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
1 Jeroen Bosch: The SOS Files 2 Ian Rogers: Refining Fischer’s Plan 3 Alexander Beliavsky: Destroying the Benoni Wall 4 Maxim Notkin: When I was Young 5 Jeroen Bosch: Morozevich’s Pet Line in the Albin 6 Michal Krasenkow: The Dutch in the English? 7 Dorian Rogozenko: Follow the Experts 8 Jeroen Bosch: Let’s wait and see: 3...h6 in the French 9 Sergei Movsesian: Play like a Beginner 10 Dimitri Reinderman: The Haberditz Variation 11 Jeroen Bosch: Get the Edge on the Budapest 12 Igor Glek: Gambit Lines in the Glek Variation 13 Jeroen Bosch: Beating the Van Geet 14 Dorian Rogozenko: A Latvian Speciality vs the Dragon 15 Mihai Grünberg: It is Better Playing White 16 Glenn Flear: The Solid but Tricky Fianchetto Spanish 17 Jonathan Rowson: The Improved Nadanian
