(Part 2) Tips for the improving UCO player, rated beetween 1500 and 1800

An improving UCO player needs an UCO opening repertoire.

As time and money are limited resources, it is essential to focus on what is essential.

In order to study a new UCO opening, you should learn and familiarize with the ideas behind the opening. This can be done by studying a selected materil on that opening.

These are some examples:

• 1.b4 -> Andy Martin's "Winning with the B Formula" http://www.improveyourchess.com/actionbookawesome.html
• 1. ...Nh6 -> Welling's article on du Chattel's chess http://www.kaissiber.de/html/heftarchiv_5.html
• 1.h3 & 2.a3 or 1...h6 & 2..a6 -> Basman's own booklet "Creepy Crawly" http://www.audiochess.com/

Other more detailed material on non standard openings:

• 1.b3 -> http://www.newinchess.com/Play_1_b3_-p-921.html
• 1.g4 and an early 1...g5 -> Book "The killer Grob" by Basman
• 1.b4 & 1.e4 e6 2.d4 a6 -> Basman's book "The new St. George"
• 1.Nc3 -> http://www.newinchess.com/1_Nc3_The_Van_Geet_Opening-p-157.html
• Some material on the BDG (Blackmar Diemer Gambit) should be indicated as well, but as I am not well informed on the subject, I do not feel comfortable to recommend books I have not seen.

But the improving UCO player should not study UCOs only because...... see next post in about a week.....