This is a brand new series which provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, Move by Move greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge.

Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved, and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general opening skills and knowledge.

The Sicilian Taimanov: Move by Move:Grandmaster John Emms examines his favourite Sicilian variation, which is one of Black’s most reliable answers to 1 e4.

The Sicilian Scheveningen: Move by Move: Sicilian expert Lorin D’Costa invites you to join him in examining the opening.

1..d6: Move by Move: Cyrus Lakdawala invites you to join him in examining a cocktail of challenging lines with 1...d6.

The Nimzo-Indian: Move by Move: Grandmaster John Emms invites you to join him in a study of the Nimzo-Indian – an opening which is highly popular at all levels of chess and has been his favourite defence to 1 d4 for over 30 years.

The Ruy Lopez: Move by Move: Grandmaster Neil McDonald studies one of the most important openings of all, the Ruy Lopez. This famous opening enjoys a long and distinguished history and is still widely regarded as White’s strongest choice after 1 e4 e5.

The Slav: Move by Move: Cyrus Lakdawala examines the universally popular Slav Defence which has been his main choice against 1 d4 for many years.

The Caro-Kann Move by Move: Cyrus Lakdawala examines the Caro-Kann, which enjoys a richly deserved reputation as one of Black’s most reliable defences. It provides an ideal blend of soundness and dynamism, which allows Black to create counterplay from a solid platform.