Openings connected to Serbian chess, with a separate look at Yugoslav heritage: origins, ideas and famous games.
A gambit named after Belgrade: after 4.d4 exd4, White plays 5.Nd5, delaying the pawn recapture in favour of active play.
Gligoric’s 7.Be3 against the King’s Indian: develop the bishop, support the centre and delay the castling decision.
Dragoljub Velimirovic’s attacking setup in the Sicilian: Bc4, Be3 and Qe2, preparing queenside castling and sharp central and kingside play.
Yugoslav heritage in the Dragon: Be3, f3, Qd2 and queenside castling prepare sharp play on opposite wings.
Yugoslav chess heritage in the King’s Indian: meeting White’s fianchetto with ...c5, through games by Gligoric and Ivkov.
Named after Slovenian grandmaster Vasja Pirc: let White occupy the centre, then attack it with pieces.