Larsen's Opening Advanced
White's complete advanced repertoire with Larsen's Opening (1.b3). Ten drills cover the Bb5 pin mainline vs 1...e5, the Réti hybrid vs 1...d5, double fianchetto vs ...Nf6 with f4 break, queen-lift attack vs 1...c5, Closed centre with Nge2-g3, Tarrasch-style ...d5 ...c5, double fianchetto vs ...g6 King's Indian, the Dutch 1...f5, Bb5+ trade vs 1...e6, and the Symmetrical ...c5 ...g6 with d4 break.
Larsen's Opening (1.b3) is the universal hypermodern weapon that pressures the long diagonal from move one — used to devastating effect by Bent Larsen, Bogdan Lalic, and modern stars like Hikaru Nakamura and Magnus Carlsen as a surprise weapon. This advanced pack drills the ten essential branches: the Bb5 pin mainline vs 1...e5, the Réti hybrid vs 1...d5, the double fianchetto vs ...Nf6, the queen-lift attack with Qe1-g3 vs 1...c5, the Closed centre with d3-e3-Nge2, the Tarrasch-style ...d5 ...c5, the double fianchetto vs the King's Indian, the Dutch 1...f5, the Bb5+ trade vs 1...e6, and the Symmetrical with d4 break. Forty exam positions sharpen the long-diagonal pressure, the knight tours, and the queen lift so you reach every Larsen middlegame with a clear, winning plan.