{"product_id":"1-b4-theory-and-practice-of-the-sokolsky-opening-9781888690651","title":"1. b4: Theory and Practice of the Sokolsky Opening","description":"\u003cp\u003eWeird and wacky or safe and sound? The Sokolsky Opening is both. Sometimes the play is truly deviant both sides initial few moves all on the a-b-c files and the first pieces exchanged a pair of rooks at other times 1.b4 becomes merely a roundabout route to a respectable English  Reti  King s Indian or reversed French position. This book  packed with fresh analysis and 95 illustrative games  clearly shows that White can look forward to a rewarding albeit complex or unusual struggle. There s no need to dwell on the usual platitudes applied interchangeably to unorthodox openings  like a good psychological choice to get your opponent into unfamiliar territory. The Sokolsky  otherwise known as the Orangutan or the Polish Attack  is an independent opening whose merits are due to chess analysis not psychoanalysis. 1.b4 is sound  the refutations don t work  assessments are disputed  printed theory till now has been inadequate  White s aims are clear  and the practitioners have been world class. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and hit your opponents with the b-pawn!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276028567605,"sku":"ByrdShop_1888690658","price":333.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781888690651.jpg?v=1780521815","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/1-b4-theory-and-practice-of-the-sokolsky-opening-9781888690651","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}