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Understanding the Chess Openings

By Sam Collins

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Understanding the Chess Openings

By Sam Collins

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This major new work surveys all chess openings, providing a guide to every critical main line and featuring descriptions of the typical strategies for both sides. These commentaries will be welcomed by all club and tournament players, as they will help them to handle the middlegame positions arising from each opening better, and will equip them to find the best continuation when their opponents deviate from the standard paths. As it covers all openings, Understanding the Chess Openings will also prove invaluable to those who are seeking to create a repertoire. At a glance, readers will get a feel for the character of an opening, and an idea of whether it might suit their style. Potential theoretical problem areas and move-order issues, so critical when creating a repertoire, are also highlighted. Features include: * Main lines explained move by move * Guidance against rare but dangerous sidelines * Special emphasis on lines popular at club level * Brief description of both sides' aims at the end of each main line * General introduction to each major opening * Complete games are given to illustrate key ideas * More than 400 diagrams Sam Collins is a young International Master from Ireland who won the Irish Championship in 2002. He competed in several World and European junior championships and has represented Ireland in two olympiads, winning a gold medal at Bled in 2002. He is also an experienced chess teacher who has lectured at the Berkeley Chess School in California.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2005-07-30
Publication Date:
2005-05-11
Publisher:
Gambit Publications Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
190460028X
ISBN13:
9781904600282
Minimum Reading Age:
11
Maximum Reading Age:
13
Weight:
422 g
Height:
174 cm
Width:
249 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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