Sabotage the Grunfeld!

Sabotage the Grunfeld!
Author: Larry Kaufmann
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2014-11-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056915398

Grandmaster Larry Kaufman presents a very effective way for White to disrupt the plans and demolish the position of players on the black side of the popular Grünfeld Defence. The repertoire Kaufman recommends leaves Black the unpleasant choice of either facing a well-prepared opponent ready for immediate attack, or ending up in an altogether different opening which is not going to leave him very happy: the Saemisch variation of the Kings Indian. This aggressive approach, which has sometimes been called the Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld, should appeal to amateurs while being sound enough for elite players to employ. Kaufman clearly lays out the strategic concepts as well as the concrete variations and presents a wealth of new resources for both White and Black. ,

Chess Thinking

Chess Thinking
Author: Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1995-04-18
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0671795023

A first-of-its-kind encyclopedia for chess players, this volume features detailed explanations and invaluable illustrations for new chess players, those intent on improving their games, and anyone who needs to brush up on both the basics and more advanced play. 140 detailed illustrations.

Unorthodox Chess Openings

Unorthodox Chess Openings
Author: Eric Schiller
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1998
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN:

This inclusive guide to every unorthodox opening used by chess players contains more than 500 weird, contentious, controversial, unconventional, arrogant, and outright strange openings. A powerful part of any chess player's arsenal, these tricky tacky surprises fly in the face of tradition. 1,000+ illustrations and diagrams.

The Modernized Alekhine Defense

The Modernized Alekhine Defense
Author: Christian Bauer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2021-09-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9789464201185

>Building on his ever creative ideas, Christian Bauer found a way to take a fresh look at the current status of the Alekhine Defense. It's clear that Christian has a definite weak spot for Knights. Surely you will appreciate his best efforts to bamboozle your opponents into self-destruction by using the Alekhine.

Sabotage the Grünfeld

Sabotage the Grünfeld
Author: Larry Kaufmann
Publisher: New In Chess,Csi
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9789056914400

With 3.f3, Alexander Alekhine designed a promising strategy to take Grunfeld players out of their comfort zone. This variation offers White much better chances for an advantage than normal because it makes the favourite reply of Grunfeld players less attractive. This book offers a practical repertoire based on 3.f3, covering all of Black's answers. The ensuing positions are diverse and fresh. White avoids mainstream theory and has a good chance to demolish Black's position.--From back cover.

Back to Basics: Openings

Back to Basics: Openings
Author: Carsten Hansen
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2010-12-28
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1936490110

Chess Openings Can Be Simple! Because of the sheer volume of variations, possible transpositions and ever-changing theory, chess openings can be overwhelming � even intimidating. This book is an introduction to understanding and playing chess openings. The author, Danish Master Carsten Hansen, stresses opening play based on comprehending opening principles as well as useful, fundamental knowledge. With an overview of all the most important opening variations, examples of good and bad opening play, opening traps and problems to solve, chess openings and its major principles are covered thoroughly. Many games are lost as a result of a player�s poor grasp of even the most basic principles of opening play. This book will help you enhance your understanding and give you guidelines on how to best study and play chess openings, reaching good, playable middlegame positions.

Playing the Grünfeld

Playing the Grünfeld
Author: Alexey Kovalchuk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2020-06-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781784830953

The Grünfeld Defence is well known to be one of Black's best and most challenging responses to 1.d4, and has long been a favorite choice of elite chess players including Kasparov, Svidler, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave and many more. Alexey Kovalchuk is a young Russian talent with expert knowledge of the Grünfeld, and in this book he shares his best ideas to form a complete, coherent and combative repertoire for Black.

Kaufman's New Repertoire for Black and White

Kaufman's New Repertoire for Black and White
Author: Larry Kaufmann
Publisher: New In Chess,Csi
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-10-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9789056918620

Seven years after his acclaimed and bestselling The Kaufman Repertoire for Black and White, Grandmaster Larry Kaufman is back with his new repertoire book, covering the entire scope of chess openings in one volume. Two important developments made this new book necessary. Larry Kaufman, who routinely himself plays the lines he advocates to others, discovered that after 1.d4 (the recommendation in his previous book) it became nearly impossible to show a consistent advantage for White, especially against the Gruenfeld and the Nimzo/Ragozin defenses. The other factor was that chess engines have become so much stronger in recent years. Komodo, the top chess engine that computer expert Kaufman helped develop, is now able to apply the celebrated Monte Carlo Tree Search algorithm. With Komodo MCTS it is now possible to abandon lines that may be theoretically best against other computers, and instead choose lines that are likely to succeed in actual practice against strong human opponents. Larry Kaufman presents a completely new White repertoire with 1.e4 aiming for an objective advantage in the simplest practical manner. You are presented with two options, while you don't have to play the sharpest lines. The Black repertoire has been thoroughly revised and updated, with some crucial chapters replaced. Kaufman's New Repertoire for Black and White is the first opening book that is primarily based on Monte Carlo search. The highly original analysis has resulted in many improvements on existing theory. This is a ready-to-go and easy-to-digest repertoire with sound, practical lines that do not outdate rapidly and are suitable for masters while accessible for amateurs.