Chess openings encyclopedia of chess openings c34 kings gambit, accepted, knights gambit. Winning with the kings gambit a batsford chess book. White is offering the fpawn for capture and hopes that he will get a long lasting initiative when black captures the fpawn. I could never get my head around this opening as black and would not dream of playing it as white as im chicken and dont like mayhem in the first few moves.
The grandmaster repertoire books are an excellent series, and i was particularly helped by schandorffs book on the caro kann, but i got bogged down playing the vienna as white and really wanted to try the kings gambit. Buy winning with the kings gambit a batsford chess book first edition by joe gallagher isbn. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded. When black captures the pawn, it is the kings gambit accepted kga. Viktor korchnoi has 23 books on goodreads with 428 ratings. Everyman has books on every phase of the game and every opening that has ever been designed. Bronstein vs tal, 1968 c32 king s gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 43. The alternative plan is to play nf3 and bc4 followed by 00, when the semiopen ffile allows. The complete englishlanguage list of gambit chess publications is given here. It was discovered and promoted by new york financier and chess patron isaac leopold rice 18501915.
Chess had a golden era when the king s gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Just be aware that this is a fairly hardcore discussion of just the kings gambit, and there is. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to blackspawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the kings gambit while begins to storm blacks central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant. The reason why i still play in correspondence chess level. Basically, i want to, by the time i turn the last page, feel like playing the king s gambit without any opening holes and the confidence of winning. Although the book is 10 years old, the theory of the kings gambit does not move too much but be sure to check all the sharp stuff with fritz just in case. Gm michael adams, daily telegraph the kings 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 carefully maneuvered an attack against blacks frozen position, after sacrificing a piece. Chess explained is a new series of books about chess openings. Bronstein once said about this move, you want to play the kings gambit. Bobby fischer tried to refute it in the early 1960s but a few years later he was playing it himself. A modern view of a swashbuckling opening the king s gambit download book the king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. Just be aware that this is a fairly hardcore discussion of just the king s gambit, and there is no way you will be disappointed.
In the king s gambit, white offers a pawn sacrifice with 2. It works reasonably well, but is unnecessary if the simple 2. Here is a famous trap you can set up in the king s gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white. Jul 19, 20 john shaws longawaited magnum opus the kings gambit is an impressively objective attempt at covering one of the sharpest openings.
How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as white. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Champion bobby fischer international grandmaster the kings gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. Click to read more about king s gambit by viktor korchnoi. Its 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, theres a lot to be gained.
Paraphrasing, but he argues that the kings gambit is no more busted than the ruy lopez, since if black is comfortable in the marshall attack then hes supposed to reach equality there as well. 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. Viktor korchnoi, vladimir zak, steve berry goodreads author editor, philip booth translator 0. However after reading victor korchnoi s rendition of how to play it, i have had second thoughts. Often referred to as the adelaide and pioneered by the german player wahls and independently also by aleks wohl and the late tony miles. 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.
Kings gambit by nikolai kalinichenko hardcover, 347 pages this book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical. Follow the links for more information about each book. King s gambit by nikolai kalinichenko hardcover, 347 pages this book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the king s gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas. A gambit from ancient italian gambetto, meaning to trip is a chess opening in which a player, more often white, sacrifices material, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position. The first is to play d4 and bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination. If black does not capture the pawn, it is the kings gambit declined kgd. You can also be fine against the kings gambit with your move, so id focus on italian, spanish and. Viktor korchnoi simple english wikipedia, the free. Anyone who plays the kings gambit will need to buy this book. The variations of the king s gambit here s a zipthrough the main lines of the king s gambit, using complete games. The 1978 world chess championship was played between anatoly karpov and viktor korchnoi in baguio city, philippines from july 18 to october 18, 1978. Johansson is a practitioner of the opening, you can feel the enthusiasm.
He paid top players to analyze and play it, and sponsored chess tournaments with the opening theme being the rice gambit. The king s gambit for the creative aggressor by thomas johansson hardback, 173 pages the work comprises eleven chapters, an introduction, index of variations and players and a bibliography. Kings gambit the macmillan chess library english and. The kings gambit for the creative aggressor thomas johansson. Analysts treat it with kid gloves and seem reluctant to. The fascinating kings gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishops gambit. There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. Shaw offers a book on a topic that he is passionate about, well researched and delivered with humor and in a way that feels like is speaking to you directly. Here is a famous trap you can set up in the kings gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white.
Click on the pictures to see the openings played on chess boards 2. The kings gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with.
The king s gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. In the kings gambit, white offers a pawn sacrifice with 2. Towards the end of his life, he was the oldest active grandmaster on the regular tournament circuit. Buy king s gambit annotated edition by hoffman, paul isbn. I have tried where possible to use games from joe gallaghers popular book. The kings gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. I always considered kings gambit is playable at all levels. I have played the king s gambit as white and play bc4 and 00.
When black captures the pawn, it is the king s gambit accepted kga. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most effective defences against it were. This book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than 300. White hopes that black will accept the gambit and try to hold on to the pawn advantage. 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. Chess openings encyclopedia of chess openings c34 king s gambit, accepted, knight s gambit.
The rice gambit is a variation of the kings gambit accepted. Hopefully a new kings gambit book by quality chess coming soon. A monster that will kill you if you are not careful. With the berlin opening now leading to dull equal positions, it may well be time to start taking a look at the kings gambit in more detail. A complete in depth repertoire against blacks different ways of declining whites pawn offer is also provided. I have played the kings gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. In the spring of 2005, a few weeks after a haggard bobby fischer arrived in iceland seeking asylum and spewing antisemitic invective. A complete in depth repertoire against black s different ways of declining white s pawn offer is also provided. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. Dec 05, 2019 how to set a trap in the king s gambit accepted opening as white. The kings gambit for the creative aggressor thomas. 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. Having said that, there are some bursts of humor and wit here, and it is in no way dull.
They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with. Nf3, while the fascinating king s gambit is centered on 3. Its not a book that promises how to win with the kings gambit. If black does not capture the pawn, it is the king s gambit declined kgd. The kings gambit is found in the works of ruy lopez 1561, polerio 1590, and greco 1619.
How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as. Champion bobby fischer international grandmaster the king s gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. I have tried where possible to use games from joe gallagher s popular book. You will find informative books on openings, middle game play, end game, and just about. Hoffman is a good writer, lot of chess stories that were new to me and i have hundreds of chess books. Basically, i want to, by the time i turn the last page, feel like playing the kings gambit without any opening holes and the confidence of winning. Books by viktor korchnoi author of chess is my life. The king s gambit is one of the oldest openings and leads to a sharp struggle from the first few moves. P leisebein vs w weiz, 1986 c32 kings gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 33 moves, 10. Viktor korchnoi 23 march 1931 6 june 2016 was a professional chess grandmaster. A thomson vs a benson, 1987 c32 kings gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 31 moves, 10. If black accepts the gambit, white has two main plans. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost. Buy the kings gambit grandmaster guide book online at low.
Oct 15, 2011 shaw offers a book on a topic that he is passionate about, well researched and delivered with humor and in a way that feels like is speaking to you directly. White offers his fpawn to divert blacks epawn from the center so that white can build up a strong center. The danish gambit is not a problem at all, just accept it and after 5. King s gambit the macmillan chess library english and russian edition. The present book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than. He lays out a pretty compelling case that the opening is sound to play as white. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to black s pawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the king s gambit while begins to storm black s central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant weaknesses or for the forced. The kings gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit. Advanced wrestling with the kings gambit there have been no books on the kings gambit for 10 years but there are alternatives ronan bennett and daniel king. The current kings gambit bible is the book by john shaw. Kings gambit accepted 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 nf3 g5 4 nc3. This collection gathers games played by great players opening with classical kings gambit, that is all variations with the exception of falkbeer counter gambit gambit declined or abazzia defense gambit accepted. Sometimes the effort is successful, sometimes black, despite having been under constant pressure. Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player.
The king s gambit was one of the most popular openings for over 300 years, and has been played by many of the strongest players in many of the greatest brilliancies, including the immortal game. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to blackspawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the king s gambit while begins to storm blacks central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant weaknesses or for the forced. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. Nevertheless, players have held widely divergent views on it. Chess explained the taimanov sicilian, james rizzitano, 2006, games, 111 pages. He lived in switzerland for many years, and became a swiss citizen. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the kings gambit and wilhelm steinitzs. C32 king s gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 30 moves, 10. A thomson vs a benson, 1987 c32 king s gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 31 moves, 10.
Chess openings encyclopedia of chess openings c34 kings. Classical chess opening repertoire chess stack exchange. Of course things have developed a lot since bronsteins times, and this dvd aims to bring people up to speed with all the latest. The king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves.
The fascinating king s gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishop s gambit. A modern view of a swashbuckling opening the kings gambit download book the kings gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. Bronstein vs tal, 1968 c32 kings gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 43. The kings gambit has the reputation of being a wild, attacking, tactical opening. I have included a lot of novelties and interesting attacking variations that should wet the lips of any attacking player, looking for an interesting way of meeting 1.
P leisebein vs w weiz, 1986 c32 king s gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 33 moves, 10. Korchnoi and zak do everything to convince you that the kg is a dubious opening. Kings gambit viktor korchnoi, vladimir zak download. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. This will provide an invaluable reference book for those wanting to play or defend against the kings gambit. The variations of the kings gambit heres a zipthrough the main lines of the kings gambit, using complete games. You can browse our entire chess database from this line, move by move. The variations of the kings gambit exeter chess club.
Dec 01, 20 the grandmaster repertoire books are an excellent series, and i was particularly helped by schandorff s book on the caro kann, but i got bogged down playing the vienna as white and really wanted to try the king s gambit. His the king s gambit for the creative aggressor deals exclusively with 3. It s not a book that promises how to win with the king s gambit. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. Viktor korchnois most popular book is chess is my life. He is considered one of the strongest players never to have become world chess champion born in leningrad, soviet union, korchnoi defected to the. Trade order form printed books only download a word file of the complete gambit list here. King s gambit the macmillan chess library english and russian edition korchnoi, viktor, zak, vladmir g. The kings gambit, 20, 680 pages, john shaw, 1906552711. This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years in the making. 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. Can anybody recommend fine kings gambit books in the first place. Hebden later gave up the kings gambit in favour of offbeat 1.
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