The fascinating kings gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishops gambit. The kings gambit, 20, 680 pages, john shaw, 1906552711. As a young man, paul hoffman was a brilliant chess player. Buy the kings gambit grandmaster guide book online at low. Basically, i want to, by the time i turn the last page, feel like playing the king s gambit without any opening holes and the confidence of winning.
Black can hold on to the pawn unlike its cousin the queens gambit, but will often do so at the expense of. Ragozin vs botvinnik, 1947 c36 kings gambit accepted, abbazia defense, 34 moves, 01. Shaw has thick sections for each subvariation of the king s gambit, many with representative games, which he uses to demonstrate a lot of variations that could have been played, and examines their relative worth. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as white. There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. A new suggestion for white from taylor would be a valuable contribution to the kg theory, so i can only hope that the. It was a fun read, and the broad strokes of history are accurate enough. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to blackspawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the kings gambit while begins to storm blacks central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant. Zsuzsa polgar vs d h campora, 1989 c33 kings gambit accepted, 14 moves, 1212. Having said that, there are some bursts of humor and wit here, and it is in no way dull. Kings gambit is an independent, liveaction feature film set in presentday florida about bryce, a man who uses a mystic journal to alter the world around him. The double muzio by peter millican published in correspondence chess no.
White gives up a pawn to start the game in exchange for a lead in development. Chess explained the taimanov sicilian, james rizzitano, 2006, games, 111 pages. John shaws longawaited magnum opus the kings gambit is an impressively objective attempt at covering one of the sharpest openings. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as. Winning with the kings gambit a batsford chess book.
You can browse our entire chess database from this line, move by move. It is very dynamic, and often leads to aggressive, tactical play. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with. A bust to the kings gambit bobby fischer chess mastery. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the kings gambit and wilhelm steinitzs. The possibilities the opening presents have intrigued the greatest chess minds for years including greats such as spassky, tal, and fischer.
Ive written three books on kings gambit miniatures because there are so many traps in an opening that is hundreds of years old and still being played with players still losing under 20 moves. It remains popular at the club level, although it is not played often at the very highest levels of chess. I am not a kings gambit player with white, but i do play 1. Its not a book that promises how to win with the kings gambit. Otherwise, hoffman has achieved something singular. If black does not capture the pawn, it is the kings gambit declined kgd. Kings roots in the valley have been an asset throughout his career, first to relate to students, and more recently as he builds partnerships between his schools and the areas other institutions. Indeed, it is far from obvious how white can achieve a large advantage against this move. Anyone who have read kings gambit opening repertoire books, please suggest me some of them. A gambit which is not the same thing as an opening involves a sacrifice of material chess pieces, usually pawns for positional gain. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else.
Morphy vs anderssen, 1858 c39 kings gambit accepted, 23 moves, 10. It is, like any gambit, a risk, but it has never been proven unsound. Looks to be the same as the one he self published judging by the title. White hopes that black will accept the gambit and try to hold on to the pawn advantage. In kings gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an indepth look at the state of modern chess into the story of his own attempt to get his game back up to master level without losing his mind. Shaw offers a book on a topic that he is passionate about, well researched and delivered with humor and in a way that feels like is speaking to you directly. White sacrifices a pawn for rapid development, and open lines. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most effective defences against it were. This book is key to the kings gambit and the best book which was ever written on this opening and probably will ever be written. C32 kings gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 19 moves, 10.
I noticed on amazon this evening that he has a book on the kings gambit scheduled for publication by new in chess on 31 december 2018. I have played the kings gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. Just be aware that this is a fairly hardcore discussion of just the kings gambit, and there is. It is the furthest thing from the sort of database dumps that many opening books are. The kings gambit is one of the oldest openings in chess and for good reason. And in the following interview he reveals why he thinks the kings gambit is fun. Gm michael adams, daily telegraph the kings gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit. The first thing that strikes one on flipping through this book is the colossal depth. The fascinating king s gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishops gambit.
Morphy defeated anderssen 51 in a kg match, the most famous. A complete in depth repertoire against blacks different ways of declining whites pawn offer is also provided. Is there any line that can secure black an advantage in the opening, assuming best play from white. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of whites ultraaggressive approach. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by. Since in most openings white wins rather more games than black by virtue of going first, this is a considerable fall from grace for the kings gambit since the romantic era of chess in the 19th century. The kings gambit is a sharp attack against the king side of black. You cant give analytical details, of course, but i believe the line which you refer to is 1. Analysts treat it with kid gloves and seem reluctant to demonstrate an outright refutation.
A monster that will kill you if you are not careful. 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 kings gambit was one of the most popular openings for over 300 years, and has been played by many of the strongest players in many of the greatest brilliancies, including the immortal game. Chess explained is a new series of books about chess openings.
I would never compare the mighty kings gambit to 1. Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with. This will provide an invaluable reference book for those wanting to play or defend against the kings gambit. A modern view of a swashbuckling opening the kings gambit download book the kings gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. This dvd concentrates on the kings gambit accepted with 3 bc4. Hopefully a new kings gambit book by quality chess coming soon. Basically, i want to, by the time i turn the last page, feel like playing the kings gambit without any opening holes and the confidence of winning. 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. Of course things have developed a lot since bronsteins times, and this dvd aims to bring people up to speed with all the latest. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. The kings gambit audiobook, by john maddox roberts.
Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. The kings gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. Champion bobby fischer international grandmaster the kings gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. A collection of chess historys best and most famous kings gambits. Chess, espionage, and redemption are the themes of kings gambit, th. White is offering the fpawn for capture and hopes that he will get a long lasting initiative when black captures the fpawn.
The kings gambit is a fine opening system for a certain type of player. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of crassus and pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and. We all known that bobby fischer has published the famous a bust to the kings gambit, where the gambit is said to be losing for white.
Nevertheless, players have held widely divergent views on it. Nf3 f5, which has led to an extended debate in the thread on shaws book. The kings gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. On move two, such great combinatory players as paul morphy 18371884 and adolf anderssen 18181879 were willing to sacrifice the fpawn, so that after the opening of the play which follows 2. Anyone who plays the kings gambit will need to buy this book. Unique amongst the major opening variations, the double muzio gambit leaves white two pieces down after only eight moves. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most. The kings gambit is one of the oldest chess openings. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality. The immortal game, most famous of kgs anderssen vs kieseritzky, 1851 c33 kings gambit accepted, 23 moves, 10. With blake webb, rebecca galarza, reggie peters, wade hunt williams. Take john sanfords virgil flowers or michael connellys harry bosch, drop the guy into the last years of the ancient roman republic, add a physician that is a protoforensic scientist, throw in a couple of underworld figures, and you get the king s gambit. This is statistically whites best approach against the kings gambit accepted, in that white wins only slightly fewer games than black does.
White, on the second move challenges blacks center and begins an attack at the black kingside. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost. When black captures the pawn, it is the kings gambit accepted kga. Here is a famous trap you can set up in the kings gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white. In the kings gambit, white offers a pawn sacrifice with 2. Advanced wrestling with the kings gambit there have been no books on the kings gambit for 10 years but there are alternatives ronan bennett and daniel king. Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murderthe glory that was rome in this edgar awardnominated mystery, john maddox roberts takes listeners back to a rome filled with violence and evil.
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. Whites pawn on f4 is attacked, which is the whole point of the kings gambit. The kings gambit was the fashionable opening of the 19th century. Buy king s gambit grandmaster guide by shaw j isbn. A bust to the kings gambit by bobby fischer, 1961 the kings gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. And can you still play it in the age of computer chess. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality. According to lowenthal it was invented by morphy, though he is recorded as having played it in 1857 only when giving. Black has to be very careful as one wrong move and whites aggressive game can quickly win the game. He just published two chessbase dvds in which he explains how to do so. Buy winning with the kings gambit a batsford chess book first edition by joe gallagher isbn. Bronstein once said about this move, you want to play the kings gambit.