Title: Only read this book if you WANT to Understand the Openings
Product review: Sam Collins' book is very useful for understanding the openings. If you want to analyze the openings you need a Good understanding of the openings to begin with.The analysis is an in depth, practical, step by step analysis, which is very complete.Sam doesn't cover every line in every opening. He's not supposed to. This book is about Understanding the openings. The lines he chooses are chosen for the instructional quality and to show most aspects of the opening. This is where you begin. This is the Understanding that is needed to analyze the openings.Buy this book, and you'll treasure it. It's easy to read and understand.If you want an Opening Reference Book I suggest "Nunn's Chess Openings" or "Modern Chess Openings" 15th edition. These Tomes cover the many possibilities and there is an introduction to each opening that gives Some insight as to the main ideas. No Chess Library is complete without them.
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