Winning In The Chess Opening

Author : Yasser Seirawan
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781857448245

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Winning Chess Openings by Yasser Seirawan Pdf

Start every game with confidence! The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defense formations in the process. Winning Chess Openings shows you how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's entertaining, easy-to-follow style, you're shown formations that can be used with other White or Black pieces. Winning Chess Openings will help you develop a solid understanding of opening principles that you can apply to every game you play without having to memorise a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening lines. * Build a safe house for a King * Estimate losses of ten moves or fewer * Utilise the elements: time, force, space and pawn structure * Plan strategy based on time-tested opening principles * Employ a defense for Black against any White Opening * Apply an opening for White used by World Champions Winning Chess Openings will help readers develop a solid understanding of opening principles that can be applied to every game they play--without having to memorize a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening lines.

Author : I.A. Horowitz
Publisher : Crown
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-14
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780307828286

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How to Win in the Chess Openings by I.A. Horowitz Pdf

A beginner-friendly study of chess openings and how you can use your first moves to your advantage Are you feeling frustrated that you’re losing your chess game in the first few moves? Do you want to learn the best strategies for a checkmate? In this accessible book, chess master I. A. Horowitz details how to step up your chess game. He outlines the principles and concepts of opening play, discussing the popular attack and defense openings—including the queen’s gambit, the Sicilian defense, the French defense, and many more— and breaks down their individual moves and grand plans. He also shows the tactical forte of each move and how it ties up with the overall strategical idea. Perfect for people who just learned the rules of chess or more advanced players who want to gain some strategy, How to Win in the Chess Openings will give you the tools you need to win your next game.

Author : Fred Reinfeld
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : PSU:000007745423

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Winning Chess Openings by Fred Reinfeld Pdf

Author : Bill Robertie
Publisher : Cardoza Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Chess
ISBN : 9781580425605

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Winning Chess Tactics by Bill Robertie Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cardoza Publishing
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781580425599

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Winning Chess Openings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Yasser Seirawan
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781857448917

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Winning Chess Tactics by Yasser Seirawan Pdf

Learn sure-fire tactics and combinations from one of the worlds top chess players. Attack? Defend? Swap pieces? Tactics are the watchdogs of strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush your opponent and quite possiblychange the course of a game in a single move. Why play in a fog, only hoping that your opponent will blunder when International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan can show you how to put the tactics of the worlds chess legends to work for you. Choose from the double attack, the pin, the skewer, deflection, the cor, x-rays, windmills and many more time-tested tactics.Using classic board situations arranged in chapters by tactical themes, Seirawan teaches you how to: * Plan your entire game from the very first move.Think ahead, step-by-step, anticipating every obstacle your opponent can throw your way * Position yourself for the smashing combination and endgame you've always dreamed of Board positions from actual games played by historys great chess tacticians are provided throughout. Review tests for each topic let you track your improvement. In no time you'll be playing better, with more confidence than you ever thought possible. Errata List

Author : I. A. Horowitz
Publisher : Ishi Press
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-07
Category : Games
ISBN : 4871879631

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Chess Openings Theory and Practice by I. A. Horowitz Pdf

"Speaking for myself and for players of my strength, Chess Openings: Theory and Practice is the greatest aid I have ever seen for preparing for a tournament. Speaking for all other players, the book is a "must." Current thinking on all important lines is meticulously presented, offering myriad, clear-cut ideas a completely new and effective arsenal of weapons. "-Samuel Reshevsky, United States Open Champion." Chess Openings Theory and Practice is a remarkable book, unequaled by any book of that era or since. It is not a mere openings book with long columns of moves followed at the end by punctuation marks such as + -- or =. It presents opening ideas and games, often including the first game where each opening was played, plus the history of the opening, the names of famous players who played this opening and the ideas and plans on which the opening is based. It provides "idea variations." These are variations that may not actually occur in actual practice, but are what you would play if given the chance. No other book does that, at least not in English and not to this extent.

Author : Yasser Seirawan
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781781945148

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Winning Chess Combinations by Yasser Seirawan Pdf

Combinations are the central element in chess; they make the game so magical and captivating. The beautiful point of sacrificing a queen, the strongest piece, in order to checkmate with a lowly pawn brings a smile of joy to all chess lovers. Virtually all chess games possess a combination, either one hidden in the shadows of analysis carefully avoided or one that provides a decisive blow. Winning Chess Combinations is a unique work that doesn't merely repeat the wonderfully rich and vast numbers of combinations, asking readers to solve a particular diagrammed position; it is a work that is far more realistic. A combination involves a sacrifice upsetting the balance of forces, but will it work or tragically boomerang? The reader is invited to solve this critical question by identifying the advantages that a specific position holds which might make the combination successful.

Author : Georgios Souleidis
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916756

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Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) Italian by Georgios Souleidis Pdf

An easy-to-learn chess opening that may look innocent, but is actually full of venom One of the best and most popular ways to meet White’s first move 1.e4 remains the tried and tested 1…e5. After this move many games steer for the Ruy Lopez. The Ruy is a perfectly fine choice for White, but one that requires you to study the countless different setups and follow the continuously evolving theory in that opening. Karsten Müller and Georgios Souleidis present an alternative that is ideal for the average club player: a complete repertoire for White in the Italian Opening. This modern version of the age-old ‘Giuoco Piano’, with the innocent looking pawn moves c2-c3 and d2-d3, is not only popular at club level, but is also regularly adopted by an increasing number of strong Grandmasters, including the very best, such as Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri. The set-up is easy to learn and understand, and theoretical novelties are much less important than the sound principles it is based on, such as the pawn push d3-d4 or bringing the b1 knight over to the kingside and into the attack. The Slow Italian may look innocent, but is actually full of venom, because White has a lot of options to create aggressive play by making natural looking moves with his pieces. Müller and Souleidis have created a solid weapon that every amateur chess player will delight in playing. They have included exercises to test your understanding.

Author : Geert van der Stricht,Sipke Ernst
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916244

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Tactics in the Chess Opening 5 by Geert van der Stricht,Sipke Ernst Pdf

For casual players and club players. Every chess player loves to win early in the game with a deadly combination or a cunning trap. On the other hand, nobody wants to be tricked by his opponent before the game has really started. The popular series Tactics in the Chess Opening teaches how to recognize opportunities to attack early in the game. You will also learn how to avoid standard pitfalls in the opening. This book explains, in around 230 carefully selected and annotated games, all the tactical themes and typical traps of the main lines in the Indian Openings and related systems like the Catalan Opening and the Benoni Defence. After studying these brilliant surprise attacks, or just enjoying them, the adventurous chess player will win more games.

Author : Reuben Fine
Publisher : B T Batsford Limited
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Games
ISBN : 0713457880

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The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine Pdf

The novice chess player faces a huge hurdle when confronted with the quantity of theory available on the openings. Reuben Fine explains the essential concepts and plans for each opening, so that the beginner can learn and understand the openings without being confused by a host of variations.

Author : Lev Alburt,Roman Dzindzichashvili,Eugene Perelshteyn,Al Lawrence
Publisher : Chess Information & Research Center
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : PSU:000067778652

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Chess Openings for White Explained by Lev Alburt,Roman Dzindzichashvili,Eugene Perelshteyn,Al Lawrence Pdf

"A must for every chess player!"--Anatoly Karpov, 12th World Chess Champion

Author : Yasser Seirawan
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781781944318

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Winning Chess Endings by Yasser Seirawan Pdf

Approach every endgame with a winning strategy! Good books about endgames for beginners are few and far between. WINNING CHESS ENDINGS is a great one a gripping introduction to what you need to know to win chess endings, taught by American Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan. His entertaining, easy-to-understand style, incisive stories and insiders advice will help you develop a solid grasp of proven principles that you can apply with confidence whenever a game goes the distance. You'll learn to prevail time and again in endgames with common and uncommon combinations and pieces. WINNING CHESS ENDINGS teaches endgame strategies in an exciting new way: by putting you in the middle of the action with firsthand stories taken directly from famous matches. Pull up a chair and watch the world's most exciting chess endings. Then become an endgame master!

Author : Bill Robertie
Publisher : Cardoza
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1580423949

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Winning Chess Openings by Bill Robertie Pdf

One of the best-selling chess opening books ever, beginning and intermediate players learn the key concepts from both Black’s and White’s perspectives of the 25 most essential openings, the most crucial part of every chess game. This popular and indispensible book, one of the best-selling chess opening books ever, has taught countless players the key concepts of the opening, the most crucial part of every chess game. Beginning and intermediate players learn the best opening moves, from both Black’s and White’s perspectives, of more than 25 essential openings including crushing powerful attacks like the Ruy Lopez and King’s Gambit, sizzling asymmetrical defenses like the Sicilian Defense, stunning openings likes the King’s Defense and the Slav Defense, plus important openings such as the Center Game, Scotch Game, Giucco Piano, Vienna Game, Bishop’s Opening, French, Caro-Kann, Alekhine, Queen’s Gambit, Nimzo-Indian, Queen’s Indian, Dutch, King’s Indian, Benoni, English, Bird’s, and Reti’s. Robertie includes actual examples from 25 grandmasters and champions including Fischer, Kasparov and Spassky.

Author : Nikolay Kalinichenko
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-07
Category : Games
ISBN : 9789056914523

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Vassily Ivanchuk by Nikolay Kalinichenko Pdf

“Chuky, you’re a genius.” Leading grandmasters have been heard to whisper these words, impressed with yet another brilliancy of Vassily Ivanchuk. The Ukrainian wizard, immensely popular with pros and amateurs alike, has been a member of the world elite for more than twenty years and is one of the most active players on the international circuit. Ivanchuk has finished first in all major tournaments in the world, at times with astonishing supremacy and always with deeply creative chess. He has won the Junior World Championship, the Blitz World Championship and reached the number two spot in the world rankings. Four times he was a member of the team that won the Chess Olympiad, once also claiming the individual gold medal on first board. The question why Ivanchuk, with his phenomenal talent and uncompromising passion for the game, has never become World Champion is something of a mystery. The inability to handle stress has been suggested and he himself has pointed at periods of ‘black moods’ or ‘psychological crises’. Still, despite occasional erratic results, he has always maintained his position among the very best. For this book Correspondence Grandmaster and chess author Nikolay Kalinichenko has selected 100 of Vassily Ivanchuk’s best and most instructive games, explaining his moves and plans for club players. The result is a fascinating and rewarding journey to ‘Planet Ivanchuk’, the extraterrestrial location where the sphinx from Lvov is said to receive his best brainwaves.