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Smith shows that a practical repertoire can also be a grandmaster repertoire – it is all about understanding the positional themes and plans

the ideas can easily be transferred from one opening to another

Neiman/Shoker: The Fianchetto Solution topmaterial ECF and ChessCafe book ofA Complete, Solid and Flexible Chess Opening Repertoire for Black & White with the King's Fianchetto When experienced chess teacher Emmanuel Neiman learned that some of his pupils hesitated to play in competitions for fear of being crushed in the opening, he wanted to help. Neiman knew that amateurs have little time to seriously study opening theory, so he had to come up with a practical, complete, easy to learn and solid opening repertoire that would