening ideas. They may seem outrageous at first sight, but have proven to be perfectly playable. An SOS deviates very early from the regular lines in a mainstream opening, usually even before move six. That is why it is so easy to actually bring the variation on the board. With an SOS you will baffle your opponent, gain crucial time and stand a good chance to get an advantage without having studied large quantities of stuffy theory.

In this Volume:

Jeroen Bosch - The SOS Files

Artur Kogan - A Surprising Scandinavian

Jeroen Bosch - The Alapin Opening

Sergey Volkov - Attacking the Slav Stonewall

Jaan Ehlvest - The Dutch Benoni

Jeroen Bosch - The Katalymov Variation

Glenn Flear - The Other Long Diagonal

Adrian Mikhalchishin - Following Smyslov and Réti

Dimitri Reinderman - King’s Gambit Vienna 1903

Jeroen Bosch - Move-order Your Sicilian Opponent

Dorian Rogozenko - An Indian SOS, Part I

Dorian Rogozenko - An Indian SOS, Part II

Glenn Flear - Patzer Sees a Check

Adrian Mikhalchishin - The Bellon Gambit

Jeroen Bosch - Kozul’s SOS against the Rossolimo

Igor Glek & Elena Sedina - Alekhine’s Blunder

Mikhail Gurevich - Flexibility Zone