Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 4 - John Watson

Introduction
1	Réti: Open and Closed Variations
	The 2... d4 Advance
	The Open Réti
	The Closed Réti
2	Réti: Slav Variations
	The System with ... Bg4
	The System with ... Bf5
	The Gambit Accepted
	The Double Fianchetto System
3	Modern Kingside Fianchetto
	The Modern Defence
	Tiger's Modern
	Modern Defence with an Early ... c6
	Classical Set-Up
	Other White Formations
	Averbakh Variation
4	Modern Queenside Fianchetto
	Owen Defence
	English Defence
	Larsen's Opening: 1.b3
5	Gambits
	Primitive Gambits
	Danish and Göring Gambits
	Milner-Barry Gambit
	Morra Gambit
	Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
	Other Primitive Gambits
	Positional Gambits
	The Ultra-Positional Benko Gambit
6	f-Pawns and Reversed Openings
	Dutch Defence/Bird Opening
	King's Indian Attack
	Reversing Double e-Pawn Openings
7	Symmetry and Its Descendants
	Petroff Defence
	Four Knights Game
	Symmetry in the English Opening
	English Double Fianchetto Variation
8	Irregular Openings and Initial Moves
	The Appeal of the Irregular
	Adventures with 1.e4
	Responding to the Unfamiliar
	Assessing the Initial Moves
	Sokolsky/Polish: 1.b4
	Linkspringer: 1.Nc3
	The Strange Ones
	Grob: 1.g4
	Universal First Moves for Black
	Specialized Black Debuts
9	Choosing and Preparing Openings
	How important is Opening Study?
	Openings Selection
	Improving Your Opening Play
10	The Future of Openings

Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 3 - John Watson

General Introduction
1	Introduction to the English Opening
2	Reversing the Sicilian: 2nd Moves
	Working from the Ground Up
	Najdorf and Dragon Aspirations
	Improved Alekhine-Sicilian
3	Introduction to 2.Nc3: Black Plays Flexibly
	Advancing the f-Pawn
	The Bishop Sortie 2... Bb4
	The Ultra-Flexible 2... d6: Introduction
	Active Lines with 3.d4
	The Positional Approach
4	2... Nf6 and g3 Systems
	Introduction to 2... Nf6
	Black's 3rd-Move Options
	The Modern Variation: 3... Bb4
	Digression on the Rossolimo Sicilian
	Keres Defence
	White Plays 2.g3
5	Four Knights Variation
	Slower White Approaches
	Central Assault with 4.d4
	The Cautious 4.e3
	The Main Line: 4.g3
	4... Bb4 and its Descendants
	Reversed Dragon: 4... D5
6	Three Knights and Closed English
	Three Knights Variation
	The Independent 3... F5
	Introduction to the Closed English
	Closed English with Nf3
	Closed English with e3
	Botvinnik Systems: 5... E4
7	Pure Symmetrical Variation
	The Traditional 5.e3
	Flank Attack with 5.a3
	Symmetrical Botvinnik: 5.e4
	Pure Symmetrical with 5.Nf3: Introduction
	Traditional Main Line with 5... Nf6
	Symmetrical with 5... e5
	Central Counterattack with 5... e6
8	Main Line with 2.Nf3 and d4
	Introduction to 2.Nf3
	Variations with 2... Nc6
	2... Nf6 and the Symmetrical Four Knights
	Four Knights with 6.a3
	Four Knights with 6.Ndb5
	Four Knights with 6.g3
	Anti-Benoni Variations
9	Asymmetrical Variations
	Nimzowitsch's 5.e4 and Grunfeld Relations
	The Knight Tour 5... Nb4
	Exchange with 5... Nxc3
	Keres-Parma Variation
	Rubinstein System
10	The Hedgehog Variation
	Traditional Line with 8.Qxd4
	Modern Line with 7.Re1
11	Mikenas Attack and Nimzo-English
	Mikenas Attack: Introduction
	Central Challenge with 3... d5
	Gambit Line with 3... c5
	Nimzo-English Variation: Introduction
	Classical 4.Qc2 Variation
	The 4.g4 Flank Attack
12	King's Indian Variations
	Botvinnik Variation vs the King's Indian
	The Closed English Formation

Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 2 - John Watson

Introduction
Section 1: Closed Games
1	Introduction to 1.d4 and the Closed Games
2	Queen's Gambit Declined
	Declining the Gambit: Other 2nd Moves
	Early Commitment
	Classical Variation
	Move-Orders in the Queen's Gambit Declined
3	Slav and Semi-Slav
	Slav Main Line
	Exchange Slav
	Semi-Slav
Section 2: Indian Systems
4	Introduction to the Indian Defences
5	Nimzo-Indian Defence
	Samisch and Related Lines
	4.e3 and the Hubner Variation
	Classical Nimzo-Indian: 4.Qc2
6	Queen's Indian Defence
	Introduction to 3.Nf3
	Fianchetto Variation
	Petrosian System (4.a3)
7	King's Indian Defence
	Four Pawns Attack
	Classical King's Indian
	The Classical Main Line with 7... Nc6
	Averbakh Variation
	Samisch Variation
8	Grunfeld Defence
	Classical Main Line
	Pawn-Storm Systems
	Fianchetto System

Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 1 - John Watson

Introduction
1	The Nature of Chess Openings: Fundamental
2	Opening Ideas and Positional Features
3	The Significance of Structure
Section 1: Open Games
4	Introduction to 1.e4 and the Open Games
5	Giuoco Piano
	Blockading the Pawn
	Chasing the Peaces
	A Technical Approach 5.d3
6	Two Knights Defence
	The Calm 4.d3
	White targets f7: 4.Ng5
	Central Play: 4.d4
7	Philidor Defence
	Surrender of the Centre
	The e5 Strongpoint
8	Ruy Lopez
	Chigorin Defence
	Modern Chigorin
	Keres Defence
	Breyer Defence
	Zaitsev Variation
	Moller Defence
	Open Variation
	Exchange Variation
	Marshall Attack
9	King's Gambit
	King's Gambit Declined
	King's Gambit Accepted
Section 2: Semi-Open Games
10	Introduction to Semi-Open Games
11	Sicilian Defence
	Introduction to Systems with 2... d6
	Dragon Variation
	Najdorf Variation
	Introduction to Systems with 2... e6
	Sicilian Four Knights
	Paulsen System
	Taimanov Variation
	Sozin Attack (and the Classical Sicilian)
	Accelerated Fianchetto
	Alapin Variation
12	Caro-Kann Defence
	Caro-Kann Two Knights
	Exchange Variation
	Panov Attack
	Advance Variation
13	French Defence
	Tarrasch Variation
	Classical Variation
	Winawer Variation
14	Pirc Defence
	Austrian Attack
	The Bc4 Variation
	Classical Variation