Attacking Chess

Attacking Chess
Author: Josh Waitzkin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1995-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0684802503

Josh Waitzkin combines personal anecdotes with solid instruction in this unique introduction to the game of chess. Concentrating on teaching young or new players how to beef up their attacks, Waitzkin presents 40 different chess challenges. He introduces each problem with a brief description of the game from which it was drawn. 50 line drawings.

The Art of Attack in Chess

The Art of Attack in Chess
Author: Vladimir Vukovic
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1998
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781857444001

One of the finest chess books ever written Vukovic expounds both the basic principles and the most complex forms of attack on the king. A study of this masterpiece will add new power and brilliance to any player's game.

Improve Your Attacking Chess

Improve Your Attacking Chess
Author: Simon Williams
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-06-08
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781904600091

Checkmating the enemy king is the ultimate goal in chess. In this book Simon Williams helps readers to practice and improve their skills in this vital area of practical chess. A mating attack typically involves a build-up of forces, followed by an opening of lines, often involving a sacrifice. Once the enemy king is exposed, it is either checkmated, or only saved at a great cost in material. The puzzles in this book are pertinent to all these phases, and involve questions of where to attack and what pieces to use. Topics include: Attacking the king caught in the centre; Central breakthrough; Standard sacrifices against the castled king; Chasing the king; Endgame mates; Combinative themes.

Secrets of Attacking Chess

Secrets of Attacking Chess
Author: Mihail Marin
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781904600305

Understand when, where, and how to attack Features numerous practical examples from top-level play In his celebrated Secrets of Chess Defence, Marin examined the task facing the defender. He now turns his prodigious expertise to the other side of the coin. In this wide-ranging treatise, he discusses many topics including: the balance between attack and defence the premises for initiating an attack advantage in development intuitive sacrifices ...and much more Looks at all aspects of attacking play, from the decision to attack right through to the finish

Attacking Chess for Club Players

Attacking Chess for Club Players
Author: Herman Grooten
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2016-07-31
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056916564

Every chess player loves to attack the enemy King. Your goal is clear, your thinking is concrete, your creativity is in gear and direct victory is just around the corner. Few things in life are better than a conducting a blistering King’s attack! But how good are you actually at attacking? Have you ever analysed your efforts? Looked at calculation errors, missed chances and derailed efforts? Highly experienced chess trainer Herman Grooten finds that many of his pupils overestimate their attacking skills. Their fond memories of successful assaults often obscure the fact that there was a lot of room for improvement in their play. After the immense success of his award-winning classic Chess Strategy for Club Players Herman Grooten has now written an equally accessible primer on attacking chess. He teaches you how to spot opportunities, exploit weaknesses, bring your forces to the frontline and strike at the right moment. Grooten concentrates on training the most valuable skills: visualizing, structuring, anticipating, calculating, memorizing and other mental aspects. This is not just another collection of useful thematic moves but a complete and highly structured course of attacking techniques. With great and fresh examples, clear explanations and many instructive exercises.

On The Attack

On The Attack
Author: Jan Timman
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2014-02-18
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056914901

A world famous grandmaster explains the modern style of attacking chess to amateur chess players. Jan Timman teaches how to build up an advantage in the game and how to convert that advantage into an aggressive strategy and into great attacking moves. He has selected the most instructive attacking games of great players like Kasparov, Topalov, Karpov, Shirov, and Judit Polgar in order to explain to amateur chess players the basic ideas of modern attacks and their successful execution.

Attacking 101 - Volume #004

Attacking 101 - Volume #004
Author: Joel Johnson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2017-03-30
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1365848043

The goal of the books in this series (Attacking 101: Volume #999) is to provide detailed analysis of my own attack games against lower rated players. The players are generally rated in the range of 1700 to 2100. They make the same mistakes you regularly witness in your games but here you get to see a Chess Master dissect and exploit the moves, show why they are wrong, and how to punish the opponent's play. This book covers Black Openings and has deep coverage of the Alekhine's Defense and the Polish (all lines).

Attacking 101: Volume #002

Attacking 101: Volume #002
Author: Joel Johnson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2017-02-16
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1329600533

The goal of the books in this series (Attacking 101: Volume #nnn) is to provide detailed analysis of my own attack games played against lower rated players. The opponents are all rated in the range of 1000 to 1800 - the type of players you would frequently encounter at your local chess club, local tournaments, online, and at home. They make the same errors you regularly witness in your games, but here you get to see a Chess Master dissect and exploit the moves, show why they are wrong, and show how to punish the opponentÔs poor play. In each game, the lower rated players have the White pieces. In addition, a couple chapters have games by high rated players against lower rated opponents with openings they specialize in. The Fishing Pole chapter has Life Master Brian Wall games within, while the chapter on the Budapest Gambit primarily illustrates games by my best student, the 2014-2015 Arizona State AIA Chess Champion and the 2014-2015 National Grade 12 Co-Champion, Nick DesMarais.

The Art of Attacking Chess

The Art of Attacking Chess
Author: Zenon Franco
Publisher: Attacking Chess
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781904600978

All chess-players love to play a smooth attacking game, flowing from start to finish, and sprinkled with spectacular ideas and sacrifices. However, few can do so regularly, and for most players, their collection of brilliancies missed far outweighs their creative successes. Innate talent plays an important role, but many of the skills needed for attacking chess can be learnt by study and practice. Here, one of the world's most experienced annotators has selected 33 superb examples, and explained them in a way that strips away the mystery. We see how the decision to attack is made, and which positional factors led to that decision being justified. We observe either a gradual build-up, or a lightning-fast storm, and understand why one approach or the other was necessary. Finally, we witness the final execution of the tactical blows. To check that we have truly grasped the ideas, Franco presents us with plentiful exercises, where it is we who have to perform the heroics.