A gambit which is not the same thing as an opening involves a sacrifice of material chess pieces, usually pawns for positional gain. Since in most openings white wins rather more games than black by virtue of going first, this is a considerable fall from grace for the kings gambit since the romantic era of chess in the 19th century. I am not a kings gambit player with white, but i do play 1. His the king s gambit for the creative aggressor deals exclusively with 3. There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. The first is to play d4 and bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. Kings gambit is an independent, liveaction feature film set in presentday florida about bryce, a man who uses a mystic journal to alter the world around him. The kings gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most effective defences against it were. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. Winning with the kings gambit a batsford chess book. The chess tempo chess database provides over two million searchable chess games.
Hoffman was the editor of the encyclopedia britannica and he gets lots of good access to famous names, interesting footnotes. The kings gambit is the most romantic chess opening in chess, no question about that. The opening now known as the kieseritzky gambit was first described by polerio in the late 16th century. 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. Hoffman is a knowledgeable guide who explains the game well. All of these are dubious, though the last is probably the best alternative to the muzio, since the attempt to save the knight by 5 ne5. Johansson is a practitioner of the opening, you can feel the enthusiasm. The king s gambit download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
Nh3, and summarized the critical lines with recent game references. If black accepts the gambit, white has two main plans. In the kings gambit, white offers a pawn sacrifice with 2. Kings gambit accepted fischer defense chess opening. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Believe it or not, he had to exercise considerable editorial discretion to keep it down to only 680. The alternative plan is to play nf3 and bc4 followed by 00, when the semiopen ffile allows. Korchnoi and zak do everything to convince you that the kg is a dubious opening. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most. Winning with the kings gambit by joe gallagher free books. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the kings gambit and wilhelm steinitzs. John shaws book, the king s gambit is an outstanding work on an opening which is no longer so popular.
There have been no books on the kings gambit for 10 years but there are alternatives ronan bennett and daniel king. Chess opening statistics can been viewed on the display to the right of the board. If black does not capture the pawn, it is the kings gambit declined kgd. Buy winning with the kings gambit a batsford chess book first edition by joe gallagher isbn. Kings gambit accepted 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 nf3 g5 4 nc3. A bust to the kings gambit bobby fischer chess mastery. Ive written three books on kings gambit miniatures because there are so many traps in an opening that is hundreds of years old and still being played with players still losing under 20 moves. This book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than 300. Hoffman is a good writer, lot of chess stories that were new to me and i have hundreds of chess books. 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. Zsuzsa polgar vs d h campora, 1989 c33 kings gambit accepted, 14 moves, 1212. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. His the kings gambit for the creative aggressor deals exclusively with 3. We offer the widest selection of kings gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping.
Analysts treat it with kid gloves and seem reluctant to demonstrate an outright refutation. 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. When black captures the pawn, it is the kings gambit accepted kga. 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. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played. Its not a book for passing the time on public transport, but if the reader is willing to put in the effort. The kings gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. The kings gambit was the fashionable opening of the 19th century.
Kings gambit chess books shop for kings gambit chess books. 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. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by. Often regarded as unsound at the grandmaster level, the king s gambit is still a powerful attacking weapon for the other 99. Hopefully a new kings gambit book by quality chess coming soon. White is offering the fpawn for capture and hopes that he will get a. I keep reading books on the catholic ya fiction list that are for preteens or young teenagers, and. 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.
Click download or read online button to get the king s gambit book now. Nf3, while the fascinating kings gambit is centered on 3. Fastpaced lighthearted science fiction with catholic themes for. How the kings gambit defeated world champion bobby fischer boris spassky white duration. Whether accepted or declined, the kings gambit can be dangerous if not handled correctly in the opening. Nf3, while the fascinating king s gambit is centered on 3. 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.
Hebden later gave up the kings gambit in favour of offbeat 1. Here is a famous trap you can set up in the kings gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white. 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. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality. At its best, kings gambit is an endearing and digressive tapestry. Ragozin vs botvinnik, 1947 c36 kings gambit accepted, abbazia defense, 34 moves, 01. The catholicism isnt overbearing i think a noncatholic reader would enjoy the story, though the setting certainly does inform the plot at multiple turns.
Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. The present book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than. 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 weaknesses or for the forced. A bust to the kings gambit by bobby fischer, 1961 the kings gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. Whites pawn on f4 is attacked, which is the whole point of the kings gambit. C32 kings gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 19 moves, 10. But im sure grandmaster shaw could easily have gotten to pages. The king s gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. Buy king s gambit grandmaster guide by shaw j isbn. This work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishops gambit. Ne5 was considered under the heading of the allgaier gambit, but the editors noted that kieseritzky had.
A complete in depth repertoire against blacks different ways of declining whites pawn offer is also provided. Can anybody recommend fine kings gambit books in the first place. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. For club players the kings gambit is an entertaining fun opening as long as you dont care about rating, winning and things like that. The kings gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. Shop for kings gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as white. This is statistically whites best approach against the kings gambit accepted, in that white wins only slightly fewer games than black does. For this edition we have filled in a gap, the minor variation 3. Far and away the greatest kings gambit book ever, and perhaps the greatest book ever written on a single opening.
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