Tactics in the Chess Opening 3: French Defence and other half-open games

This series covers the tactical themes and typical traps in ALL main line openings, which are explained in carefully selected and annotated short games. Tactics in the Chess Opening teaches how to recognise opportunities to attack early in the game and how to avoid standard pitfalls in the opening. It will make the adventurous player win more games, and is a guide for further study and for setting up an opening repertoire.