title: Fighting Chess: Move by Move
author: Colin Crouch
description: <DIV></DIV><P>In essence, this is a &#8216;How Good is Your Chess?&#8217; kind of book, and one of the best of its type, not least because Colin Crouch is an astute and able guide to the manifold intricacies to be found in these games, and an engaging companion overall.&#160; An essential read for ambitious players who are keen to improve.</P><P>- Manchester Chess Federation</P><P>&#160;</P><P>This is the first book I have read by Colin Crouch and I am impressed by his writing style...I would highly recommend this work to those interested in the thoughts and play of the world&#8217;s best.&#160; I will be buying more books by Colin Crouch in the future.</P><P>- British Chess Magazine
zlib_text: The Chigorin Defence: Move by Move
  by Jimmy Liew
  Contents
  About this Publication
  Bibliography
  Introduction
  1. The Open 3 cxd5
  2. The Provocative 3 Nc3
  3. The Solid 3 Nf3
  4. White Allows the Albin
  
  5. White Avoids or Delays c2-c4
  
  The Chigorin Defence: Move by Move
  The Chigorin Defence (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6) is a dynamic and 
  provocative response to White’s 1 d4. Rather than set out 
  a defensive stall with systems based on moves such as 
  ...e6 and ...c6, Black prefers to initiative immediate piece 
  play in the centre. The benefits of this strategy are that 
  Black’s queenside pieces, which are often difficult to 
  develop in the Queen’s Gambit, participate in the struggle 
  at once. The queen’s knight emerges immediately onto an 
  active square and the path is left free for the c8-bishop to 
  develop freely. Naturally there are also drawbacks as 
  Black will not find it easy to establish a foothold in the 
  centre in the early play.
  The Chigorin is a perfect counterattacking weapon and will 
  appea