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title: "Catastrophe in the Opening Paperback – July 1, 2005"
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# Catastrophe in the Opening Paperback – July 1, 2005

**Brand:** james plaskettcyrus lakdawala
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, buy it from everymanchess.com
*by P***G on May 27, 2022*

I've been really enjoying this book! It's above my level so I have to think hard to follow along, but sometimes a challenge is a good way to learn. Lakdawala is a delight to read and the games are very instructive.The real frustration I have is that as I bought it from here I only got the book in Amazon's proprietary ebook format. I later decided to buy some other books from everymanchess directly and was delighted to find that they provide the books along with PGN and CBV files including both the games and Lakdawala's annotations. Following along with the games SO MUCH EASIER when I can simply open up the provided PGN file rather than copying the moves in manually or follow on my own board. I'm looking into if I can use my proof of purchase to still get the PGN but odds are Amazon wouldn't be forthcoming because PGNs can't be DRM locked.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Informative, reinforcing and entertaining
*by J***Y on September 20, 2020*

My previous "study" of the French Defense left me feeling that "this is probably great but I don't think I'm ready for it yet". During this pandemic isolation, a computer-less club mate of mine and I have been playing chess by telephone. He always opens 1 e4. I'm trying to keep him engaged and have tried never to play the same opening twice (on either side of the board). Well, the time came to return to the French. When looking to dive more deeply into this opening system, whom do I see with a book on this very subject?: Mr. Cyrus Lakdawala who instructed and delighted me with "Play the London System" some years ago. In "Opening Repertoire: The French Defense", entertaining metaphors amuse and italicized entries the start "Principle..." reinforce and add to our collection of guideposts in assessing positions and planning.I'm completing my second reading (and playing through, of course) of this book and will probably get others. I think I have grown sufficiently to appreciate this defense. I think I'll be staying here a while.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book on the French Defence.
*by M***T on October 30, 2019*

I recommend this book as a worthy addition to any serious club level student of the French defence. Though it may be true that not everyone may share in the authors occasional attempt at humor, I am okay with that, and that is fine with me, since that is who Cyrus is in real life and a pleasant individual to exchange comments with. Regarding the material presented in this book, it is useful, thoughtful, and relevant to the subject being explained to the reader. This is an excellent introductory book for club level tournament chessplayers on an interesting repertoire played by strong Grandmasters, but not always sufficiently covered in other French Defence literature. Good job Cyrus! (I am +2300 FIDE rated, and etcetera.)

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