Kings gambit by nikolai kalinichenko hardcover, 347 pages this book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas. Sicilian defense dragon, najdorf, paulsen variations, ruy lopez open variation, exchanged variation, kings gambit, italian game, evans gambit, pircufimtsev, alekhines defense. Open games lead to a lot of piece movement, while closed games involve a lot of. The possibilities the opening presents have intrigued the greatest chess minds for years including greats such as spassky, tal, and fischer. What are good books for learning queens gambit opening. Though the database presents only 2 games under his name for the counteropening he devised, he loses both. A whole slew of otb and postal kings gambit games have been played and analyzed in the international chess arena since the advent of the second edition of the kings gambit as white. Its very nice for ernst falkbeer to break into kings gambit in his time. I have a good understanding of how to play both the accepted and declined variations of it.
Theoretically the from gambit is reasonably sound, though white is slightly better with best play. Kings gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit c31. Shop for queens gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. Danish gambit chess gambits harking back to the 19th.
Kings gambit falkbeer counter gambit chess gambits. White must be very careful not to play anything incorrectly or black can take over the game very quickly. Falkbeer countergambit accepted chess openings play. Ernst karl falkbeer and his countergambit chessbase. For years the falkbeer held centre stage, but white seems to have good chances in the main lines. The falkbeer is a very unsound way to decline the kings gambit. Ever since 1850, when ernst falkbeer published his analysis, the falkbeer counter gambit has been a theoretically important and reliable system against the kings gambit. You will become exposed to unusual positions and many different tactical motifs.
I do have a couple of points that i would like to raise. By this move, black hopes to clear out the center, leaving whites position exposed by the f2f4 advance. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and. Falkbeer counter gambit andersen vs schalopp e game was played in berlin in 1864 1. Quite a few of his and other games have followed lines espoused in our book. Fights to take the initiative knocks out whites central pawn cons. Chess opening workbook for kids is the second in a new series of books that help players gain chess skills by tackling hundreds of carefully chosen exercises. In this aggressive countergambit, black disdains the pawn offered as a sacrifice.
The best for qgd is mathew sadlerqueens gambit declined in my opinion. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality. Falkbeer counter gambit 3 video series internet chess club. Bird vs morphy, c41 philidor defense, 29 moves, game 9. App editions of the following gambit chess books are available as inapp purchases. Kings gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit 1 e4 e5 2 f4 d5. The kings gambit has been declined at least as far back as greco in the early 17th century. Use our huge chess games and chess opening database to improve you chess. In the late 20th century the opening got a little bit out of fashion, but lately it is popular again. The amazing albin counter gambit by lawrence trent pcdvd the albin counter gambit 1. The kings gambit is one of the most aggressive opening on whites menu. Besides the options of accepting or declining the kings gambit, black can also offer a counter gambit with 2. Kings gambit declined, falkbeer countergambit 365chess. Altermans gambit guide covers most of the best known white piece gambits in enough detail for the more expert player, but also covers the basic ideas behind going down a pawn or two for the lower rated player.
In fact, the oxford companion to chess occ claims that polerio introduced the moves later called the falkbeer counter gambit 1. C31 kings gambit declined, falkbeer, morphy gambit. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most effective defences against it were. The falkbeer counter gambit of the kings gambit declined 1. The kings gambit is one of the most ancient openings, its history dating back more than 500 years the present book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the kings gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with. In this aggressive countergambit, black disdains the pawn offered as a sacrifice, instead opening the centre to exploit whites weakness on the kingside. The opening basically gets you into a tactical mess every game. Players often like a particular category of chess opening because of the type of game it can lead to.
Qe2 your web browser andor your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard. We offer the widest selection of queens gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. Gambit chess studio is a free app which allows you to enjoy gambit chess books in a new and convenient format, including the ability to play over all the chess content of the book onscreen. Still, qgd is stable opening so theory rarely changes here. Hebden later gave up the kings gambit in favour of offbeat 1. Every line in the queens gambit declined has been explained. Most prominent of the openings recent practioners is gm joe gallagher. This is a variance of the kings gambit where white sacrifices a pawn on the second move. It was worth the investment for me, and is now a bit dogeared from heavy use. The falkbeer is a counterattacking response to the kings gambit, often used with the aim of offering a pawn sacrifice. It is a direct counter attack against the kings gambit of white. Amazon giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.
If white takes the e pawn, the black d pawn moves to d4 and can be an effective wedge splitting the white position into two later. The falkbeer countergambit is a chess opening that begins. White also offers a sacrifice of the dpawn by challenging the d4pawn with c2c3. The aggression is taken away from white and given to black. Froms gambit black aims to take advantage of the fact that 1. Black declines a pawn by sacrificing one of his own. Although black usually accepts the gambit pawn, two methods of declining the gambitthe classical defense 2. The variations of the kings gambit exeter chess club. Chess openings encyclopedia of chess openings c32 kings gambit, declined, falkbeer counter gambit. Falkbeer countergambit kings gambit opening theory youtube. Gambit app books available for the gambit chess studio app. Falkbeer countergambit accepted opening with free tools and analysis.
Chess openings encyclopedia of chess openings c31 kings gambit, declined, falkbeer countergambit. Queens gambit chess books shop for queens gambit chess. Using your device tablet or phone first download gambit. Which is a better gambit, the queens or the kings gambit. Learning chess openings is an important part of any productive chess training.
It is dated, so you will need to do your own research to find latest theory. Famous and selected kings gambit chess games from greco to 2017 chess openings download epub mobi pdf fb2. Chess openings can be broken down into categories based on their pawn structures and how much mobility the pieces have. Gm boris alterman explores a reliable counter to the kings gambit with 1.
Chess middlegame ii course composed by gm alexander kalinin is aimed at teaching a student much of the middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section. Smithmorra gambit, accepted morphy defence deferred 1. Study chess openings by watching grandmaster gm games. You sit down to play keres as white, you have read his book. In the falkbeer countergambit, black immediately challenges the center against the kings gambit from white. White, on the second move challenges blacks center and begins an attack at the black kingside. Froms gambit chess gambits harking back to the 19th. The falkbeer countergambit is one of the most aggressive openings for black. Kings gambit declined, falkbeer, morphy gambit chess. Nf3 d5 and has the advantage of preventing the line 3.
One of the gambits i particularly enjoy is the kings gambit. Play the queens gambit declined like kasparov gm varuzhan akobian duration. Most of my openings books, including those on the kings gambit, either ignore the line or treat it as rubbish i dont have john shaws quality chess book on the kg, however. C31 kings gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 23 moves, game 8. This hyperaggressive system, which immediately sets out to destabilise whites position, had a renaissance in. Documents similar to kasparov, garry my great predecessors part kasparov garry kasparov on modern chess pt 3 kasparov vs karpov. First of all, this games goes out of the falkbeer line on move 3. This debut is almost not used these days at all, as black can easily equalize the game and get better chances later.
There are some books you love because you feel that the author. In this aggressive countergambit, black disdains the pawn offered as a sacrifice, instead opening the centre to exploit white s weakness on the kingside. The albin countergambit can take the unprepared white player by surprise. Counter gambits if the gambit is not accepted, it is usually met by one of these lines. The difference between the kings and queens gambits is in the other center pawn. The kings gambit is one of the oldest openings in chess and for good reason.
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