ChessBase 2005.Файл в формате ChessBase. The Paulsen System in the Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6) consists, after the further moves 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4, of two large subsections: the Paulsen (Kan) Variation (after 4...a6) and the Taimanov Variation (after 4...Nc6). There are numerous transpositions and it is logical for both variations to be treated on a single CD. In...
ChessBase 2000.Файл в формате ChessBase. The solidity of the Slav is obvious. With the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 Black supported his center while at the same time leaving scope for his bishop c8. Experience has shown that White has grave difficulties to obtain an opening advantage. There are nearly 32.000 games. Thus, what is called theory, here is of an enormous size and...
London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1973. — 128 p. Popularised by Fischer and Tal, the Benoni is one of the best choices for any player who wants an active defence to P-Q4. The first edition of this book received wide acclaim. Leonard Barden praised it as 'a balanced review of this sharp and lively opening' and placed the author 'among the top ten opening theorists in the world.' This...
Ishi Press International, 2007. — 228 p. — ISBN: 978-0-923891-88-9. Grandmaster Pal Benko is the World's Greatest Authority on the Chess Endgame. Since January 1981, he has written a monthly column in Chess Life magazine entitled "Endgame Lab". This book is a collection of those columns published in the years 1981 through 1986. Grandmaster Benko needs no introduction in the...
Chess Enterprises, 1985. — 81 p. — ISBN: 0931462436. Former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik is widely recognized as one of the more skilled masters of the endgame. In this book he gives us the benefits of his years of experience against an imposing array of chess immortals: Alekhine, Fischer, Keres, Bronstein, Larsen, Taimanov, Portisch, Najdorf, and many others. While the...
Chessbase 2002. Файл в формате ChessBase. It is unpleasant to play against the Bird Opening (1. f4) with Black - because you vaguely recall a few nasty pitfalls, but you often don't know how to avoid them. Dmitrij Oleimkov's opening CD is the remedy. There is very little opening theory in the classical sense that you have to learn. Instead, the emphasis is on game plans and...
Gambit 2012.Файл в формате ChessBase. Such has been the acclaim for John Watson's ground-breaking works on modern chess strategy and his insightful opening books, that it is only natural that he now presents a strategic opening repertoire. It is the chess-player's holy grail: a flexible repertoire that gives opponents real problems but doesn't require masses of memorization or...
London: Jas. Wade, — 371 p. — Edited by J.I. Minchin, with the assistance of the English Masters, Zukertort, Steinitz, Mason and Bird. The London 1883 chess tournament was a strong chess tournament among most of the leading players of the day. It was won convincingly by Johannes Zukertort (22 points out of 26) ahead of Wilhelm Steinitz (with 19 points). Remarkably, Zukertort...
Chess Enterprises, 1997. — 49 p. — ISBN: 978-0-931462-23-9. Alapin's Opening is an unusual chess opening that starts with the moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2. It is named after the Russo-Lithuanian player and openings analyst Semyon Alapin (1856–1923). Although this opening is rarely used, Ljubojević (as Black) played against it at Groningen in 1970. Alapin's Opening is offbeat, but...
Chess Enterprises, Coraopolis PA 1991. — 101 p. — ISBN: 0-945470-18-5. Walter Korn IMCO VIIII: The Albin Counter Gambit is viewed with doubt as to its value and practical results, and yet with respect in regard to its theoretical soundness and inherent dangers a refutation has not been found so far. V. Panov /Course of Openings 1957/: This strategically interesting conception...
The Chess Press, Brighton, 1997. — 145 p. — ISBN: 1-901259-06-4. 100 complete chess games. Vassily Smysloν, Boris Spassky, Vlastimil Hort and Oleg Romanishin are just a few of the great players who haνe mastered the Closed Sicilian. They are natural players who haνe deνeloped a 'feel' for the positions that arise rather than staking their reputations οf hours and hours of home...
Chess Digest, lnc.- 1996 Second, thoroughly revised edition, p. 211 , ISBN: 0-87568-199-9 Carlos Torre (Mexico, 1904-1978) did not enjoy a long or particularly successful career in chess, but he did contribute significantly to opening theory by developing a plan involving d4, Nf3 and Bg5. In the 1920s, he stunned the chess world with a brilliant victory over Emanuel Lasker, and...
Chess Digest Inc., 1988. — 143 p. — ISBN: 0-8-7568-175-1. This is a revised and expanded edition of "White Opening System With 1.d4" by Andrew Soltis (1974). Our aim is to avoid heavily theoretical lines and concentrate instead on simple, yet effective little known alternatives, to give you a 1.d4 opening system with White. With 1.d4 White has less chance of entering such...
Cardoza Publishing, 2005. — 161 p. — ISBN: 1-58042-152-0. First Chess Openings shows you how to confidently start a chess game with solid, near-foolproof openings that will help you win. Inside these easy-to-read pages, you'll find large diagrams, clear explanations, and ideas and concepts that will improve your game. No knowledge of chess notation is required, nor do you need...
New In Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands 2013. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-439-4. The Petroff Defence is anything but dull. Although it is a frequent choice of top grandmasters, club players often fear that it leads to passive play. This book will debunk this prejudice and open new vistas. The Petroff that Or Cohen champions is sharp and ambitious. The Israeli FIDE Master has...
Chess Digest,Inc.,1994 — 177p. — ISBN: 0-87568-262-6 This book gives a complete opening repertoire with over one hundred well-annotated games. The main system is the Torre attack, 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 and then 2... e6 or 2... g6 is met with 3.Bg5. This opening is very solid and easy to learn and the non-professional player will find it very handy. However, it is a very powerful...
B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1995. — 146 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-7817-9. The aim of this book is to provide a complete repertoire for the White player, based on the move 1 d4. In analysing the material, we have chosen to develop from 1 d4, several crucial principles have been maintained: one main line is dem,pnstrated against all of the major Black defences which the White player is likely...
ChessBase, 2001. Файл в формате ChessBase. The Queen's Gambit Orthodox is one of the most solid defences for Black against 1. d4. From White's point of view, the system after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 has enormously gained in adherents and nearly superseded 5. Bg5 in popularity. In view of fantastic 63% score for the first player, this can hardly be surprising....
Gambit Publications Ltd, 2005-192 p.- ISBN: 1901983498 This book continues the coverage of the French Defence that was begun by Pedersen in The Main Line French: 3 Nc3. It is essential reading for all those who play the French, and for those who meet it with the popular and flexible Tarrasch Variation. The Tarrasch Variation provides a stern test for the French Defence, and has...
London: Trends Publications, 1991. — 36 p. The openings series of the 1990s. Light, easy-to-carry and a complete opening reference file. 100 not commented chess games. 3. e5 leads to uncompromising struggles in which the cramping effect of White's pawn spearhead (and the use of d4 and e5 if the pawns are swapped) at least equals, and in the authors' opinion, outweights the...
Batsford, 2005. — 212 p. — ISBN: 0713489804. The Sicilian Bb5 is the most popular and successful Anti-Sicilian variation. Vassily Ivanchuk used it to score a stunning win against Gary Kasparov at Linares in 1991. It has since become recognized as the perfect way for White to avoid the main Sicilian line without compromising his attacking chances. As such it has proved a deadly...
Batsford, 2005. — 141 p. — ISBN10: 0713489898. The hippopotamus, as every big game hunter knows, is a deceptively dangerous beast. And so, in the chess world, is the Hippopotamus Defense. To opponents unfamiliar with it, it looks awkward and unaggressive—until it crushes the life out of their favorite openings. Andrew Martin analyzes the basic moves and key variations of the...
R & D Publishing, 1994. — 67 p. — ISBN10: 1883358078, ISBN13: 978-1883358075. The Center Counter is a lively, straightforward counterattack against white's 1 . e4. It takes white off the beaten path on the very first move and relieves black of the responsibility of a prolonged defense. Some lines emphasize quiet defense; others explode with tactical fireworks. Whether you play...
Trends Publications, 1990. — 41 p. 100 not commented chess games. In the flank openings, White develops his pieces on the sidelines and for a while keeps his centre pawns on d2 and e2. Very often the bishops go to b2 and g2 putting pressure on the long white diagonal. White wants to control the centre with his pieces. A complicated middle game struggle lies ahead. To play these...
Trends Publications, 1990. — 42 p. 100 not commented chess games. Let us review the main ideas behind 1 e4 c6 2 d4 d5 3 ed5 cd5 4 c4 1) White is trying to open the game to free his pieces for attack. 2) He is willing to take risks in order to achieve his aim. Often his d-pawn will become isolated and weak. He hopes that rapid, pointed development will prevent Black from taking...
Main Street Pr, 1995. — ISBN10: 0806908947, ISBN13: 978-0806908946. Use all your skills to solve these puzzles successfully. You need to play both sides, see the points of view of both white and black, and hone your aggressive and defensive end-game abilities. Players will improve their abilities as well as have a brain-teasing good time.
Chess Enterprises, 1993. ChessBase, 1997 — ISBN: 0-945470-35-5.Файл в формате ChessBase. One of the many marks showing that the inventor of chess was a genius is making the Bishop and Knight - two absolutely different pieces - about equivalent in material value. In my book Practical Bishop Endings I addressed the important principles and techniques of playing same color and...
ChessCoach St. Ingbert, Deutschland 2006. This book on the theory and practice of the Two Knights Defence aims at chess enthusiasts who either are seeking for a dynamic opening or want to deepen their understanding of this system. 350 commented games 40.000 games to study not commented detailed explanations database formats: CBH, PGN ECO : C55-C59
Chessbase, 2000 . Файл в формате ChessBase. The Modern Benoni is a fighting defence that will suit players aiming for active play rather than patient defence. Doing this, Black is willing to take risks (and those risks have to be shared...) in order to force his opponent into a complicated fight, both strategically and tactically. In the text part of the CD, the Canadian IM Jean...
ChessBase, 2003. — ISBN10: 393560274X, ISBN13: 4027975002514. The history of chess knows many peculiar stories however, none of them was so spectacular like the comet-like rise of Paul Morphy. Within only two years of active play, the American defeated the strongest players of his time and gained the title of the inofficial world champion His retirement at the top of his glory,...
Compania Editorial Continental, 1972. — 147 p. La siguiente colección de grandes partidas fue entresacada de las del siglo presente. Fueron escogidas principalmente por su interés intrínseco, pero también esperamos que el lector, al jugarlas, obteniga una comprensión del desarrollo del juego, de los cambios de los estilos у de escuelas у de los métodos empleados por algunos de los...
Editorial Hispano Europea, S.A. 2006 .Файл в формате ChessBase. Garri Kasparov, gran maestro internacional, nos explica las peculiaridades del ajedrez, describiendo jugadas reales de partidas entre grandes maestros y sacando lecciones y consejos prácticos de gran interés. El texto va acompanado de 42 esquemas con los movimientos más destacados, que permiten al lector seguir sobre...
Editorial Hispano Europea, 2008. - 176 p. ISBN: 9788425518065 La primera edición de este libro (1981, en la RDA) fue un clamoroso éxito de ventas. Por desgracia, no hubo una segunda edición. El motivo: uno de los autores, el entrenador Gerhard Schmidt, se trasladó a la Alemania Occidental, de modo que la obra quedó relegada a la clandestinidad. Sin embargo, el tema de las columnas...
Edition Olms, 2010. 2nd edition. Файл в формате ChessBase. The strategy and tactics associated with the open file are explained here clearly and comprehensively—how files are opened, blocked, occupied, and exploited as roads along which to invade the enemy position. A brief introduction lays the theoretical foundations and is followed by illustrative games, in all of which the...
ChessBase, 2006. Файл в формате ChessBase. This CD is exactly what it purports to be, a guide on how to play the Queen’s Indian. However, the focus is on instruction, rather than theory, and it is geared towards those who really want to understand the fundamentals of this opening. The material is divided as follows: 01. Contents 02. How to use this CD 03. Introduction 04....
Gambit, 2001. Файл в формате ChessBase. Following on from his successful book 'Understanding Pawn Play in Chess', Drazen Marovic now moves on to discuss more complex central pawn-structures and their impact on play both in the centre and on the wings. He begins by surveying how the pawn's role in controlling the centre has been developed over the last 150 years, and how this has...
2nd edition. — Milford Russel Enterprises, Inc. 2007. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-1-888690-41-5. This updates the original and far less detailed work by IM John Donaldson in 1998 in which he explored the crafting of a sophisticated but easily assimilated group of interrelated opening strategies intending to establish small but lasting advantages. The result, A Strategic Opening...
ChessBase, 2004. Файл в формате ChessBase. ISBN13: 4027975002927 Whoever plays 1.e4 as White, has to ask himself what he intends to do after 1e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6. If you do not feel up to the heavy positional demands made on you by the Ruy Lopez, you more or less have to turn to 3.Bc4 and after the strongest reply, 3 Bc5, you are into the Giuoco Piano. This opening set-up is...
ChessBase , 1998. Файл в формате ChessBase. Many games are over before they have even started in which case it is important to sit on the right side of the board. In 333 very instructive short games Lubomir Ftacnik shows typical traps and mistakes in the opening phase. With many explaining introduction texts, video clips, middlegame theme keys and training keys and trainings tasks...
ChessBase, 2005, 2nd edition. Файл в формате ChessBase. ISBN10: 3937549544.ISBN13: 4027975003764. Contens: 1. Introduction 2. Two birthdays 3. 1918.Test at the top 4.Under Fire!5.White searching for +/=. 6.Black fighting against +/=.7.Unforgettable season 1984/85.8. Opening taste of the 90s.9.White attempts to hold the gambit pawn.10. The BG declined.11.Summary.12. The years...
ChessBase, 2006. Файл в формате ChessBase. ISBN139783937549811. Bangiev has now prepared his long planned CD with a Repertoire for Black along the lines of the terminology and methodology of the squares strategy. The unified system which he suggests is based on a setup with g6, Bg7 and c5, which can easily be applied as a reply to the main white openings. The author has years...
Электронное издание. — ChessBase, 2002. — ISBN13: 4027975001692. В формате ChessBase. The Philidor Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 combines a number of advantages. The black player has a choice of various types of position - he can play with or without capturing on d4. The typical plans and manoeuvres are easy to learn and there is hardly ever any red-hot new theory. But you have to...
ChessBase, 2002. This CD is for players who like to play the Sicilian Grand Prix Attack (1.e4 c5 2.f4 or 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nc6 3.f4). The author - the International Master Alexander Bangiev has build up a repertoire for White based on the principles of this Variation. 1.e4 e5 2. Nc3 followed by 3. f4 1.e4 c5 followed by 2.Nc3 or 2.f4 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 and 2.f4 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5...
ChessBase 2002. ChessBase format .CBH. Choosing the Dutch Defence with the black pieces is a clear signal that you are willing to go for the full point. There are no such things as exchange variations or an early trade of queens. What's more, limited theoretical knowledge will serve you quite well here, for a change. What both parties do have to know in the Dutch Defence, however,...
ChessBase 2005. ChessBase format .CBH. Author starts us off with a general introduction in which he explores some of the opening's history and mentions many of the great players who've regularly employed it. After the introduction come nineteen further texts: 02. Basic Strategic Ideas 03. Variations 2.Bf4 and 2.Qd3 04. Variations 2.g4 and 2.h3 05. Line 2.Bg5 06. Line 2.Nc3 07....
Seattle, Washington: The Chess Library, 2008. — 97 p. — ISBN10: 0-9661889-2-6, ISBN13: 978-0-9661889-2-9. "It is my style to take my opponent and myself onto unknown grounds.A game of chess is not examination of knowledge.It is a battle of nerves"-David Bronstein. His 50 Greath Short Stories selected and annotated by IM Nikolay Minev.
Everyman Chess, 2003. — 128p. — ISBN: 1-85744-334-9. This book aims to attract the reader to the idea of playing gambits, of sacrificing a pawn or two / or three/ in the early stages of the game in return for the development advantage, open lines or an influential knight outpost,for example. Sections : Time. Open lines. The Initiative. Outposts. Disruption. Structure. Miniatures.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Chess Enterprises, 1991- 124p.-ISBN: 0-931462-94-0 The purpose of this book is to present in detail four of the most Important strategic themes (the isolated d-pawn, Queenside pawn majority, almost symmetrical formations, hedgehog formations), carrying them into and through thematic endgames. So that the book is equally useful to both 1 e4 players and...
Surveys Grivas, 1999 книга в формате ChessBase . The blocking of the f6 or f3 square in front of the castled king with a piece / knight,bishop or rook/ which can be captured by the opponent, is a usual tactical theme which can often meet in practice.The idea is rather simple: to immobilize the opponent´s f-pawn, creating at the same the possibilities for an eventually successfuly...