1. b4: Theory and Practice of the Sokolsky Opening

Weird and wacky or safe and sound? The Sokolsky Opening is both. Sometimes the play is truly deviant both sides initial few moves all on the a-b-c files and the first pieces exchanged a pair of rooks at other times 1.b4 becomes merely a roundabout route to a respectable English, Reti, King s Indian or reversed French position. This book, packed with fresh analysis and 95 illustrative games, clearly shows that White can look forward to a rewarding albeit complex or unusual struggle. There s no need to dwell on the usual platitudes applied interchangeably to unorthodox openings, like a good psychological choice to get your opponent into unfamiliar territory. The Sokolsky, otherwise known as the Orangutan or the Polish Attack, is an independent opening whose merits are due to chess analysis not psychoanalysis. 1.b4 is sound, the refutations don t work, assessments are disputed, printed theory till now has been inadequate, White s aims are clear, and the practitioners have been world class. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and hit your opponents with the b-pawn!

1. b4: Theory and Practice of the Sokolsky Opening

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Secrets of Chess Tactics

This chess book concentrates on typical practical themes in the middlegame. It deals with the essential ideas of tactical combinations, attack and defence. At every stage there are questions and tests which enable the reader to discover his or her own tactical strengths and weaknesses. This book is the sequel to "Secrets of Chess Training" which won the British Chess Federation's 1990-91 Book of the Year Award.

Secrets of Chess Tactics

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Starting Out: The Reti

Starting Out: The Réti is a further addition to Everyman’s best-selling Starting Out series. Grandmaster Neil McDonald revisits the fundamentals of the Réti, examining the key moves and plans for both sides.

Starting Out: The Reti

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New World Chess Champion: All the Championship Games With Annotations (Russian Chess)

Text: English, Russian (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

New World Chess Champion: All the Championship Games With Annotations (Russian Chess)

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Modern Chess Planning

Good planning is central to good chess. A plan gives meaning to manoeuvres and tactical devices, forming a coherent whole that brings us closer to our goals. The modern understanding of chess planning has evolved considerably since the days of the "grand plan", whereby a player might even try to map out the whole course of the game. Nowadays, top-class players appreciate that the opponent's ideas also deserve respect, and our own plans must take them into account too. Modern grandmasters plan with great purpose but also flexibly, ready to adjust or even change direction completely when the situation demands it.

Grivas provides 75 superb practical examples where it is important to make the right plan. Once the critical position is reached, he guides you through the options and challenges you to find the right path. Detailed solutions are provided, with a full discussion of the pros and cons of the various options.

Modern Chess Planning

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The Cutting Edge 2: Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3

This book is part of a series examining the cutting edge of chess opening theory. The idea is to identify the most important theoretical battlegrounds of the moment and then analyze as deeply as possible in search of improvements. Thus the reader will be ahead of the current state-of-the-art, rather than lagging behind trying to memorize old games.

This volume deals with the Sicilian Najdorf, a favorite opening of ambitious players at every level. It covers variations after White chooses the popular 6.Be3, heading for the English Attack, and includes the Topalov Variation, the Perenyi Attack, as well as lines with 6...e5.

The Cutting Edge 2: Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3

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Bobby Fischer, el mas grande (Spanish Edition)

Robert James Fisher es quizás uno de los personajes más emblemáticos del ajedrez. Su vida como ajedrecista es digna de una película. A los 15 años se convirtió en el Gran Maestro más joven de la historia hasta ese momento (1958) Puso literalmente en jaque la supremacía soviética en el juego ciencia enfrentando a los ya consagrados Botvinnik, Geller, Smyslov, Korchnoi, Bronstein, Larsen, Petrosian, Averbach, Taimanov y Tal, entre otros. A los 29 años tomó por asalto la búsqueda por el máximo título del ajedrez mundial. Enfrentó en el denominado "match del siglo" a Boris Spassky, a quien vencería sin asomo de duda, para convertirse en el décimo primer Campeón del Mundo. Bobby Fisher fue el ejemplo del esfuerzo de un solo individuo contra la "maquinaria soviética" del ajedrez. Por sí mimo el estadounidense era un jugador que estaba por encima de todos, en su propia clase. Por sus logros, sus éxitos en el tablero, su ajedrez fantástico y su amor inagotable por el juego ciencia, Fischer es sin duda el más grande de todos los tiempo. Este libro nos narra la vida y obra ajedrecística de Bobby Fischer, analizando sus partidas más significativas, su gran ajedrez combinativo y sus aportaciones al mundo de las 64 casillas. Una obra fundamental para entender el ajedrez moderno.

Bobby Fischer, el mas grande (Spanish Edition)

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