Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics. Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies, and tactical ability. The chess openings covered in this volume are: 1) The Larsen-Nimzowitsch Attack2) Reti Opening & King's Indian Attack3) Flank Opening Specialties such as the The Bird (1 f4), The Dunst (1 Nc3), Orangutan (1 b4), 1 g34) The English Opening: Indian, Slav, Dutch set-ups including the Flohr-Mikenas Attack5) The English Opening with 1...e56) The Symmetrical EnglishAfter sorting games with the worst mistakes & blunders away, there remains a collection of games showing a catalog of typical mistakes, misunderstandings, misevaluations and how to exploit these: either through simple execution or brilliant chess tactics.
Synopsis
This is a LARGE PRINT edition
WINNING FAST IS FUN
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders. Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies, and tactical ability.
The chess opening covered in this volume are:
- Minor Flank Openings such as Larsen Attack, Bird Opening, Dunst Opening
- Reti Opening & King's Indian Attack
- English Opening - Slav, Dutch, Indian Lines
- English Opening with 1...e5
- Symmetrical English
There is plenty of instructive mistakes and small masterpieces in this collection featuring many of the best players from the last 150 years.