Ready-to-go chess opening ideas. Readers of this series can ignore large areas of the ever expanding chess opening theory. They can concentrate on these surprising ideas, because SOS variations deviate very early from the regular lines in mainstream openings. Ideal for players who don't have enough time to keep abreast with main line theory. Appears twice a year.

Features:

• Jeroen Bosch - The SOS Files
• Ruben Felgaer - Meeting the Caro-Kann with 2.Ne2
• Dimitri Reinderman - The Meszaros Variation of the Sicilian
• Jeroen Bosch - SOS versus Anti-Berlin
• Alexander Finkel - SOS versus the Paulsen
• Mazé & Cornette - Nimzo-Indian with 6...Qe8!?
• Arthur Kogan - The Budapest Gambit Can Still Surprise!
• Jeroen Bosch - French Prophylaxis
• Adrian Mikhalchishin - Caro-Kann: Dementiev Variation
• Dimitri Reinderman - The Porcupine Variation
• Jeroen Bosch - Gajewski's Incredible Spanish Novelty
• Arthur Kogan - Play the Spielmann Attack
• Alexander Finkel - An Old Idea in the Modern Defence
• Jeroen Bosch - A Modest Indian
• Igor Glek - A 19th Century Weapon versus the French
• Leonid Gofshtein - A Dynamic Ruy Lopez Surprise
• Dorian Rogozenko - Kamsky's ‘Spare' Slav
• Who is Who? - Authors and their Subjects

Reviews:

• Carsten Hansen: "I have always loved opening surprises, and to see the face of my unsuspecting opponent while he falls into a deep think in a position where he has no idea what to do next. If you hold a similar opinion, you are going to love these series."
• Bob Long, Chessco: "For throwing your opponent off balance, it is hard to beat this series.”
• ChessCafe: "The variations can be exceedingly difficult if you are not prepared.”
• John Watson, The Week In Chess: "The most entertaining of books about openings that I know of. I recommend SOS because it is so much fun, to be sure, but also for its practical utility.”
• Joe Petrolito, Australian Chess: "These suggestions are very attractive to club players.”
• ChessToday: "No matter what you play, you will find something exciting here.”
• The Washington Post: "A refreshing book, full of rare, uncommon but sound ideas that can spice up the opening repertoire of any tournament player.”
• IM Jeremy Silman, author of The Amateur's Mind: "You'll be glad you joined Bosch's bandwagon.”
• John Elburg Chess Reviews: "Jeroen Bosch has, with the help of his seventeen outstanding contributing authors, compiled a book with a collection of fascinating offbeat lines."
• GM Glenn Flear: "Tricky opening ideas, not much to learn, surprise value and lots of fun.”
• Cor Jansen, PZC: "It is again a goldmine of surprising and sometimes spectacular opening moves and systems."

Specifications:

• Author: Bosch
• Publisher: New In Chess, 2008
• Edition: Paperback small
• Pages: 144