This book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than 300. Of the many variations, perhaps the most violent of them all is the muzio, where white freely gives up a piece and launches a fierce attack on the black. Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. Ideally white would like to take over the center and regain the pawn on f4. You can find the chess openings book youre looking for by searching by the books author or publisher above, or by clicking on one of the opening links below. We offer the widest selection of kings gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. Often referred to as the adelaide and pioneered by the german player wahls and independently also by aleks wohl and the late tony miles.
A monster that will kill you if you are not careful. And in the following interview he reveals why he thinks the kings gambit is fun. Wield the power of the kings gambit the boldest, most brazen opening in chess. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. Gambit is the worlds preeminent chess book publishing company, founded in 1997 and run for the past 23 years by a team of chess masters and grandmasters. It works reasonably well, but is unnecessary if the simple 2. We offer the widest selection of king s gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. A bust to the king s gambit by bobby fischer, larry evans ed. There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. White offers his fpawn to divert blacks epawn from the center so that white can build up a strong center. Morphy defeated anderssen 51 in a kg match, the most famous. Everyman has books on every phase of the game and every opening that has ever been designed. Shop for king s gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. Dec 05, 2019 here is a famous trap you can set up in the king s gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white.
It s got to be worth a punt with the king s gambit when a player like gary lane can go wrong on move four. World championship 19841990 some details and the games from their grueling matches. In the king s gambit, white offers a pawn sacrifice with 2. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Gambit publications a dedicated chess book publisher, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels. The systematic kings gambit movetrainer course chessable.
White is offering the fpawn for capture and hopes that he will get a. His the kings gambit for the creative aggressor deals exclusively with 3. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. We also briefly look at the crazy 3 be2 3 d4 and 3 nc3. You can find the chess openings book youre looking for by searching by the book s author or publisher above, or by clicking on one of the opening links below. The king s gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. Young boris, knight of the king s gambit spassky vs averbakh, 1955 c34 king s gambit accepted, 29 moves, 10. The variations of the kings gambit exeter chess club. The strange thing is, i think amazon deleted the sample chapter from my kindle as well. Kings gambit chess books shop for kings gambit chess books. When black captures the pawn, it is the kings gambit accepted kga. Oct 03, 2017 october 3, 2017 by lefthandeddragon, posted in chess, gambit, muzio, uncategorized the kings gambit has the reputation of being a wild, attacking, tactical opening. The kings gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves.
The fascinating kings gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishops gambit. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This is his second book on this ancient but forever young opening. When i play 1 e4, the kings gambit has been my only reply to 1. I carefully maneuvered an attack against blacks frozen position, after sacrificing a piece. You will find informative books on openings, middle game play, end game, and just about anything you can imagine on the game of chess.
How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as white. White gives up a pawn to start the game in exchange for a lead in development. About the author thomas johansson is a 34yearold swedish chess player and a devoted fan of the kings gambit. White gives up a pawn to start the game in exchange for a lead in.
The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality. The author has invested a lot of time and effort, and the presentation is clear and careful, as with all books published by quality chess. Winning with the kings gambit by joe gallagher free books. It s not a book for passing the time on public transport, but if the reader is willing to put in the effort to really digest the analysis, there s a lot to be gained. Johansson is a practitioner of the opening, you can feel the enthusiasm. Nf3, while the fascinating kings gambit is centered on 3. The immortal game, most famous of kgs anderssen vs kieseritzky, 1851 c33 kings gambit accepted, 23 moves, 10.
This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years in the making. We have hundreds of chess opening books representing each of the popular chess openings. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as. He just published two chessbase dvds in which he explains how to do so. The ancient kings gambit is an opening beloved by romantics. Its got to be worth a punt with the kings gambit when a player like gary lane can go wrong on move four. Gambitchess gambits analyzed, plus games from chess books. Kings gambit comments all videos on kings gambit related ecos c30. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. I have given the reader a full repertoire, that they can play with 3 nf3, so all lines are covered.
In the spring of 2005, a few weeks after a haggard bobby fischer arrived in iceland seeking asylum and spewing antisemitic invective. If black does not capture the pawn, it is the kings gambit declined kgd the kings gambit is an old and romantic opening. The kings gambit is one of the oldest documented openings. Tim taylor selfpublished the book as the fischer kings gambit. Concerning the falakbeer counter gambit, which is the most important of the declined variations and was once considered the refutation of the kings gambit before 4. This article needs additional citations for verification. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the kings gambit and wilhelm steinitzs. In the kings gambit, white offers a pawn sacrifice with 2. Mar, 2009 the king s gambit is a sharp attack against the king side of black. Winning with the king s gambit free pdf books from bookyards, one of the world s first online libraries to offer ebooks to be downloaded for free.
John shaws book, the kings gambit is an outstanding work on an opening which is no longer so popular. White hopes that black will accept the gambit and try to hold on to the pawn advantage. Anyone who plays the kings gambit will need to buy this book. Bb5 nd4 into praxis at san sebastian 1912, overnight the formal fearsome spanish four knights, which up until then was a popular opening, went into rapid decline. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, eco code, and.
Bronstein vs m20, 1963 c34 king s gambit accepted, 23 moves, 10. Winning with the kings gambit batsford chess library. Hebden later gave up the kings gambit in favour of offbeat 1. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of whites ultraaggressive approach. Is it a reliable weapon that can last you for your whole or at least substantial parts of your chess career. Obviously, these generalisations do not apply to all gambits arising from kings pawn openings, but it is often useful to bear them in mind as rough rules of thumb. And can you still play it in the age of computer chess. There was one really decent chess book offered for the kindle on the king s gambit but it disappeared from amazon a while ago and hasnt reappeared. The king s gambit for the creative aggressor by thomas johansson. Apr 19, 2011 there have been no books on the kings gambit for 10 years but there are alternatives ronan bennett and daniel king tue 19 apr 2011 03. His first book, the kings gambit for the creative aggressor. This book is key to the kings gambit and the best book which was ever written on this opening and probably will ever be written. The kings gambit is found in the works of ruy lopez 1561, polerio 1590, and greco 1619.
If black accepts the gambit, white has two main plans. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. The kings gambit was the fashionable opening of the 19th century. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded. A collection of chess historys best and most famous kings gambits. On move two, such great combinatory players as paul morphy 18371884 and adolf anderssen 18181879 were willing to sacrifice the fpawn, so that after the opening of the play which follows 2. White sacrifices the fpawn to knock out blacks central e5 pawn. If black does not capture the pawn, it is the king s gambit declined kgd. This immense book will be the definitive kings gambit bible for the next 1520 years. Concerning the falakbeer counter gambit, which is the most important of the declined variations and was once considered the refutation of the king s gambit before 4. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost.
The fascinating king s gambit by thomas johansson while i am more familiar wiht the kjng s knight gambit, i wouldnt mind learning the bishop gambit instead should this turn out to be a good opening winning with the king s gambit by joe gallagher thanks. Chess had a golden era when the king s gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. Everyman chess ebooks chessbase format mobileread forums. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. The kings gambit is like any other opening in chess. Shop for kings gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. It has been played a great deal and so a great deal of theory has built up on it. White is offering the fpawn for capture and hopes that he will get a long lasting initiative when black captures the fpawn. The kings gambit is a sharp attack against the king side of black.
Winning with the kings gambit free pdf books from bookyards, one of the worlds first online libraries to offer ebooks to be downloaded for free. Fischer vs larry evans, 1963 c33 king s gambit accepted, 36. Hopefully a new kings gambit book by quality chess coming soon. Jul 19, 20 the king s gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most.
Gambit publications is a dedicated chess publishing company, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels. When black captures the pawn, it is the king s gambit accepted kga. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with the king s gambit opening. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality.
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