Try the Open Games with 1.e4 e5. Enjoy sharp openings and fast tactics. Have fun. Win quickly Tim Sawyer shares his adventures in these openings. The author tells stories from 45 years of play vs masters, experts and club players. Tim provides you with opening insights on theory from main lines to gambits. This paperback version has 202 games, updated commentary and an index of player names to the game numbers. This book covers the Vienna Game, King's Gambit, Latvian Gambit, Italian Game, Ruy Lopez and others. Double King Pawn defenses are played by grandmasters from both sides of the board....

Welcome to the French Defence chess opening after 1.e4 e6. Tim Sawyer analyzes 122 games. This 2016 expanded version has updated commentary, and an Index of Names to Games. The author tells stories and explains chess opening strategy. In a French Defence game you want to win Spice up your play with the Alapin Diemer Gambit. Discover new ideas in the Advance Variation. Choose the Classical, MacCutcheon or French Winawer. Focus on active piece play with the Tarrasch Variation. Or boldly try to transpose to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit in answer to the Burn Variation. Most of the games see White...

Welcome to the Caro-Kann Defence chess opening. Play to win after 1.e4 c6. Tim Sawyer analyzes 120 games. This expanded version matches the 2016 Kindle edition. It includes updated commentary, and an Index of Names to Games. The author tells stories and explains the chess opening strategy and tactics. Win in the Caro-Kann Defence. Be active Punish your opponent. Play an opening used by every world champion for the past 100 years from one side or the other. Grandmasters in the past who played this as Black pieces include Capablanca, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Bronstein, Petrosian, Karpov, Kasparov...

Welcome to the Sicilian Defence: 1.e4 c5 in Chess Openings. Tim Sawyer analyzes 112 games. This expanded version has updated commentary, and an Index of Names to Games. The book covers this most popular chess opening, especially the Najdorf, Dragon, and Sveshnikov variations. Also included are the 2.c3 Alapin, 2.d4 Smith-Morra Gambit, 2.Nc3 Closed or Grand Prix variations, 2.b4 Wing Gambit and others. This paperback version matches the 2016 paperback edition. Most of the games in this book were played by the author. Many were against masters, experts and club players over 45 years of play....

Play Queen's Knight Openings against anything 1.Nc3 for White is the Van Geet Queen's Knight Attack. 1...Nc6 for Black is the Nimzowitsch Queen's Knight Defence. You have a complete repertoire that works against any opening.This book has had a major revision in 2016. Many more master games have been added. The book now has 110 games with an Index of Names to Games. Follow Miles, Myers, Short, Mikenas, Van Geet, Nimzowitsch, Bogoljubow, Keres, Keilhack, Bauer and Wisnewski. The author has played these openings in thousands of games.The goal is to introduce you to the super stars of this...

Are You Afraid of Flank Openings? This book covers adventures with 1.c4, 1.Nf3, 1.b4, 1.b3, 1.g4, 1.g3 and a few Fools Mates. Play the English Opening 1.c4. Choose the Reti Opening 1.Nf3. Have fun playing the Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5 ? Experiment with the Sokolsky or Polish Opening 1.b4, Larsen's Opening 1.b3, the Spike or Grob Attack 1.g4 and the King's Fianchetto 1.g3. Don't let the rare lines scare you. Try it The author expanded this book in 2016 to include 90 games and an Index of Names of Games. Tim Sawyer provides insights in annotated games of his 45 year career. He demonstrates bold...