A surprising and complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4 In many 1.d4 openings, Black has trouble getting his bishop on c8 into play. Former Russian Chess Champion Alexey Bezgodov presents a radical solution to this nagging problem: liberate your bishop right away and put it on f5 on the second move! Playing 2…Bf5! against either 2.c4 or 2.Nf3 will surprise your opponent and is also a great way to support your development, because the bishop takes control of the important square e4.  If White does not immediately take decisive action, then within a move or two he can relinquish any hopes on an opening advantage. Alexey Bezgodov has studied and played this chess opening system for a long time. He has found some great antidotes to White’s most dangerous reactions in sharp and attractive lines. To test your understanding of his system he has included more than 100 exercises. After studying the fresh ideas and the clear explanations presented in The Liberated Bishop Defence every chess player will enjoy the flexibility of a surprising, effective and universal weapon against 1.d4.   Alexey Bezgodov (1969) is a Russian Grandmaster and writer. He was Russian Champion in 1993 and came shared first in the 1999 Ukrainian Championship. He is the author of The Extreme Caro-Kann (2014), another highly original chess opening book.   334 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag New In Chess

The Slavs great popularity is due to its extreme solidity and abundant possibilities for dynamic counterplay. This book provides detailed coverage to help players as both White and Black face the challenges of this tough yet rewarding opening. All lines after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 are discussed, except those that transpose to the Semi-Slav. The sharpest tactical lines of the Slav receive especially detailed coverage. These include the critical piece sacrifice in the main line (5...Bf5 6 Ne5 e6 7 f3 Bb4 8 e4 Bxe4), the Steiner line (5...Bg4) with 6 Ne5 Bh5 7 h3, and the possibly dubious but highly dangerous Geller Gambit (5 e4), which was a favourite of the young Kasparov. The trendy ...a6 lines are also covered systematically for the first time in chess literature. 256 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag Gambit, 1. Auflage 2001

Mit diesem unterhaltsamen Buch werden Kinder mit Begeisterung die grundlegenden Züge des Schachspiels lernen - das beliebteste und anspruchsvollste unter allen Strategiespielen. Alle Schachregeln werden Schritt für Schritt anschaulich erklärt, ohne vorhergehende Kenntnisse vorauszusetzen. Die Lektionen werden von einfallsreichen Geschichten umrahmt, die Ben von seinem kleinen Krokodil Kristin erzählt bekommt, das sich selbst zum Großkrokodil des Schachs ernannt hat. Das Schachspiel wird in vielen Ländern als nützliches Werkzeug zur Entwicklung des kreativen Denkens von Kindern angesehen. Obwohl Schach als ein recht komplexes und geheimnisvolles Spiel betrachtet werden kann, sind die Regeln selbst sehr einfach. Es dauert nicht lange, bis man gelernt hat, wie die Figuren ziehen, und schon Kinder im Alter von fünf Jahren können mit aufregenden Partien Spaß haben. Außerdem werden sie großes Vergnügen daran haben, ihre Freunde und Verwandten zu überlisten!   Murray Chandler erlangte den Schachgroßmeistertitel durch Siege bei den Turnieren in New York und Amsterdam. 28 Jahre lang spielte er professionell Schach und nahm in dieser Zeit an über 150 Turnieren in 32 verschiedenen Ländern teil. Unter seinen vorherigen Büchern befindet sich das sehr beliebte Buch Erfolg im Schach. Dr. Helen Milligan ist FIDE-Meisterin der Weltschachorganisation und ehemalige Britische Meisterin. Sie hat Schottland bei 10 Schacholympiaden vertreten. "Das hochprofessionell gestaltete Buch empfiehlt sich zur Verwendung im Schachunterricht für Anfänger" - Dr W. Schweizer, Rochade "Ein wertwolles Buch zur Verwendung im Schachunterricht für Anfänger!" - Jerzy Konikowski, Fernschach International   111 Seiten, gebunden, Verlag Gambit

A Gambit re-issue of a classic work on chess defence. Many books discuss how to attack in chess, but resourceful defensive play is also a vital ingredient in competitive success. This is an area largely neglected in the literature of the game. This book fills the gap admirably. Following a survey of general defensive methods in chess, Dr Colin Crouch investigates the techniques of World Champions Emanuel Lasker and Tigran Petrosian, both highly effective defenders. Lasker would place myriad practical obstacles in the opponents way, and was a master of the counterattack. Petrosian developed Nimzowitschs theories of prophylaxis to a new level. His opponents would find that somehow their attacking chances had been nullified long before they could become reality. International Master Dr Colin Crouch is a highly experienced chess-player from England who has written well-regarded books about openings, endgames and middlegame theory. His game annotations have appeared in several major chess magazines, including Inside Chess and Chess Monthly.   223 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag Gambit

Chess Explained is a new series of books about chess openings. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with extensive over-the-board experience with an opening. You will gain an understanding of the opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the ideas behind particular moves, and what specific knowledge you need to have.   The English Opening is a flexible and dynamic choice for White, which avoids a great deal of sharp and well-mapped opening theory. It is popular with all levels of chess-players, and has been used to good effect at world championship level by Kasparov, Korchnoi, Botvinnik and other greats of the game. The English gives rise to an immense variety of structures, ranging from reversed Sicilians to Hedgehogs and fluid or locked central structures. It is an opening where strategic mastery of typical positions is of immense benefit, and where Black needs to combine circumspection and vigour to obtain a viable game.   Zenon Franco is a grandmaster from Paraguay who now lives in Spain. He is an experienced chess trainer, his most notable pupil being Paco Vallejo, now one of the worlds top grandmasters, whom he taught from 1995 to 1999.   111 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag Gambit

The KGB Plays Chess is a unique book. For the first time it opens to us some of the most secret pages of the history of chess.The battles about which you will read in this book are not between chess masters sitting at the chess board, but between the powerful Soviet secret police, known as the KGB, on the one hand, and several brave individuals, on the other. Their names are famous in the chess world: Viktor Kortschnoi, Boris Spasski, Boris Gulko and Garry Kasparov became subjects of constant pressure, blackmail and persecution in the USSR. Their victories at the chess board were achieved despite this victimization.Unlike in other books, this story has two perspectives. The victim and the persecutor, the hunted and the hunter, all describe in their own words the very same events. One side is represented by the famous Russian chess players Viktor Kortschnoi and Boris Gulko. For many years they fought against a powerful system, and at the end they were triumphant. The Soviet Union collapsed and they got what they were fighting for: their freedom.   Former KGB Lieutenant Colonel Vladimir Popov, who left Russia in 1996 and now lives in Canada, was one of those who had worked all his life for the KGB and was responsible for the sport sector of the USSR.It is only now for the first time that he has decided to tell the reader his story of the KGB’s involvement in Soviet Sports. This is his first book, and it is not only full of sensations, but it also dares to name names of secret KGB agents previously known only as famous chess masters, sportsmen or sport officials. Just a few short years ago a book like this would have been unimaginable. Read this book. It is not only about chess. It is about glorious victory of the great chess masters over the forces of darkness.   176 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag Russell

Every chess-player needs a reliable defence against the Queens Pawn Opening. The fundamental question is whether to go all-out for counterplay, which may involve a great deal of risk, or to adopt a more solid, classical approach, and first carefully neutralize Whites initiative. This book shows the potential of the latter approach. By defending the Queens Gambit Declined, Black puts a firm road-block in the way of Whites ambitions. If, as often happens when faced by sturdy defence, White becomes careless or impatient, Black is ready to break out and seize the initiative. Janjgava also shows how Whites more hypermodern Catalan treatment can be met with the same strategy, and explains how, once Black has equalized, he can unbalance the position, and play for a win.Lasha Janjgava is a grandmaster from Georgia, and President of the Tbilisi Chess Federation. He has represented his country four times in chess olympiads, and has built up a formidable reputation as a very hard player to beat. This is his first chess book. 192 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag Gambit, 1. Auflage 2000

1.d4 f5 without the main g3 setup The Dutch defense is very popular opening nowadays on all level in order to get a fighting position against 1.d4. The first book covers all the white options after 1.d4 f5 without the main g3 setups, while in the second book the author gives playable options for black against the g3 lines.The two books together is a full Dutch repertoire for black. 251 Seiten, gebunden, Verlag Chess Evolution

Playable options for black against the g3 lines The Dutch defense is very popular opening nowadays on all level in order to get a fighting position against 1.d4. The first book covers all the white options after 1.d4 f5 without the main g3 setups, while in the second book the author gives playable options for black against the g3 lines.The two books together is a full Dutch repertoire for black. 256 Seiten, gebunden, Verlag Chess Evolution

In his new, ground-breaking series, The Power of the Pieces, Belorussian grandmaster Sergey Kasparov examines the strengths, weaknesses and overall characteristics of each piece on the chessboard. This first volume in the series is about the bishop. Its role in the opening, middlegame and endgame is discussed in detail, amply supported by over 140 examples from tournament praxis. Topics include: Bishops of the Same Color Opposite-Color Bishops Bishop vs. Knight Bishop vs. Rook Two Bishops vs. Knight and Bishop Bishop vs. Pawns The King’s Indian Bishop The French Bishop The Nimzo-Indian Bishop The Fianchetto on g2 The Stonewall Bishop The Advantage of the Two Bishops The “Bad” Bishop The Attacking Bishop Opposite-color Bishops in the Middlegame. Popular chess author Sergey Kasparov is known for his entertaining writing style. His books are always instructive and insightful. Books previously published include The Exchange Sacrifice and Doubled Pawns. 248 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag Russell

This is the first full-length book about this interesting opening, unfolding a complete theory of 1.Nc3; including several offbeat lines against semi-open defences like the Alekhine or the Caro-Kann. The author thoroughly explains the basic structures which supply huge scope for creativity. There is broad discussion of move order subtleties and transposition issues, so that the book deepens your understanding of opening play in general! "If you have a liking for the unusual and daring, you will probably not find many books this year that are better than this one!" (Garsten Hansen on Chesscafe, Checkpoint September 2003) Preface: This book covers the opening 1.Nc3. Opening? - Oh, yes! Many consider 1. Nc3 to be just a move, which might be playable, but "hardly has any independent value", rather transposing to 1.e4 systems. In this context, Khalifman's five volume opus 1.Nf3 - Opening for White according to Kramnik springs to mind. In an odyssey of more than 1300 pages, the former FIDE world Champion proves that the "knight on the right" 1 Nf3 is a good move, but not an opening in itself! He doesn't at all cover the Reti (with which 1.Nf3 is usually connected), but a multitude of openings including the King's Indian, the Queen's Gambit (Slav, Orthodox, Accepted etc), the Dutch Defence, the English Opening and even some lines of the Sicilian (namely the Maroczy setup against the Accelerated Dragon); besides, some peculiarities like the Grünfeld without d2-d4. Quintessentially, 1.Nf3 is presented as a very subtle transposition tool, by which - to simplify a bit - undesirable lines of the aforementioned openings can be excluded. So, how are matters after 1.Nc3? There's a bunch of established independent concepts, e.g. after 1.Nc3 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 or 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2. It's mostly possible, but not always advisable to stay clear of all transpositions. Typical questions that a 1.Nc3 practitioner will face are: After 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 e6, should he go for a French by 3.d4 or try some independent setup? After 1.Nc3 c5, should he play 2.e4 immediately, possibly going for a Closed Sicilian (3.g3) or for the Grand Prix Attack (3.f4)? Or transpose to a StanSicilian by 2.Nf3 Nc6 (2...d6, 2...e6) 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 and 5.e4? Or strive for the very tricky indepenlines, keeping the option of e2-e4, transposing to some Standard lines, as an "emergency exit" in reserve? After 1.Nc3 g6, should he return to 2.e4, should he go for the fierce 2.h4 or should he stay flexible by 2.Nf3 and 2.g3, not yet revealing his intentions? In fact, every leading 1.Nc3 player has his own answers to those questions. Transat a later stage are full of subtleties, which will be revealed in this work. If one wants to switch from 1.e4 to 1.Nc3, this is even an advantage: you may start by playing 1.e4 e6/c6/Nf6 2.Nc3 (reaching some lines from Chapter IV), later on you play 1.Nc3, firstly transposing quite often to 1.e4 systems, then less and less. This book covers every possibility after 1.Nc3 which at least has some indepenvalue. Additionally, some "secret" lines which belong to 1.e4 openings but in practice occur more often via 1.Nc3, or which have some features of this opening. For example, such Anti-Caro-Kann lines as 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.f4 or 3.Qf3!?. Typically such lines are neglected in opening manuals. A special focus is on late transpositions (e.g., on move 6) to 1.e4 positions under favourable circumstances! I have excluded only 1.Nc3 d5 2.d4, which leads to the Veresov Opening after 2... Nf6 3.Bg5, to the French after 2...e6 3.e4 or the Caro-Kann after 2...c6 3.e4. Besides transpositions from 1.Nc3 to 1.e4 openings, there are also some in the other direction, e.g. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3!?, 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3!?, 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 (a basic position from Chapter V); one can argue that 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.Nc3 is also truly a 1.Nc3 position. An unrecognised opening Unlike unorthodox openings such as 1.b4 or 1.g4, 1.Nc3 by no means compromises White's position, and at the same time it doesn't limit the first player to some extravagant strategy or other. On the contrary, this move is in perfect harmony with classical principles of opening play like development and gaining influence on the centre (keeping an eye on e4 and d5). Therefore, it sounds strange that 1.Nc3 is not yet recognised as an opening in its own right. Admittedly, the c-pawn is blocked, but in every opening, every move kills off some option or other. Actually, 1.Nc3 offers exceptionally good possibilities of winning a miniature, thanks to knight tactics and supported by the accelerated development of the minor pieces. The older 1.Nc3 literature almost reads like a collection of traps and miniatures. However, the general level of chess is increasing, and one cannot expect that the average player of our day will repeat the errors that some semi-celebrities of the past committed - not to mention modern computer-aided correspondence chess. So, this book isn't at all about cheap traps but will establish a deep theoretical and strategic basis for the further exploration of the Knight on the Left. Between Worlds I was attracted by the unique hybrid statof a so-called "unorthodox" opening which has nevertheless so many lines which connect to traditional openings. 1.Nc3 is still labelled as an "unorthodox" opening and accordingly, it's treated poorly in main-stream publications like Encyclopedia of Chess Informant. On the other hand, many positions which arise can only be reliably assessed when one compares them carefully to related, but well-explored positions from Standard openings. Often enough, enthusiastic amateur authors of books about unorthodox or gambit openings are lacking in general knowledge of standard positions, which results in blatant misjudgements. In this book, I do my best to transfer knowledge between these two, so different, worlds. This also includes, by the way, comparisons to positions with colours reversed, which often allow striking insights. Some methodological issues: I agree very much with the maxim that if a given position can occur in various places (via transposition), all relevant games and analysis have to be presented together. This necessarily leads to a huge number of cross references. Whenever various move orders can lead to the same position, I have tried to figure out which one is most precise for both parties - sometimes this wasn't easy at all (e.g. in Section 17). Unfortunately, for instance, Dunnington's book is rather sloppy in this respect. "Between Worlds" was also a maxim when choosing games from correas well from over-the-board chess, from grandmaster as well as from amateur practice. This was the case too in my methodological choice to keep the sample game approach (with deep strategic explanations), but at the same time to supply dense theoretical coverage. The fact that this book has expanded to nearly 400 pages should not distract from the fact that even with today's knowledge some fundamental issues around move 5 are still unresolved. With regard to possible future discoveries I haven't cut off lines that have to be regarded as unfavourable from today's point of view. History and Naming 1.Nc3 was first mentioned in the 1st edition (1843) of "Bilguer - Handbuch des Schachspiels" by Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa. According to Adrian Harvey/Stefan Bücker (Kaissiber 15), the first recorded 1.Nc3 game was Kieseritzky-Desloges, France 1847 (p.21). The game Napoleon-Madame de Remusat, Malmaison Castle 1804 (p.10), is probably a hoax. Later on, 1.Nc3 was occasionally tried by world class players, e.g. Blackburne-Noa, London 1883, or Bogoljubow-Zubarev, St.Petersburg 1925. But these were solitary cases, comparable to Morozevich-Kasparov, Frankfurt 2000 (see Game 83) in our own days. It is not the Professionals, but rather enthusiastic amateurs and grandmasters of correspondence chess who have advanced the development of this opening. Thus, about 1910 the Czech Johann Kotrc started to play 1.Nc3 regularly, as did some years later Ted Dunst from New York. After 1945, the Baden master Leonhard Hanke attracted attention by playing 1.Nc3 in southem Germany. Further progress is closely connected with the contemporary heroes mentioned below. The opening 1.Nc3 has had many names; it is possible to say that everybody who wrote about it has used his own name. So, there had been, among others, the Romanian, Kotrc, Dunst, Sleipner and the van Geet Openings (to mention just the most widespread ones). Finally, I opted for the neutral Linksspringer or Knight on the Left, which was preferred by my mentor in chess publishing, the Randspringer editor Rainer Schlenker. Contemporary heroes From about 1965 up to nowadays, two outstanding correspondence GMs have been setting the trend: Ove Ekebjaerg, Denmark, and Dick van Geet from the Netherlands. The extrovert Dutchman has published articles, booklets and a CD about the "Van Geet Opening". In his work, tactical finesses prevail. Of the reclusive Dane, however, hardly anything is known beyond the game scores themselves. But his games are of unique strategic depth. In the 14th correspondence world championship 1994-2000, Ekebjaerg came close to his greatest triumph: he scored 10 1/2 out of 14, including 6 out of 7 in his games with White, opened exclusively with 1.Nc3, and almost looked like the sure winner. However, in the end Tinu Yim from Estonia, who finished his games years later due to longer postal delivery times, overtook him by half a point. Besides van Geet and Ekebjaerg, other correspondence GMs including Sarink, van Perlo and Hector regularly start their games with 1.Nc3 (and there are only about 200 corr. GMs); and besides them, numerous corr. players around 2400 too - one could almost talk about a "correchess opening"! In over-the-board chess, one will repeatedly meet names like, IM Mestrovic, IM Sydor and (again!) IM van Geet, see for instance his draw against the then world champion Spassky (Game 14). Nowadays, 1.Nc3 is occasionally used by modern grandmasters like Bellon, Buhmann (soon to be a GM), Ermenkov, Hector (again! - he has both titles), Cs.Horvath, Narciso, Rashkovsky, Rogers, Schmaltz (limited to 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3), Wi.Watson; all of these have a well-earned reputation as unprejudiced players. Other names include Dutch followers of van Geet, namely Jongsma, Leeners, van Bellen; the 1.Nc3 scene from Tübingen (Frick, Schlenker, Moser and others) or the Estonian master Aarne Hermlin. And finally Anker Aasum from Norway. His book, while being somewhat dated with regard to pure theoretical issues, contains a lot more historical Information, including numerous short biographies of enthusiastic 1.Nc3 players (or rather 1.Nc3 riders, as Aasum uses to say). 384 Seiten, gebunden, Verlag Kania

Dies ist ein Buch für diejenigen, die mit dem Schachspiel begonnen haben und wissen wollen, wie man aus guten Stellungen heraus gewinnt und schlechte Stellungen überlebt. Das Endspiel ist die Phase des Spiels, in der die meisten Partien entschieden werden, und die Kenntnis aller Tricks wird deine Ergebnisse dramatisch verbessern. Endspielspezialist John Nunn hat seine jahrzehntelange Erfahrung genutzt, um die Ideen vorzustellen, die in echten Partien am wichtigsten sind. Schritt für Schritt hilft er dir, die wichtigsten Punkte zu erkennen und dann weitere wichtige Kenntnisse hinzuzufügen. Schachendspiele für Kids Übungsbuch ist das zweite in einer neuen Buchreihe, die Spielern dabei hilft, Schachkenntnisse durch das Lösen von Hunderten von sorgfältig ausgewählten Übungen zu erlangen. Die Themen sind denen in Gambits meistverkaufter Buchreihe „Schach für Kids“ sehr ähnlich, aber hier steht die wichtige praktische Erfahrung im Mittelpunkt. Viele Stellungen bauen auf vorangegangene auf, und es wird gezeigt, dass fortgeschrittene Ideen in der Regel aus einfachen Elementen bestehen, die wir alle verstehen können. Jedes Kapitel befasst sich mit einer bestimmten Art von Endspiel und enthält Dutzende von Übungen mit Lösungen, die die Schlüsselpunkte hervorheben. Für jedes Endspiel werden Tipps zu den wichtigsten Themen und Strategien für beide Seiten gegeben. Das Buch endet mit einer Reihe von Testpapieren, mit denen du deine Fortschritte einschätzen und die Bereiche identifizieren kannst, die weiterer Arbeit bedürfen. Dr. John Nunn ist eine der angesehensten Persönlichkeiten in der Schachwelt. Er hat fast zwanzig Jahre lang zu den führenden Großmeistern in der Welt gezählt und hat vier Goldmedaillen bei Schacholympiaden gewonnen. In den Jahren 2004, 2007 und 2010 wurde er vor vielen früheren Champions als Weltmeister im Problemlösen gekürt. 128 Seiten, gebunden, Verlag Gambit

Dieses Buch ist für diejenigen, die die Schachregeln kennen und mit dem Gewinnen von Schachpartien beginnen wollen. Der schnellste Weg zur Verbesserung im Schach besteht im Erlernen der Schachtaktik. Es reicht allerdings nicht aus, nur die Themen zu kennen – du musst dich daran gewöhnen, sie in richtigen Partien anzuwenden. John Nunn, ein Meister der Taktik, hat mit großer Sorgfalt einen Kurs zusammengestellt, der dir wertvolle und grundlegende Kenntnisse vermittelt und lädt dich direkt dazu ein, damit zu beginnen, selbst nach taktischen Ideen zu suchen. Schachtaktik für Kids Übungsbuch ist das erste in einer neuen Buchreihe, die Spieler dabei hilft, Schachkenntnisse zu erwerben, indem sie Hunderte von sorgfältig ausgewählten Übungen lösen. Die Themen sind denen in Gambits meistverkaufter Buchreihe „Schach für Kids“ sehr ähnlich, aber hier steht die wichtige praktische Erfahrung im Mittelpunkt. Viele Stellungen bauen auf vorangegangene auf, und es wird gezeigt, dass fortgeschrittene Ideen in der Regel aus einfachen Elementen bestehen, die wir alle verstehen können. Jedes Kapitel stellt ein grundsätzliches Thema vor und beinhaltet Dutzende von Übungen mit Lösungen, die die wichtigsten Punkte unterstreichen. In jedem Kapitel gibt es Tipps, wonach man Ausschau halten soll, um taktische Ideen zu finden. Mit dem Fortschreiten der Kapitel sehen wir, wie Ideen kombiniert werden, wobei Ideen aus vorangegangenen Abschnitten wiederholt als Teil eines Doppelschlags in Erscheinung treten. Das Buch endet mit einer Serie von sechs Tests, die keinen Hinweis auf das Thema enthalten. Dr. John Nunn ist eine der angesehensten Persönlichkeiten in der Schachwelt. Er hat fast zwanzig Jahre lang zu den führenden Großmeistern in der Welt gezählt und hat vier Goldmedaillen bei Schacholympiaden gewonnen. In den Jahren 2004, 2007 und 2010 wurde er vor vielen früheren Champions als Weltmeister im Problemlösen gekürt. 128 Seiten, gebunden, Verlag Gambit

Für Schachspieler jedes Alters und jeder Spielstärke ist es äußerst wichtig, in der Partie einen guten Start zu erwischen. Diese einfache Anleitung bietet sämtliche Tipps und Ideen, die notwendig sind, um das Spiel vom ersten Zug an zielstrebig aufzubauen. Das liegt daran, dass die 50 bärenstarken Eröffnungen genau diejenigen sind, die Schachmeister und Großmeister immer wieder anwenden, um ihre Gegner zu überlisten. Dieses Buch lehrt die Namen und Anfangszüge aller wichtigen Schacheröffnungen und erklärt die grundlegenden Ideen. Anfänger werden lernen, wie sie ihre Figuren mit maximaler Wirkung aufstellen. Spieler mit größerer Erfahrung werden einige bemerkenswerte taktische und strategische Themen entdecken, die entscheidend für die Beherrschung des Schachspiels sind. Durch das gesamte Buch hindurch werden zahlreiche vernichtende Eröffnungsfallen besonders hervorgehoben. Es wird dir Vergnügen bereiten, den Gegner vor schwierige Problemen zu stellen - ob es ein Freund ist, ein Clubkollege oder dein Vater! Mit Schacheröffnungen für Kids macht das Lernen der Schacheröffnungen Spaß. Das Spielen der bärenstarken Eröffnungen hilft dir, besser zu verstehen, wie die Figuren zusammenarbeiten. Bald wirst du in der Lage sein, starke Züge in jeder Eröffnungsstellung zu machen und an jede Partie mit Selbstvertrauen - und Erfolg - heranzugehen. Der Internationale Meister John Watson ist ein ehemaliger Champion der Nationalen Highschool Meisterschaft der USA. Er ist wohl weltweit der führende Autor über Schacheröffnungen und der Autor von preisgekrönten Büchern über Schachstrategie. Im Jahr 2022 wurde er in die World Chess Hall of Fame als „einer der größten Schriftsteller in der Geschichte des amerikanischen Schachs“ aufgenommen. FIDE Meister Graham Burgess hat mehr als zwanzig Schachbücher geschrieben, die von allgemeinen Leitfäden bis hin zu Büchern über spezielle Eröffnungen reichen. Er hält außerdem den Weltrekord für Marathon-Blitzschach. "Mir gefällt das Layout des Buchs, und das Design macht es dem Leser möglich einfach mal in irgendein Kapitel reinzuschauen, etwas zu lernen und dann zum nächsten Thema überzugehen ....95% aller schachspielenden Kids sollten aus Schacheröffnungen für Kids mehr Nutzen ziehen können als aus den umfangreicheren Eröffnungswälzern wie ECO, MCO oder BCO " - Rick Kennedy "...bietet eine sehr prägnante Übersicht der Haupteröffnungen und die Ideen, die dahinter stehen. ... mein Lieblingsaspekt des Buchs waren die kurz und bündigen Untertitel, die jedem Kapitel gegeben wurden. Auch wenn sie manchmal flapsig klingen, werfen sie dennoch ein wenig Licht auf die betreffende Eröffnung. ... vielleicht inspiriert Sie eine dieser Gedanken dazu, die betreffende Eröffnung auszuprobieren, und das ist genau das, was die Autoren empfehlen" - GM Luke McShane, New-in-Chess "Es gibt viele gute Bücher, die Kids dabei helfen, sich zu verbessern, und Gambit Publications in England hat einige der besten. Ein gutes neues Lehrbuch von Gambit - Schacheröffnungen für Kids - wäre ein ideales Buch für die Sommerlektüre. ... Das Buch ist wirklich die ideale Methode für Eltern, einem Kind bei der Steigerung seiner Schachkenntnisse zu helfen. Es führt Kids in die sonst verwirrenden Anordnungen von Namen und Varianten von Eröffnungen ein. Ganz nebenbei erklärt es jedes bedeutsame Prinzip der Strategie.." - Cecil Rosner, Winnipeg Free Press "...ein erstklassiges Buch, dass Spielern jedes Alters und Spielstärke helfen wird. ... Der Spieler lernt nicht nur die Namen der Eröffnungen, sondern es werden auch die grundsätzlichen Ideen, die hinter den Zügen stehen, auf benutzerfreundliche Weise erklärt. Das Buch lehrt den Anfänger, wie er seine Figuren in der bestmöglichen Weise postiert. ... Spieler jedes Alters werden profitieren, genau so wie der stärkere Spieler, dem viele strategische und taktische Themen offenbart werden, die zur Beherrschung des Spiels wichtig sind." - Patrick Foley, Sunday Times (Südafrika) "Die ersten Seiten behandeln die algebraische Notation und einige der Prinzipien, wie man die Eröffnung spielt. Dann geht es los mit den Eröffnungen, wobei jede zwei Seiten erhält. Ich bin der Meinung, dass die Autoren ihre Aufgabe mit großem Geschick und Souveränität gelöst haben, da es sehr schwierig ist, die Schlüsselelemente irgendeiner Eröffnung in nur zwei Seiten zu erklären. ... Wenn mir dieses Buch im Alter von 12 Jahren zur Verfügung gestanden hätte als ich Schach lernte, wäre es mir viel einfacher gefallen, zu bestimmen, welche Eröffnungen ich aufgrund meines eigenen Stils und meiner Vorzüge spielen sollte. 50 Eröffnungen in einer praktischen Ausgabe (und sagenhaft preiswert für eine gebundene Ausgabe!) zu haben ist fantastisch, und Lehrer/Eltern, die mit Kindern - oder auch Erwachsenen - an Eröffnungen arbeiten wollen, sollten sich ein Exemplar sichern, solange sie können. ... Großartig für Kids." - Carl Portman "Dieses Buch bietet Jugendlichen die grundsätzlichen Informationen über die 50 bärenstarken Eröffnungen. Auf den ersten sechs Seiten finden sich einleitende Kommentare, die die Vorteile von solchen Dingen, wie Entwicklung, Königssicherheit und Bauernstruktur hervorheben. Dann geht es weiter mit den eigentlichen 50 bärenstarken Eröffnungen. Darunter finden sich alle Klassiker, beginnend mit der Italienischen Eröffnung und schließlich der Reti-Eröffnung. Jede Eröffnung erhält eine Doppelseite mit guten Kommentaren und vielen Diagrammen, die die ersten Züge erklären. ... Das Buch erfüllt seinen Zweck. Jugendliche, die mit den Zügen und grundsätzlichen Taktiken vertraut sind und jetzt für den nächsten Schritt bereit sind, sollten in der Lage sein, ihr Spiel zu verstärken und ihre Gegner mit ihrem erlangten Wissen zu beunruhigen." - Sean Marsh,

In chess, as in repair or construction jobs, you will not get very far without the right equipment. If you want to win more games you simply need the right tools. Unfortunately, most amateur chess players have no toolbox to speak of. What’s more, they don’t even know which tools they actually need. Or what tools are available. If a chess hardware store would exist, most amateur chess players would be clueless what to ask for. International Master and experienced chess trainer Thomas Willemze is the handyman you are looking for. He tells you which are the most urgent problems that need fixing. In his no-nonsense guide, Willemze presents essential techniques on how to mobilize your pieces in order to gain the upper hand. The Chess Toolbox teaches you how to:   conquer an open file eliminate an important defender lift a blockade get rid of an inferior piece exploit the 7th rank simplify your position (why and how) fight for entrance squares   and much more. In order to make you feel comfortable and let you get used to these essential techniques, the author gives lots of fascinating examples and hundreds of instructive exercises. He even teaches you how to think outside your toolbox! Thomas Willemze is an International Master from Holland. He is an experienced trainer of amateur players and has been the National Youth Coach of the Dutch Chess Federation. 399 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag New In Chess

This book provides detailed coverage and strategic explanation of all lines of the Queens Indian, with particular focus on the most critical and topical variations. The Queens Indian is one of the most important modern chess openings. It was one of the key battlegrounds of the Kasparov vs. Karpov world championship matches. It is renowned for its resilience, but is nevertheless a good choice for those seeking to win with either colour. Both White and Black have plenty of ways to complicate, and there are few lines where either side is forced to exchange pieces off into a dull endgame. The Queens Indian is the companion opening of the Nimzo-Indian, and was also a brainchild of the great chess thinker Aron Nimzowitsch. Black establishes his light-squared bishop on the long diagonal, and if White is not careful, this can form the basis of a devastating attack. In the critical lines, White contests this diagonal, either by trying to block it with a pawn advance, or by opposing Blacks bishop with a fianchetto of his own.Jouni Yrjölä is a grandmaster from Finland. He has won the Finnish Championship twice, and regards Sochi 1984, where he shared third place with the legendary Mikhail Tal, as his best tournament result. He was awarded his grandmaster title in 1990. Jussi Tella is also from Finland. He is an international master and an experienced chess trainer. They also wrote the Gambit book An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black. 288 Seiten, kartoniert, Verlag Gambit, 1. Auflage