{"product_id":"2026100009621-secondhand-a-complete-defence-to-1-p-k4-a-study-of-petroffs-defence","title":"A Complete Defence To 1 P-K4: A Study Of Petroff's Defence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Pages can have notes\/underlining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the chess player who demands both solidity and counterattacking potential from the Black side of 1.e4, David Hooper's A Complete Defence to 1 P-K4 presents an exhaustive and authoritative study of the Petroff's Defence — one of the oldest and most theoretically rich openings in the game. Hooper systematically details every major variation and sideline, arming the reader with a comprehensive repertoire built on sound positional and tactical principles, guiding them from the opening moves all the way into endgame structures that arise from this famously resilient system.\n\nHooper, a respected chess theoretician and co-author of The Oxford Companion to Chess, brings his characteristic precision and analytical depth to bear on a defence that has been wielded at the highest levels of competitive play for over two centuries. The work argues persuasively that the Petroff is far more than a drawing weapon — it is a dynamic fighting system capable of generating genuine winning chances. Published by Pergamon Press, a cornerstone publisher of serious chess literature, this volume stands as an essential reference for club players and titled competitors alike, leaving one to wonder how many games have been won and lost on the very lines it so meticulously illuminates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203245220059,"sku":"2026100009621-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d41cadc3-0c70-4912-b246-ee70281c7359.png?v=1788146337","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009621-secondhand-a-complete-defence-to-1-p-k4-a-study-of-petroffs-defence","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}