Playing with White pieces is generally considered an advantage in chess, much like the 'serve' in tennis. However, the independently minded Andras Adorjan, a colourful character both on and off the chessboard, thinks otherwise!
This 'rebel with a cause' has a sincere belief, backed up with a super-abundance of examples from his own rich tournament practice - including battles against Karpov, Petrosian, Spassky, Smyslov and Tal - that there are many 'positives' in playing Black. In this sequel to his two ground-breaking books Black is OK! and Black is Still OK!, Adorjan's inspiring games, all deeply annotated and pulsating with creative energy, illustrate the practical application, power and effectiveness of his world famous credo Black is OK!
Philosophical, psychological and statistical essays are also included, as are games by world-title challenger Peter Leko, trained by Adorjan for a number of years, who once defeated the pres Vladimir Kramnik using the Adorjan Gambit.
004 Symbols and Abbreviations
005 Acknowledgements
007 My Hellish Sublimation
008 A Strange Question: Is BLACK OK?
010 Curiosities
028 BLACK IS OK!
Once more about the Presumption of Innocence in Chess
028 New Letters
033 More Curiosities
048 BLACK is BAD?
050 Interrupted by Darkness
084 An Away Game?
086 Some Novelties
103 More Novelties
109 Lajos Portisch: BLACK IS OK if s(he) finds the right lines!
114 Statistics on Andras Adorjan's Games
134 No Dogmas Please - Reasoning Only!
142 DataBase SuperPro Statistics
151 Chess(playing) Programs - Statistics against each other
154 The Proof of the Pudding and the Practical Benefits
157 My BLACK Army vs the ex-Champs
172 Is BLACK OK?
175 Beauties in BLACK
191 The Giant Third
András Adorján
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