I think of all black defences to 1 e4, it may be the one that maximizes whites play. So, in this position, the most aggressive continuation for white was found in 1974 by the armenian grandmaster rafael vaganian known for his sharp tactical style of play, former world championship challenger. The publishing house new in chess also published a book on this line in 2018. The queens gambit is one of the most popular openings on all levels. This is the complete list of chess books from gambit publications. Gm valery aveskulov about the book attack with black chessdom. Explore openings variations and find matching master chess games to study. A killer chess opening repertoire new enlarged edition. Queens gambit chess books shop for queens gambit chess. How to beat your dad at chess gambit chess by murray chandler oct 1, 1998. After meeting pupols at a tournament and then reading the short book viktor pupols. The alterman gambit guide new in chess chess books, chess.
Due to the increased number of complaints we had to move all books to the hosting offered by our partner. Sharpen your tactics and learn to play dynamic attacking chess while studying the most entertaining gambits. Better ones are usually options in main lines rather than a forcing alternative in the first few moves i. Trompowsky attack ruth, opocensky opening the trompowsky attack with 1 d4 nf6 2 bg5 named after the brazilian master, octavio trompowsky 18971984 has risen from relative obscurity to become a popular opening due to its often wild complications. This is a lesson from the course the trompowsky attack package about the vaganian gambit, by gm. Attack with black and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The usual move order is bringing us to a very sharp position click for larger view. The alterman gambit guide new in chess chess books.
The gambit book of instructive chess puzzles burgess, graham on. In 1994 he set a world record for marathon blitz chess playing. My ratings of the publishers books have ranged from 3 stars to 5 stars. The blumenfeld countergambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves 3. By boris alterman quality chess chess book by quality chess. Garry kasparov vs rafael vaganian novgorod 1995, novgorod rus, rd 5, may31 queens gambit. Black gambits is an instructional manual for improving chess players. Some may prefer to send the game toward the quieter english opening by playing 3. Jun 30, 2003 after meeting pupols at a tournament and then reading the short book viktor pupols. Playing the trompowsky quality chess chess book by quality.
Fm, gm boris alterman evaluates the latest developments in the vaganian gambit. Forthcoming gambit chess books gambit publications. The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, eco code, and defining moves in algebraic chess notation. This system is often used by leningrad chess players. Gambit has books on every phase of the game and every opening that has ever been designed. Never found a reliable way to fight for the initiative when white plays 1 d4. Sicilian dragon, queens gambit, nimzoindian defence, and morra gambit. The trompowsky attack with 1 d4 nf6 2 bg5 named after the brazilian master, octavio trompowsky 18971984 has risen from relative obscurity to become a popular opening due to its often wild complications. This book contains every important gambit opening and variation ever played more than two thousand opening strategies in all. Harzvi is a regular expert commentator, host and teacher on the internet chess club. The trompowsky attack vaganian gambit remote chess academy. Gambit publications limited forthcoming gambit chess books. Benko gambit, blumenfeld gambit, vaganian gambit and more. We offer the widest selection of queens gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping.
The queens gambit is one of the oldest chess openings and most written on with many variations. Vladimir kramnik preferred the latter and his 6 bd3 bd6 7 bxd6 qxd6 8 f4 reached a position we havent seen on chesspub for a while. Our similar games link found on any game page is now greatly improved. Praggnanandhaas vaganian gambit to beat 2239 rated opponent at round 1 of world youth 2019. Nc3 and thus the vaganian gambit was born as white sacrifices his b2pawn. I want to express my gratitude to gambit publications ltd who helped me not only with printing of the book, but also with the chess related part of the work. The kasparov vaganian gambit the introductory position of the vaganian gambit can occur after 1 d4,1 nf3 and 1 c4, which can appeal to a wide range of players. Search through more than 3,000 opening lines to find the perfect chess opening for you.
Nov 19, 2002 gambits, where one side sacrifices material for an advance in development, are the most exciting and popular openings in chess. American master i decided to learn the latvian in emulation of this great character. Hoffmans masterful, exhaustive tale of chess, its soaring triumphs and crushing discontents is filled with enough international intrigue and warped, shady characters to pass for the latest james bond sequel. Aug 29, 2014 i recently took a train from amsterdam to the quaint little belgium town of bruges. A solid repertoire book on the benko, vaganian gambits. They are all exciting to play and at the same time instructive as they teach us all about natural development of the pieces and tactics in chess. It is a very creative and challenging line where black immediately contests whites central pawn formation. You will find informative books on openings, middle game play, end game, and just about anything you can imagine on the game of chess. Rafael vaganian is an armenian chess grandmaster known for his sharp tactical style of play. Elias stein 17481812, an alsatian who settled in the hague, recommended the defense as the best reply to 1. He has put together a sound but ultraaggressive repertoire based on gambits that have proved their worth in grandmaster play over many years. I think these improvements will send shivers up blacks spine. Caissa worldwide chess forum public group facebook.
Our revolutionary chess training tool, guessthemove, now has over 14,000 games to choose from. Gambit guide mega packs gm boris alterman internet chess club. He achieved international grandmaster status in 1971, at the unusually young age of 19, following an excellent result at the vrnjacka banja tournament the same year, where he took first place ahead of leonid stein and ljubomir ljubojevic. You might consider getting attacking the spanish book by quality chess, which covers the marshall and the schliemann in detail. Most attacking chess game1 trompowskyvaganian gambit. He is a fide master and a former champion of the danish region of funen. Vaganian played a simul against the strong london central ymca chess club, some time in early 1975. In spite of these imperfections, kasparovs book offers a fine collection of games and theory that anyone who plays either side of the benko gambit should study. The trompowsky attack package remote chess academy. 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. Im thinking of moving this thread to general chess since the book is meant to cover gambits arising after 1.
Comprehensive rafael a vaganian chess games collection, opening repertoire, tournament history, pgn download, biography and news biggest chess games database online. The benko gambit was one of my favorite openings as a junior. Games from the book gambit, by, published in 2007 gama 74 is only an excerpt of a internet blitz game played by the author, with the black pieces, against oleg spirin, in 2007. Below are the very best books on the queens gambit that will give you insight and understanding for both offering it to your opponent and declining it. Note that it is important when reading this chapter to check out the introduction, as transpositions to variations elsewhere in the book are rife. Note that quality chess has a book coming out called the electrifying elephant gambit.
Awardwinning author graham burgess has written 25 chess books, ranging from general guides to works on specific openings. Benko, blumenfeld, vaganian, english defense gambit, marshall attack, hector gambit, frankensteindracula gambit, falkbeer counter gambit, froms gambit. Black gambits 1 is an instructional manual for improving chess players. Chess games, play style, ranking, tournament history and community comments. This is a fine chess book on how to play the latvian gambit 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 f5, for either side. Fortunately for those players, there is an interesting positional gambit available. Gm altermans gambit guide vaganian gambit part 1 at.
But at least a book that covers roughly qga, qgd and the slav would be nice. However, i dont own the book so i dont know how much of the coverage is classified under daring defences. Shop for queens gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. Chess problems out of the box, werner keym, nightrider unlimited, isbn 9783935586146, 184pp. First id like to say that it i feel a new sort of positive emotion to keep my own book in the hands. Gm valery aveskulov about the book attack with black. Tromp vaganian gambit, torre attack, london antinimzo 8 bb5. This is a lesson from the course the trompowsky attack package about the vaganian gambit, by gm boris alterman. 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.
The idea is to activate all of whites pieces and make use of the open lines and space for an allout. Great chess books of the twentieth century in english. If you are so motivated, then the latvian gambit lives. It is one of the clearest yet highly detailed opening books ive seen.
This would be a good supplement to john emms discovering chess openings above. I want to express my gratitude to gambit publications ltd who helped me not only with printing of the book, but also with the chessrelated part of the work. Blumenfeld gambit bibliography the blumenfeld gambit 1. Lars schandorrfplaying the queens gambit 2nd edition could be what you want.
Quality chess puzzle book questions of modern chess theory questions of modern chess theory reggio emilia. When the book came through, i arranged for our contributor martin seeber to take a look and share his thoughts. Nf3 is a way for white to sidestep the benko gambit which has been popular the past two years here. Dont we cover 3 d5 and the vaganian gambit in this book. A son, a father and the worlds most dangerous game here on chess tales. Viewable chess game rafael vaganian vs viktor kupreichik, 1974, with discussion forum and chess analysis features. 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. The best book i found on semislav is one from david vigorito. Sep 01, 2016 gm altermans gambit guide vaganian gambit part 1 at. Here is a little known trap in my pet opening the 1. We have decided to start with the high level chess videos purposed to improve understanding of all aspects of the game opening lines, middlegames or endgames. At chess castle we are focused on delivering quality digital media chess content aimed at improving club players level. His 1999 book secrets of modern chess strategy won the british chess federations book of the year award as well as the united states chess federation book of the year. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess.
Praggnanandhaas vaganian gambit to beat 2239 rated. This is a lesson from the course the trompowsky attack package about the vaganian gambit. The idea is to activate all of whites pieces and make use of the open lines and space for an allout attack. The trompowsky attack vaganian gambit remote chess. Chess openings other english opening reti opening unusual openings queens gambit chess books. One of the key lines against the tromp is 2 c5 3 d5 qb6 where white has the option of the very aggressive vaganian gambit named after the very strong soviet player rafael vaganian, who played it in the early 1970s with 4 nc3 qxb2 bd2. One of the key lines against the tromp is 2 c5 3 d5 qb6 where white has the option of the very aggressive vaganian. What are good books for learning queens gambit opening. In this chapter i have a couple of seriously good novelties, particularly in the vaganian gambit which arises after 3b6 4. Jun 23, 2014 1 d4 nf6 2 bg5 c5 3 d5 a sharp alternative to the more positional 3 bxf6.
Chesspanzer, in his excellent book attack with black aveskulov gives this variation. Here, you will be able to download the new chess books released in 20182019 in pdf, cbv and pgn formats. Benko gambit, blumenfeld gambit, marshall attack, traxler counter gambit and falkbeer counter gambit. Viewable chess game garry kasparov vs rafael vaganian, 1995.