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Title: There's better books out there..
Review: It's not that this book is bad - it's just that it's not very good either. Originally written in the 1940's, it has been updated by the author, and is now in third edition. The biggest problem is that there are still many lines which are analyzed in-depth which you simply won't see - and that's not good if you're new to openings. Also, as mentioned in a previous review, the Author discounts some lines, which have undergone a resurgence in recent time, and *are* now used.Having said that, the book has been updated for algebraic notation, and is laid out in a reasonably clear and logical manner.All in all, there are better books out there, Gabor Kallai's Basic Chess Openings, and More Basic Chess Openings are excellent references, and cover all modern openings in detail. They were also written in 1997, which means they cover the sort of lines you will see at club and tournament levels.
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