Look at your opponent sitting there in blissful ignorance. Fully at ease, everything under control, not a worry in the world. Or so he thinks. He’s checked his repertoire, double-checked his main lines. He wanted to come well-prepared and he did. Or did he? Because what he doesn’t know is that today is not his day. For the simple reason that he’s playing you. And you are going to spring a surprise on him. No main variations today, nothing mainstream, he’s going to be initiated into a world of secrets: Secrets of Opening Surprises! In this book you will find an extensive selection of the best SOS columns that Jeroen Bosch wrote for New In Chess Magazine. In addition you will find two chapters from Bosch's contributions to the New In Chess Yearbook. All of them have been reworked and updated.
Tired of main lines? Looking for a weapon to perplex your opponent? Here’s a refreshing source overflowing with baffling ideas and stunning finds.
Jeroen Bosch is an International Master and a prolific chess writer for various chess publications. His thoroughly researched contributions to the New In Chess Yearbooks are highly valued, but he also continues to perplex (and pleasantly surprise) us with the seemingly endless stream of unorthodox opening ideas that he manages to unearth for his SOS column in New In Chess Magazine.
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What people say about SOS - Secrets of Opening Surprises
'Is a refreshing change from the usual dreary technical works and is definitely not for the bovine. His recommendations are a mixed bag: some are good, some are pretty awful. All are original or, at the very least unusual. Nevertheless, Bosch is someone who clearly thinks about his chess, a quality that distinguishes him from 99 per cent of authors' NIGEL SHORT - Daily Telegraph
'I recommend this book for all thos chess players who don't have time to keep up with main variations, but who do want to pose their opponents problems from early on' LEX JONGSMA - De Telegraaf
'A very readable and well produced book about some lesser-known opening variations that deserve a better reputation' British Chess Magazine
