McDonald: Starting out: The Reti CT The Pirc Defence and the

The Pirc Defence and the Modern Defence are two naturally entwined chess openings that are both flexible and rich in strategic and tactical ideas

Suitable for club players and titled players building a reliable White repertoire

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This is the most comprehensive reference work on the endgame and

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McDonald: Starting out: The Reti CT The Pirc Defence and theThe Rti is a popular opening at all levels of chess. The great advantage it possesses over other openings is that it's a thematic system which can be adopted against many different defences, and because of this it's a firm favourite amongst those who prefer the understanding of ideas over dry memorization of moves. In this book, Grandmaster Neil McDonald examines the Rti by going back to basics, introducing the key moves and ideas, and taking care to