Seven years after his acclaimed and bestselling The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White
Grandmaster Larry Kaufman is back with his new repertoire book covering the entire scope of
chess openings for both White and Black in one volume. Two important developments made this
book necessary. Larry Kaufman who himself routinely plays the lines he advocates to others
discovered that after 1.d4 (the recommendation in his previous book) it became nearly
impossible to show a consistent advantage for White especially against Grunfeld and Nimzo
Ragozin defenses. The other factor was that chess engines have become so much stronger.
Larry Kaufman presents a completely new White repertoire with 1.e4 aiming for an objective
advantage in the simplest practical manner. You are presented with two options while you
don' t have to play the sharpest lines. The Black repertoire has been thoroughly revised and
updated and three new chapters have been added. Kaufman’s New Repertoire for Black and White
is the first opening book that is primarily based on Monte Carlo search. The highly original
analysis has resulted in loads of improvements on existing theory. This is a lucidly explained
ready-to-go and easy-to-digest repertoire with sound practical lines that do not outdate
rapidly and are suitable for masters while perfectly accessible for amateurs.
