In this book, Timothy Taylor gets to grips with the King s Indian and Grunfeld, providing White with a number of easy-to-learn and effective weapons which are specially designed to cause Black maximum discomfort. Taylor examines the typical tactical and positional ideas for both players, highlighting the tricks and pitfalls one must look out for. A study of this book will allow the reader to battle against the King s Indian and the Grunfeld with renewed confidence.*Written by a renowned openings expert *Weapons against two of Black s most popular defences*Ideal for club and tournament...
In this book, Timothy Taylor gets to grips with the King s Indian and Grunfeld, providing White with a number of easy-to-learn and effective weapons w...
You may be happy with your main openings sorted with the Sicilian and content with the King s Indian but are you afraid of the unknown? Do you fall to pieces if your opponent plays something strange in the opening? Here s some good news... Beating Unusual Chess Openings is a godsend to those chess players fed up with struggling against all opening moves other than White s main two: 1 e4 and 1 d4. From the respectable (English Opening, Reti and King s Indian Attack) through to the offbeat (Nimzo-Larsen Attack, Bird s Opening) and the totally bizarre (Orang-utan, Grob); everything Black needs...
You may be happy with your main openings sorted with the Sicilian and content with the King s Indian but are you afraid of the unknown? Do you fall to...
The Pirc is an ambitious counter-attacking response to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. James Vigus provides an up-to-date appraisal of the Pirc and its many variations. Using illustrative games, he examines the traditional main lines, the fashionable alternatives and the tricky sidelines, while outlining the typical tactical and positional ideas for both White and Black. A study of this book will allow the reader to begin playing the Pirc with confidence in his or her own games.*Essential coverage of a dynamic opening*Written by a Pirc expert*Ideal for club and tournament players
The Pirc is an ambitious counter-attacking response to White's most popular opening move, 1 e4. James Vigus provides an up-to-date appraisal of the Pi...
The Caro-Kann is a reliable yet at the same time dynamic answer to White s most popular opening move, 1 e4. It has the seal of approval of numerous leading Grandmasters including Vishy Anand, Evgeny Bareev and Alexey Dreev, as well as former World Champion Anatoly Karpov, who has utilized it with great success throughout his illustrious career. One of the attractions of the Caro-Kann is that it suits a variety of different styles; it can lead to wild tactical battles as well as quiet, positional play.In Play the Caro-Kann, Jovanka Houska presents the reader with a concise and trustworthy...
The Caro-Kann is a reliable yet at the same time dynamic answer to White s most popular opening move, 1 e4. It has the seal of approval of numerous le...
The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White s most popular opening move, 1 e4. Christian Bauer, himself a renowned Philidor expert, uncovers the secrets behind this intriguing opening. Using his own experience and other top-class Philidor games, Bauer identifies both the critical main lines and the tricky sidelines. He also examines the key tactical and strategic ideas for both White and Black, while highlighting crucial issues such as move-order options a major weapon for the modern Grandmaster."
The Philidor is a dynamic and underrated answer to White s most popular opening move, 1 e4. Christian Bauer, himself a renowned Philidor expert, uncov...
In his two-volume Gambiteer series, opening expert Nigel Davies produces a complete opening repertoire which is certainly not for the feint-hearted: uncompromising and wild attacking ideas for both colours. This first volume deals with a gambit-style approach for White; the second volume will concentrate on an ambitious black repertoire. All of the opening lines Davies advocates in this book lead to positions of open warfare, where sharp, tactical play completely dominates dreary positional subtleties.*A complete opening repertoire for White*A feast of blood-thirsty chess*Ideal for the...
In his two-volume Gambiteer series, opening expert Nigel Davies produces a complete opening repertoire which is certainly not for the feint-hearted: u...
In this original book, Christoph Wisnewski, who is renowned for his innovative and adventurous opening ideas, provides the reader with an ambitious and all-encompassing repertoire for Black against every main line opening that White can play, based on the initial move 1...Nc6. The principal components of this black repertoire are the uncompromising Chigorin Defence, a long-time favourite of the brilliant Russian Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich, and the equally tricky Nimzowitsch Defence, advocated by Britain's first ever Grandmaster, Tony Miles.
In this original book, Christoph Wisnewski, who is renowned for his innovative and adventurous opening ideas, provides the reader with an ambitious an...
Here... at long last... we have it. A new type of endgame book. A book which explains how to handle those positions that frequently occur in practical play but, curiously, are hardly ever the subject of theoretical works.Most endgame books rely upon recycling established theory on basic positions, or concentrate on fantastical studies. This one is different. Well known Grandmaster and endgame expert Glenn Flear examines in depth all endgames which feature either two pieces for each side, or two pieces against one.Why is this an important subject? Because these situations arise surprisingly...
Here... at long last... we have it. A new type of endgame book. A book which explains how to handle those positions that frequently occur in practical...
Positional chess remains a mystery to many and yet an understanding of the finer points of the game so often makes the difference between two equally matched players. Improve your positional play and you will see chess in a totally new dimension In this unique book, International Master Jacob Aagaard selects many original examples of positional chess, the creme de la creme of those that he uses for training and study. Aagaard also delves deeply into the ideas of positional evaluation and analysis. * Teaches how to mix calculation with evaluation * Contains many original exercises * Written...
Positional chess remains a mystery to many and yet an understanding of the finer points of the game so often makes the difference between two equally ...
Unhappy that you're reaching passive or difficult positions with Black? Fed up with having to learn many different defences to all of White's attacks? Then this book is the answer to your problems International Master Jacob Aagaard and Esben Lund provide an all-in-one solution to the popular opening move 1 d4 and other White systems that do not involve 1 e4. The lines suggested are based around the Tarrasch Defence (1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 c5) and are easy to learn, fun to play and promise the black player dynamic counterplay. This book is especially useful for players who have neither the...
Unhappy that you're reaching passive or difficult positions with Black? Fed up with having to learn many different defences to all of White's attacks?...