Chessok shop king s gambit the king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings, its history dating back more than 500 years. I enjoy playing the king s gambit more than any opening on the internet or in blitz chess. Anyone who plays the kings gambit will need to buy this book. The kings gambit, 20, 680 pages, john shaw, 1906552711. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost. This a spetacular book, of kings gambit, that kalinichenko write and is very interesting reader, he begain, with a hystorical development of old games of this line, and give a lot of main lines, and games of present days. Aug 22, 20 a bust to the kings gambit by bobby fischer, 1961 the kings gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. White is offering the fpawn for capture and hopes that he will get a long lasting initiative when black captures the fpawn. It was a fun read, and the broad strokes of history are accurate enough. Buy king s gambit annotated edition by hoffman, paul isbn.
Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. Analysts treat it with kid gloves and seem reluctant to demonstrate an outright refutation. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. C32 king s gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 19 moves, 10. The king s gambit for the creative aggressor is johanssons earlier book, and hell be the first to tell you that the fascinating king s gambit replaces it. Do you have to learn a lot of complicated lines to play the kings gambit. These games were played by top chess grandmasters worldwide. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. Kings gambit games i show you now chess games played with the kings gambit below from recent times.
There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. White, on the second move challenges blacks center and begins an attack at the black kingside. Since in most openings white wins rather more games than black by virtue of going first, this is a considerable fall from grace for the king s gambit since the romantic era of chess in the 19th century. Unfollow king s gambit to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality. The justification for such sacrifices can differ quite a lot. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the kings gambit and wilhelm steinitzs. Hebden later gave up the kings gambit in favour of offbeat 1. Analysts treat it with kid gloves and seem reluctant to. Anyone who have read kings gambit opening repertoire books, please suggest me some of them.
A bust to the kings gambit bobby fischer chess mastery. White s pawn on f4 is attacked, which is the whole point of the king s gambit. The kings gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. Chess had a golden era when the king s gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. Nikolai kalinichenko sample pages pdf this is no ordinary opening book. King s gambit npr coverage of king s gambit by paul hoffman.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Shaw offers a book on a topic that he is passionate about, well researched and delivered with humor and in a way that feels like is speaking to you directly. Mar, 2009 the king s gambit is a sharp attack against the king side of black. The queens gambit is one of the great classical openings. Nikolai kalinichenko has 17 books on goodreads with 90 ratings. The systematic kings gambit movetrainer course chessable. In this book the highly experienced coach international master andrew martin explains the basic ideas behind all. Here is a famous trap you can set up in the king s gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white. White gives up a pawn to start the game in exchange for a lead in development. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The kings gambit is one of the oldest openings in chess and for good reason.
This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years in the making. Dec 01, 20 the grandmaster repertoire books are an excellent series, and i was particularly helped by schandorffs book on the caro kann, but i got bogged down playing the vienna as white and really wanted to try the kings gambit. In the spring of 2005, a few weeks after a haggard bobby fischer arrived in iceland seeking asylum and spewing antisemitic invective. A monster that will kill you if you are not careful. Shaw has thick sections for each subvariation of the king s gambit, many with representative games, which he uses to demonstrate a lot of variations that could have been played, and examines their relative worth. We all known that bobby fischer has published the famous a bust to the king s gambit, where the gambit is said to be losing for white. Kings gambit kindle edition by kalinichenko, nikolay.
Queens gambit chess books shop for queens gambit chess. Ive written three books on kings gambit miniatures because there are so many traps in an opening that is hundreds of years old and still being played with players still losing under 20 moves. King s gambit is an independent, liveaction feature film set in presentday florida about bryce, a man who uses a mystic journal to alter the world around him. This practical guide describes only such openings in which white or black sacrifices material at an early stage of the game.
All the world champions and elite players have played this opening most of them for both sides. This immense book will be the definitive kings gambit bible for the next 1520 years. According to lowenthal it was invented by morphy, though he is recorded as having played it in 1857 only when giving. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with. There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. The kings gambit is found in the works of ruy lopez 1561, polerio 1590, and greco 1619. With blake webb, rebecca galarza, reggie peters, wade hunt williams. Jan pinski is publishing a book isbn 9197600490 that should be out any day from quality press. Shop for queens gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. The king s gambit was one of the most popular openings for over 300 years, and has been played by many of the strongest players in many of the greatest brilliancies, including the immortal game. Its not a book that promises how to win with the kings gambit.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In the encyclopaedia of chess openings, the fischer defense is given the code c34. The club players modern guide to gambits by nikolai kalinichenko. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Nevertheless, players have held widely divergent views on it. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to black s pawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the king s gambit while begins to storm black s central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant weaknesses or for the forced. Champion bobby fischer international grandmaster the king s gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. The king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most. Take john sanfords virgil flowers or michael connellys harry bosch, drop the guy into the last years of the ancient roman republic, add a physician that is a protoforensic scientist, throw in a couple of underworld figures, and you get the king s gambit. Gambit publications a dedicated chess book publisher, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels. Zsuzsa polgar vs d h campora, 1989 c33 king s gambit accepted, 14 moves, 1212. Nikolai kalinichenko a comprehensive coverage of this ancient gambit 1.
Winning with the kings gambit a batsford chess book. Basically, i want to, by the time i turn the last page, feel like playing the kings gambit without any opening holes and the confidence of winning. White offers his fpawn to divert blacks epawn from the center so that white can build up a strong center. The club players modern guide to gambits by nikolai kalinichenko fighting chess from the getgo this is no ordinary opening book. Chess explained is a new series of books about chess openings. We offer the widest selection of queens gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping.
I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most effective defences against it were. In most cases, the side that sacrifices material tends to get ahead of the opponent in development andor. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. My idea was if it was possible to construct a repertoire with the king s knight gambit b1. Nikolai kalinichenko is the author of vassily ivanchuk 3. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Amazon pay best sellers mobiles customer service new releases pantry sell computers books amazonbasics baby gift ideas. Amazon pay best sellers mobiles customer service new releases pantry sell computers books amazonbasics baby gift ideas kindle ereaders free kindle reading apps kindle ebooks kindle unlimited prime reading deals on kindle ebooks best sellers.
Basically, i want to, by the time i turn the last page, feel like playing the king s gambit without any opening holes and the confidence of winning. Wield the power of the kings gambit the boldest, most brazen opening in chess. Advanced wrestling with the kings gambit there have been no books on the kings gambit for 10 years but there are alternatives ronan bennett and daniel king. Chess explained the taimanov sicilian, james rizzitano, 2006, games, 111 pages. Originally compiled by user gottschalk preface ivanchuk vs short. A gambit which is not the same thing as an opening involves a sacrifice of material chess pieces, usually pawns for positional gain. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as. Buy winning with the kings gambit a batsford chess book first edition by joe gallagher isbn. The double muzio by peter millican published in correspondence chess no.
The present book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas. How to set a trap in the king s gambit accepted opening as white. King s gambit by nikolai kalinichenko hardcover, 347 pages this book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the king s gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas. Indeed, that was the heyday of such sharp openings as the king s gambit or evans gambit, but even nowadays, many games begin with one of the wellknown or even innovative gambits. This book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the king s gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas.
Can anybody recommend fine kings gambit books in the first place. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded. I see the king s gambit is getting more popular here again and i took a new look at my old favorite. King s gambit kindle edition by kalinichenko, nikolay. This book is key to the kings gambit and the best book which was ever written on this opening and probably will ever be written. Kings gambit by nikolai kalinichenko hardcover, 347 pages this book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas. Books by nikolai kalinichenko author of vassily ivanchuk. Nikolai kalinichenko s most popular book is vassily ivanchuk. The present book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than. Ivanchuk 100 selected games kalinichenko s book compiled by amadeus. Kings gambit nikolai kalinichenko chess direct ltd. Unique amongst the major opening variations, the double muzio gambit leaves white two pieces down after only eight moves. This a spetacular book, of kings gambit, that kalinichenko write and is very interesting reader, he begain, with a hystorical development of old games of this line, and give a.
I have played the king s gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. The present book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the king s gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas. Ive written 3 books on the opening and there are still hundreds of king s gambits being played every year in all kinds of tournaments and published in chess magazines around the world. There are some complicated lines, but i have tried to put more emphasis on the general ideas behind the moves so that the viewer can be confident playing the opening, even if he cannot remember the theory. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality.
Oct 15, 2011 shaw offers a book on a topic that he is passionate about, well researched and delivered with humor and in a way that feels like is speaking to you directly. The fischer defense to the king s gambit is a chess opening variation that begins with the moves. Part one includes the gambit declined and falkbeer counter gambit. This new book by the manytimes world champion anatoly karpov and the author of more than fifty books, grandmaster nikolay kalinichenko, is devoted to one of the most complicated and strategically deep openings the queens gambit declined. The first thing that strikes one on flipping through this book is the colossal depth. This is statistically white s best approach against the king s gambit accepted, in that white wins only slightly fewer games than black does. Is there any line that can secure black an advantage in the opening, assuming best play from white. Gm michael adams, daily telegraph the kings gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, eco code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation. Analysis, commentary and theoretical summaries are provided by. Ragozin vs botvinnik, 1947 c36 king s gambit accepted, abbazia defense, 34 moves, 01. A modern view of a swashbuckling opening the king s gambit download book the king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. Kings gambit accepted 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 nf3 g5 4 nc3. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as white.
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