IMJohnCox wrote on 07/15/08 at 11:58:28:
Why on earth WOULD Marin use sources which offer different repertoires for Black to his? I can see a case for checking popular White books so that readers are given suitable replies to the methods recommended therein, but what Davies and Emms have to do with Marin's book I don't see.
IM John Cox, of course Marin's repertoire book doesn't recommend ALL the same lines ad any other repertoire book does but most of the line he recommends are also analyzed in at least 1 of the other main 3 1 e4 e5 repertoire books, Play the Open games as Black by John Emms, The Chess Advantage in Black and White by Larry Kaufman, and Play 1 e4 e5! by Nigel Davies.
Here is a list of Marin's recommendations and which of the other 3 books mentioned above they are also recommended in:
Italian Game: 3...Bc5 Kaufman
Scotch Game: Mieses 8...Nb6 Emms
Goring Gambit: 4...d5 Emms, Davies
Scotch Gambit: 5...Bc5 Kaufman
Spanish Four Knights: 5...Bb4 Davies
Scotch Four Knights: 4...Bb4 Emms, Davies
Belgrade Gambit: 5...Be7 Emms, Kaufman, Davies
Glek System: 4...Bc5 none
Ponziani Opening: 3...Nf6 4 d4 Nxe4 Emms
King's Gambit: Declined, 2...Bc5 Davies
Vienna Game: 2...Nc6 none
Bishop's Opening: 2...Nc6 Kaufman
Center Game 4...g6 Davies
Danish Gambit: 3...d5 Emms, Davies
So IM John Cox, do you still think that Marin's repertoire book recommends different lines than these 3 books?