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Beating the King's Indian and Grunfeld

Author : Timothy Taylor

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 42,29 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781857444285

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The King's Indian and the Grünfeld are two of Black's most popular answers to 1 d4; unsurprising given that they were long-time favourites of chess legends Garry Kasparov and, before him, Bobby Fischer. Brimming with complexity and dynamism, these two openings often leave those playing White scratching their heads wondering how to squeeze even the slightest of advantages out of the opening and, just as crucially, how to avoid becoming swamped in a morass of complicated theory.It's time for White to strike back! In this book, Timothy Taylor gets to grips with the King's Indian and Grünfeld, 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 Grünfeld with renewed confidence.*Written by a renowned openings expert *Weapons against two of Black's most popular defences*Ideal for club and tournament playersInternational Master Timothy Taylor is an experienced tournament player who has enjoyed several notable successes, including winning the US Open. He is also a skilled chess writer, one of his previous books, How to Defeat the Smith-Morra Gambit, becoming a US Chess Federation bestseller. This is his second book for Everyman Chess; his first was Bird's Opening.Outside of chess, he is the author of two published novels, Elaine the Fair and Amanda, while he directed the film Wicked Pursuits.



Beating the Indian Defences

Author : Graham Burgess

Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 32,90 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Games

ISBN : 9780713478013

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A detailed repertoire for the Queen's Pawn player, this book provides an aggressive system against the Indian defences. It includes Burgess describing dangerous lines against the King's Indian, and Pedersen showing how to attack the Dutch defence, drawing from his experience in the black side.



King's Indian Warfare

Author : Ilya Smirin

Publisher : Quality Chess

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 23,31 MB

Release : 2016-10-05

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781784830250

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King's Indian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defense against 1.d4. Learn to play the King's Indian like a world-class attacker from a life-long expert. Inside Smirin annotates his best games in the King's Indian, explaining his successes, including his mini-match of four games over a decade against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, which Smirin won 21/2-11/2. From sacrificial feasts to positional masterclasses, this book has it all.



How Ulf Beats Black

Author : Cyrus Lakdawala

Publisher : New In Chess

Page : 287 pages

File Size : 11,26 MB

Release : 2018-04-09

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9056917730

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In his prime, in the 1970-s and 80-s, legendary Swedish chess grandmaster Ulf Andersson was a Top 10 player with a distinct, immediately recognizable style. He almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions. Quiet positons? Acclaimed chess author Cyrus Lakdawala has played Andersson’s lines for decades and explains that those positions only LOOK quiet. Ulf Andersson, who understood the subtleties of strategic chess better than almost anyone else, always detected and exploited hidden opportunities. As Andersson’s openings tend to glide into the middlegame and often into the endgame, How Ulf Beats Black is much more than just a chess opening manual. Lakdawala’s lucid explanations offer a practical guide to positional technique that will improve your endgame skills as well. On top of that it is also a games collection of a great but often misunderstood chess player. This repertoire is not based on forcing variations but on understanding the underlying principles and techniques. As a result your opponent will not be able to surprise you because you forgot to check recent novelties. The final chapter ‘What did Ulf play?’ presents exercises to test your understanding.



Keep It Simple 1.d4

Author : Christof Sielecki Christof Sielecki

Publisher : New In Chess

Page : 796 pages

File Size : 44,39 MB

Release : 2019-12-12

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9056918680

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After the success of his award-winning book ‘Keep it Simple 1.e4’ International Master Christof Sielecki is back. His new repertoire based on 1.d4 has a similar profile: variations that are straightforward and easy to remember, and require little or no maintenance. Sielecki has created a reliable set of opening lines for chess players of almost all levels. The major objective is to dominate Black from the opening, by simple means. You don’t need to sacrifice anything or memorize long tactical lines. His main concept is for White to play 1.d4, 2.Nf3, 3.g3, 4.Bg2, 5.0-0 and in most cases 6.c4. Sielecki developed this repertoire while working with students who were looking for something that was easy to understand and easy to learn. This new 1.d4 repertoire may be even easier to master than his 1.e4 recommendations, because it is such a coherent system. Sielecki always clearly explains the plans and counterplans and keeps you focussed on what the position requires. Ambitious players rated 1500 or higher will get great value out of studying this extremely accessible book.



Winning Chess Openings

Author : Yasser Seirawan

Publisher : Everyman Chess

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 29,74 MB

Release : 2003-09-01

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 1857448243

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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.



Attacking Chess

Author : David Vigorito

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 28,73 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Games & Activities

ISBN : 9781857446647

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" ... Volume 2 deals with the Four Pawns Attack, the Fianchetto Variation, the Averbakh Variation amd many other lines."--Back cover.



Fighting the Anti-King's Indians

Author : Yelena Dembo

Publisher : Gloucester Publishers Plc

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 30,28 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Chess

ISBN : 9781857445756

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Opening expert Yelena Dembo deals with how to play against annoying White systems designed to avoid the main lines after 1 d4.



Zoom 001

Author : Bent Larsen

Publisher : Ishi Press

Page : 366 pages

File Size : 43,45 MB

Release : 2011-07-01

Category : Games

ISBN : 9784871874502

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Book Description

This is the groundbreaking cult classic by the Legendary Grandmaster Bent Larsen and the noted openings theoretician Steffen Zeuthen. Zoom 001 stands for Zero Hour for Operative Opening models. The principal idea behind Zoom 001 is the creation of "pattern knowledge" of typical middle game/endgame structures-one of a grandmaster's essential qualities-cultivated through the use of the Grunfeld and Catalan openings. Using twenty modern Grandmasters' games, the authors show how these structures typically arise. Included are games by Andersson, Botvinnik, Fischer, Korchnoi, and of course Larsen. By using complete games instead of variations that might be outdated by the next tournament, Larsen and Zeuthen demonstrate that pattern recognition is a timeless skill. By recognizing these typical patterns, you will not only gain a feel for the position, but will be able to effectively form a game plan that will allow you to carry you to won positions.



Rapid Chess Improvement

Author : Michael De la Maza

Publisher :

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 14,33 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Games

ISBN : 9781857442694

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A book for all enthusiastic adult players. Michael de la Maza reveals the secrets of a unique study plan which he used to transform his level of play in just a twelve month period.