Thrice US Champion and former European Champion, Lev Alburt, famous for his ability to turn aspiring players into masters, teams up with twice US Champion Roman Dzindzichashvili and young international star Eugene Perelshteyn to give a complete repertoire of opening play-as well as a review of all openings and an explanation of the principles of playing this crucial stage of the game. Although these books concentrate on the first 20 moves or so of a chess game, they never leave the player without a plan. The authors make sure that the themes and ideas are known so that the player can follow-up brilliant opening play with winning strategies.