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Alekhine Alert!
Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black's most ambitious counters to 1
e4, the Alekhine Defence. This is a sharp opening in which Black attacks from the very beginning, luring White’s central
pawns forward in the expectation of destroying them later on. The Alekhine is a favourite among creative players such as
Nigel Short, Vassily Ivanchuk and Hikaru Nakamura.
By studying the most important games and also drawing upon his own experience in the opening, Taylor constructs a
practical repertoire for Black, ideal for the modern-day player. All the key tactical and positional ideas for both players
are covered, and crucial move-order nuances are highlighted. This book provides everything you need to know to play
the Alekhine with confidence.
• A dynamic repertoire for Black
• Provides answers to all of White’s possibilities
• Ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players.

International Master Timothy Taylor is an experienced tournament player who has enjoyed several notable successes,
including winning the US Open. He is also a skilled chess writer, one of his previous books, How to Defeat the
Smith-Morra Gambit , becoming a US Chess Federation bestseller.

Publisher Information

Alekhine Alert!
by Timothy Taylor

First published in 2010 by Gloucester Publishers plc.

Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT.
Copyright © 2010 Timothy Taylor
The right of Timothy Taylor to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the
Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior
permission of the publisher.
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