The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas

The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas
Author: Christoph Scheerer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781857445619

Christoph Scheerer examines in depth the greatest opening ideas of all time. Discover the stories behind them and learn how you can use these ideas to improve your own chess.

Understanding the Chess Openings

Understanding the Chess Openings
Author: Sam Collins
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781904600282

An invaluable guide to how modern chess openings are played. This major new work surveys all chess openings, providing a guide to every critical main line and featuring extensive descriptions of the typical strategies for both sides. These commentaries will be welcomed by all club and tournament players, as they will better help them handle middlegame positions arising from each opening.

Chess Opening Essentials - The Ideas and Planning Behind All Chess Openings

Chess Opening Essentials - The Ideas and Planning Behind All Chess Openings
Author: Stefan Djuric
Publisher: Chess Opening Essentials
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-04
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9789056912031

Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow. Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavor of how every opening works and points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.Chess Opening essentials helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening ideas, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire as well as a reference book to which advanced players keep returning.The authors do not propagate forcing tactical variations to be memorized mechanically, but explain what you should actually be trying to achieve when playing the opening of your choice. They include the main alternative responses and give clear indications for further study.

Chess Openings Theory and Practice

Chess Openings Theory and Practice
Author: I. A. Horowitz
Publisher: Ishi Press
Total Pages: 802
Release: 2015-06-07
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9784871879637

"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.

How to Out-Prepare Your Opponent

How to Out-Prepare Your Opponent
Author: Jeroen Bosch
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2022-06-23
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9493257088

The number of hours you can spend on opening preparation is endless. Books, videos and databases offer hundreds of ever-widening variations. But how do you find your way through this labyrinth? Where do you start? And, maybe even more importantly: where do you stop? International Master Jeroen Bosch provides a solution to those answers. He presents a structured approach to the study of openings and the preparation for a club match or a tournament game. Every time-strapped chess improver will love Bosch’s approach: instead of studying more hours or memorizing more lines he advises you to start making smart choices. The goal is not to reach a slight advantage in every possible line. The goal is to dictate what will happen on the board. You want to get a position you understand and are happy to play, and make your opponent feel uncomfortable. Jeroen Bosch provides you with all the tools you need to dominate the opening phase of the game: how to use move order and how to use tactics. He explains when to play a main line, when to come up with an opening surprise, or when to risk a gambit. And much, much more.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess Openings

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess Openings
Author: William Aramil
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2008-10-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 144065185X

It’s your move . . . The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Chess Openings provides all readers need to know to solidify their opening game and get on the road to victory. In it, the authors provide a step-by-step walk-through of 100 of the most effective opening moves. Each opening strategy is clearly and succinctly explained, with numerous illustrations that bolster the reader’s understanding. • Step-by-step advice and strategies, as well as helpful illustrations • Approximately 605 million people worldwide play chess; the World Chess Federation estimates that more than 285 million play chess online

The 3...Qd8 Scandinavian

The 3...Qd8 Scandinavian
Author: Daniel Lowinger
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2013-11-25
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1936490773

What’s Old Is New – and Surprisingly Strong! The world’s oldest opening variation, 3...Qd8 in the Scandinavian Defense, has resurfaced in the last decade to give players at all levels a winning edge. Whether you prefer a sharp tactical game or slower positional maneuvering, the 3...Qd8 Scandinavian provides a genuine alternative for club players and grandmasters seeking to play for a win from the outset. Elite players such as Michael Adams, Josif Dorfman, Kiril Georgiev and Julian Hodgson, among others, have successfully raised the banner of the 3...Qd8 Scandinavian. As the author demonstrates, this variation’s doubtful reputation is undeserved. It is completely playable – and easy to learn! 3...Qd8 is not the ugly duckling sibling of 3...Qa5 and 3...Qd6 – it is a superb alternative. “Dan's a strong player, but he’s an even stronger teacher. The book sparkles with practical insight, lucidly explained.” International Grandmaster Zviad Izoria

Basics of Winning Chess

Basics of Winning Chess
Author: Jacob Cantrell
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 1580424058

Nine, information-packed chapters and twenty-two diagrams show beginning players how to play and win at chess in one quick and easy reading. You'll learn the moves of the pieces, the rules and principles of play, the standard openings, as well as chess notation. Cantrell also introduces the basic concepts and strategies of middle and endgame play. Victor Boriskoff says, For a beginner, this is the best chess book on the market! Recommended. 64 pages

Chess Opening Essentials

Chess Opening Essentials
Author: Dimitri Komarov
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2016-11-20
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056917277

The ideas & plans behind all chess openings. Volume 3 of an accessible primer and reference book about chess openings. Provides a solid foundation to build your opening repertoire on. Explains what you should be trying to achieve, with clear indications for further study. Comprehensive: covers all main variations likely to arise Easy-to-use: important moves and key positions are highlighted in colour Long-lasting: it doesn’t outdate because it is about basics – not the latest fashions Complete: explains the plans and counterplans for both Black and White Down-to-earth: simple, verbal introductions (not a database dump full of dead trees) Convenient: every opening is illustrated with a number of instructive games This book helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening play, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste, and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire. Buy all 4 volumes combined with a nice discount here.