What are some good books on the italian game, including the evans gambit and two knights defense family of openings. I will show you the complete opening strategy, tactics, moves, ideas. Closed game queens gambit queens gambit accepted queens gambit declined chigorin slav semislav marshall 1. A revised edition of a chess title, last published in 1976, which provides coverage of the opening move known as the evans gambit, which garry kasparov used in 1995 to defeat anand and piket. Bxb4, black grabs the gambit pawn and hopes to withstand whites impending buildup in the centre. Combine it with the above books and you should be fine. Somewhat surprisingly, whites score with the evans is 57. They publish many books, primarily on openings, but also on famous players like capablanca. Nf3 download book our choice of the three and four knights game is based on the long successful history of these closely related debuts. He swears by it as his favourite response to the typical bc4 bc5 opening.
He was the son of a successful lawyer and judge alonzo morphy. The evans gambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves. One of whites most exciting and attacking options is the legendary evans gambit, which has been brought back into the limelight in this modern era by such uncompromis. Garry kasparov vs viswanathan anand 1995 the evans.
Ever wanted to read your favourite chess books and be able to instantly play over the moves on screen. Evans gambit worthy of long time controls or correspondence games. Play the evans gambit download book pdf world of chess. Here are the time tested instruction manuals, like chess fundamentals and common sense in chess even help for absolute beginners. Essential knowledge by yuri averbakh, mastering the endgame volume 1 by mikhail shereshevsky, tactical che. You will find informative books on openings, middle game play, end game, and just about anything you can imagine on the game of chess. Gambit app books available for the gambit chess studio app. Featuring games of old, and numerous new and exciting ideas, this dvd will give you a genuine and more exciting way of playing the giuoco piano. I teach the evans gambit to my chess classes with great success because the lines are less tricky than some of the other gambit systems. Simon williams became a im in 1998 and a gm in 2008. The italian game gives both white and black the opportunity to play either aggressively and in gambit fashion, or in a restrained and positional manner. Viewable chess game garry kasparov vs viswanathan anand, 1995, with discussion forum and chess analysis features. Gambit killer by ivan salgado lopez from the preface in the beginning, books were the place where you could find information.
Its not a book that promises how to win with the kings gambit. White offers a pawn to divert the black bishop on c5. The evans gambit is an aggressive variation of the giuoco piano. It comes with pgn files for a lot of famousimportant chess books. Using model games for both white and black, pinski provides crucial coverage of both the main lines and offbeat variations. Our forefathers brilliant combinations, their imaginative attacking plans and even certain endgame analysis have entered forever into the thesaurus of chess. The opening chess moves of the evans gambit are very active. App editions of the following gambit chess books are available as inapp purchases. The revolutionary new chess studio, from renowned chess publishers gambit, enables you to do that, and more. Gambitchess gambits analyzed, plus games from chess books. It originates from kapitan evans 1824 and belongs to the open games.
The evans gambit revolution chess pieces, chess sets. In this book, openings expert jan pinski investigates. White plans to give up his bpawn in exchange for better central control and open lines on the queen side of the board to continue control. Gambit chess books are available at slav chess online store.
This list of analysis of the evans gambit 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 b4 published in old chess periodicals is by no means exhaustive, but it indicates the kind of material that we had in mind when commenting in historical havoc. This book arms the reader with enough knowledge to play the italian game and evans gambit with confidence. The evans gambit was a popular opening all the way back in the 1800s, and maintains its popularity in present times. Last week, we looked at the origins of the exciting evans gambit today, lets find out how the opening has journeyed through history to modern day while in keeping with his style, wilhelm steinitzs torturous defensive method against the evans gambit in some ways made the gambit look quite strong. This is a sample clip of the new dvd evans gambit for the new generation by gm simon williams. I think it is whites best continuation in the giuoco piano and gives white lots of fighting. Evans gambit for the new generation wholesale chess. Oct 28, 2007 explores the evans gambit opening book lines with possible variations. Mastering the concepts and understanding the rationale behind this opening will double your wins as white when your opponent answers with e5. In 1995 garry kasparov unleashed a daring new weapon, the evans gambit 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 b4. You dont need a set or board see all the positions and play all the moves just by tapping on the screen. Nowadays black most often accepts the gambit with the aim of returning the pawn at a good moment in order to equalise or get a positional advantage, but there are also lines in which black holds onto one extra pawn. For those players that like to play the giuoco piano i highly recommend playing the evans gambit.
The evans gambit is an attempt to destroy black in gambit fashion straight out of the opening. Gambit has books on every phase of the game and every opening that has ever been designed. In this guide im going to walk through all of the main variations to the evans gambit so you can win more of your games. When accepted, evans gambit is one of the most aggressive gambits ive seen in chess. Ive found a few, but honestly the one that seems to be the best for this opening from whites perspective would be. Much like other gambits, the evans gambit gives up an early pawn in exchange for rapid development and a lead in center control. Black usually should give back the pawn advantage laskers idea and try to counter whites development, however many players dont like to give back any material once they get it.
Jacek is a practitioner of the opening, and he wants to show you plenty of tricks. Italian game and evans gambit the gambit, yudovich mikhail download book contents an old but formidable weapon the immortal gambit blow in the centre captain evans s secret in the heat of combat modern ideas from the golden treasury. This category is a secret collection of chess treasures, comprising everything from classic tournament books to chess biographies of the worlds best players. Encyclopedia of chess openings an easy interface to the openings collection. Nov 11, 2015 there is a publisher of chess books called everyman chess. Play the evans gambit by tim harding, the evans gambit revolution by richard moody, giuoco piano by eduard gufeld and oleg stetsko, the 23, 1996 issue of inside chess by christensen, books by murray chandler and others. Bobby fischer and garri kasparow played this opening a few times and it is considered playable, but not often played among grandmasters. For the last 15 years he has concentrated on teaching, playing and making instructional chess dvds. D44 queens gambit download book an unbeatable white repertoire after 1.
Ive been learning and practicing the evans gambit, and am looking to buy a book on it. Bb6 and game 12 and notes covers other ways of declining the gambit. The video includes a match of bobby fischers that highlights the use of the gambit. Black usually should give back the pawn advantage laskers idea and try to counter whites development, however many players dont like to give back any material once. The books part 2 two knights defense contains five heavily annotated games involving 1. The evans gambit is used to keep the black king from castling and overwhelm black with very active pieces in the centre. The latest version of the program is supported on pcs running windows xpvista7810, 32bit. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Evans gambit 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 b4 bxb4 5 c3 ba5. Everyman has books on every phase of the game and every opening that has ever been designed. Simon williams evans gambit for the new generation youtube.
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. One of my favourite books of this year, gambit is very different to the sort of book that i like to read. One of whites most exciting and attacking options is the legendary evans gambit, which has been brought back into the limelight in this modern era by such uncompromising players as world number one garry kasparov, alexander morozevich,and englands nigel short. Few openings have a more swashbuckling reputation than the evans gambit which was even invented by the sea captain, william evans, in 1827. While its rarely seen in elite chess today, the evans gambit was famously used by no less than world champion garry kasparov to defeat anand. Kasparov has used this gambit successfully but i suspect he could play well with any gambit system. More information by clicking on the above mentioned link. In todays frenetic chess world, with new tournaments every weekend, a chess warrior must keep the competition always unprepared using different sharp openings. Play the classical dutch got voted, in new in chess, as one of the top 10 chess books. Heres my favorite demo board for leading a chess class.
This is the complete list of chess books from gambit publications. Lars schandorrfplaying the queens gambit 2nd edition could be what you want. My personal correspondence opening book which is made up of games played at lss and iccf with at least one player rated over 2300 has 65 games with the evans gambit. Evans january 27, 1790 august 3, 1872 was a seafarer and inventor. He invented the tricolored lighting on naval vessels designed to prevent collisions at night. Although i may regard the emergent romancedystopia genre with cynical apprehension, gambit is a fine example of a book that pulls romancedystopia off. If black declines, the b4pawn stakes out space on the queens. Published on nov 1, 2019 here is the most attacking chess opening for white the evans gambit. Jun 14, 2017 closed game queens gambit queens gambit accepted queens gambit declined chigorin slav semislav marshall 1. Gm jacek stopa is here to show you how to win with the aggressive evans gambit. Cookie policy this website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality of the shopping cart and checkout progress. Play the evans gambit by harding and cafferty cadogan chess 1997 is an excellent book on this gambit.
In a corner was a chess table with a marble top, with yellow and brown marble for the squares, and the men spread around, not on their home squares. World championship 19841990 some details and the games from their grueling matches. Paul morphy born jun221837, died jul101884, 47 years old united states of america what is this. The gambit is named after welsh sea captain william davies evans.
The italian game is a very common opening and because of that the evans gambit sees a lot of play. The evans gambit revolution evans gambit italian game. If black accepts, white can follow up with c3 and d4, ripping open the centre, while also opening diagonals to play ba3 or qb3 at some point, preventing black from castling kingside and threatening the f7pawn respectively. A friend of mine played the evans gambit against me during an over the board blitzish game and demolished me. Moody often takes issue with content found in a related book, evans gambit and a system vs. Historical ignorance of the openings is rampant, with writers regularly analysing from scratch positions already meticulously examined in the past. The last several pages of the book are blank with the word notes at the top, so readers can add some of their own games or commentary. Evans gambit and a system versus the two knights defense by. What are good books for learning queens gambit opening.
Nov 22, 2011 the gambit book of instructive chess puzzles burgess, graham on. The evans gambit revolution this book gives good analysis and advice on a very strong and dynamic weapon to use against 1e5 players. He gladly took on the challenge and read all the other books on the evans, these include. Although this gambit has always been popular with club and tournament players, it was hardly ever seen in modern toplevel chess until kasparov used it to beat anand and piket in crushing style. We did not have the internet, so a place was required to store information in case we needed to check something. Two knights defense by tim harding there are 2 editions of that. The evans gambit is an aggressive line of the giuoco piano. Evans gambit accepted chess gambits harking back to the. Italian game and evans gambit world of chess chessok. There is a description, in chapter 3, of the interior of the gambit chess club. All new books from gambit are available immediately on the chess studio app, together with more than 100 backlist titles, and over 20 in german language. Nf6 move does not decline the gambit, it avoids it all together.
For latest opening theory you could consider getting 2 volumes from avrukh grandmaster repertoire 1 and grandmaster repertoire 2. Evans gambit worthy of long time controls or correspondence. In his video grandmaster gregory kaidanov covers most likely responses for black. Our forefathers brilliant combinations, their imaginative attacking plans and even certain endgame analysis have. Play the classical dutch got voted, in new in chess, as one of the top 10 chess books of all time. But i was looking for a book on just the queens gambit and another on how to handle the indian defenses, or perhaps a book that gives a complete repertoire. The evans gambit quality chess chess book by quality chess. After downloading the free app, purchase your choice of classic chess ebooks from the gambit library and begin. You still need the chess book, but with this you can have all the games of the book in one file, in case you want to analyze on your computer or a study or whatever. His uncle, ernest morphy, claims that no one formally taught morphy how to play chess, but rather that he learned the rules by observing games between himself and alonzo. Dec 01, 20 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.
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