Title: This hefty tome is useful but not for the faint of heart.
Review: John Nunn and his team of experts have put together an impressive one volume opening text. The concerted effort of the authors to update and revise previous opening classifications may be the book's most attractive draw. The space constraints are obvious, however. The introduction is two pages long, and there is no name index. Beginners may be overwhelmed. Intermediate players, on the other hand, will find the compendium useful but lacking in pedagogy. However, the space constraints may be most disappointing to expert players. They may take exception to Nunn's decision to include only the "most viable" lines.
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