Libro en ingles El gran maestro Simon Williams aprendió la apertura inglesa a la edad de seis años, y 1.c4 fue su arma favorita hasta que se convirtió en maestro internacional. Para este nuevo trabajo, ha formado equipo con el aclamado teórico y maestro internacional, Richard Palliser, para explorar su vieja apertura favorita. 1.c4 sigue siendo una elección fantástica para el jugador de club y de torneos. Este libro se enfoca en la estructura popularizada por Botvinnik, el sexto campeón mundial, con 2.Cc3, 2.g3, 4.Ag2, 5.e4 y 6.Cge2. Este compacto, pero a la vez agresivo sistema premia más el conocimiento de planes y estrategias que la memorización de líneas. Grandmaster Simon Williams was taught the English Opening at the age of six and 1 c4 was his weapon of choice until long after he became an International Master. For this new work, he teamed up with acclaimed theoretician International Master Richard Palliser to explore his old favourite. 1 c4 remains an excellent choice for the club and tournament player. This book focuses on the set-up popularised by the sixth world champion, Mikhail Botvinnik, the so-called Botvinnik formation with 2 Nc3, 3 g3, 4 Bg2, 5 e4 and 6 Nge2. This system is compact but still aggressive and rewards an understanding of plans and strategies rather than rote memorisation of moves. In Opening Repertoire: The Iron English leading chess authors Simon Williams and Richard Palliser guide the reader through the complexities of this dynamic variation and carves out a repertoire for White. They examine all aspects of this highly complex opening and provide the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on typical middlegame plans.