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 king s gambit 9781906552718 by john shaw and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. 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 analysis is his and is an invaluable resource for any burgeoning kg player. I have played the king s gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. It is infrequently seen at master level today, as black has several methods to gain equality, but is still popular at amateur level. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded. This is statistically white s best approach against the king s gambit accepted, in that white wins only slightly fewer games than black does. Johansson is a practitioner of the opening, you can feel the enthusiasm. That said, the king s gambit is a great weapon at the club. Dec 05, 2019 here is a famous trap you can set up in the king s gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white.
The king s gambit is considered inferior because white is sacrificing king safety along with a pawn on move 2. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. 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 king s gambit since the romantic era of chess in the 19th century. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of whites ultra. Book kings gambit by john shaw play chess openings. In kings gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an indepth look at the stat. The kings gambit by john shaw a grandmaster guide amazon uk.
As a young man, paul hoffman was a brilliant chess player. The variations of the king s gambit heres a zipthrough the main lines of the king s gambit, using complete games. The king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. I have played the kings gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. Zsuzsa polgar vs d h campora, 1989 c33 king s gambit accepted, 14 moves, 1212. The author has invested a lot of time and effort, and the presentation is clear and careful, as with all books published by quality chess. But im sure grandmaster shaw could easily have gotten to pages. White hopes that black will accept the gambit and try to hold on to the pawn advantage. It s not a book that promises how to win with the king s gambit. This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years. John shaws book on the king s gambit loudly claimed the refutation of the bc4 variation by trotting out the nc6 line in a whole chapter on it. Shaws book recommends nc3 as the key move in almost all the lines lots transpose into a vienna with f4.
I, rex duke, gambit s official parade connoisseur, look forward to a week of celebration and splendor. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as white. Buy the kings gambit by grandmaster john shaw with free. Over the course of 680 pages, shaw takes up nearly every possible variation of the kings gambit, subjecting even minor lines to extensive and. Wield the power of the kings gambit the boldest, most brazen.
Winning with the king s gambit free pdf books from bookyards, one of the world s first online libraries to offer ebooks to be downloaded for free. The king s gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit. Kings gambit by paul hoffman overdrive rakuten overdrive. All of these are dubious, though the last is probably the best alternative to the muzio, since the attempt to save the knight by 5 ne5. Fischer vs larry evans, 1963 c33 king s gambit accepted, 36.
The kings gambit by john maddox roberts set in the 1st century ancient rome, this murder mystery will have you hooked and wanting more. Ragozin vs botvinnik, 1947 c36 king s gambit accepted, abbazia defense, 34 moves, 01. The king s gambit is a sharp attack against the king side of black. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by. John shaws book, the kings gambit is an outstanding work on an opening which is no longer so popular. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. John shaw view sample pages pdf the king s gambit 1.
The grandmaster repertoire books are an excellent series, and i was particularly helped by schandorff s book on the caro kann, but i got bogged down playing the vienna as white and really wanted to try the king s gambit. It has a long history, yet it still manages to mystify and intrigue us in this modern era. Today s players, under the influence of their computer programs, are more. Young boris, knight of the king s gambit spassky vs averbakh, 1955 c34 king s gambit accepted, 29 moves, 10. Nf3, while the fascinating kings gambit is centered on 3. Anyone who plays the kings gambit will need to buy this book. I have tried where possible to use games from joe gallaghers popular book. Bronstein vs m20, 1963 c34 king s gambit accepted, 23 moves, 10. The variations of the kings gambit exeter chess club. Oct 15, 2011 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. Hebden later gave up the kings gambit in favour of offbeat 1. How the kings gambit defeated world champion bobby fischer boris spassky white duration. 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. Furthermore, although white would get an attack going along the f file in morphy s day, now the correct defensive ideas are known for black and white has a harder time of it.
Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the king s gambit and wilhelm steinitzs accumulation theory. A modern view of a swashbuckling opening the king s gambit download book the king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. A monster that will kill you if you are not careful. When i first picked up this book by john shaw i thought, wow. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most effective defences against it were. The systematic kings gambit movetrainer course chessable. In the king s gambit, white offers a pawn sacrifice with 2. The king s gambit was one of the most popular openings until the late 19th century, when improvements in defensive technique led it to decline in popularity.
There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. Gm simon williams, for instance, made a twopart video series on this opening and gm john shaw published a highly praised book on the kings gambit for the. King s 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. Steinitz had argued that an attack is only justified when a player has an advantage, and an advantage is only obtainable after the opponent makes a mistake.
In the glory days of paul morphy, in the nineteenth century, to play anything else was regarded as almost cowardly. White is offering the fpawn for capture and hopes that he will get a long lasting initiative when black captures the fpawn. Buy the kings gambit by john shaw a grandmaster guide 1st by john shaw isbn. White gives up a pawn to start the game in exchange for a lead in development. Chess, espionage, and redemption are the themes of king s gambit, th. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to black s pawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the king s gambit while begins to storm black s central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant weaknesses or for the forced. However after looking through the vol 1 dvd of simon wil. Mar, 2009 the king s gambit is a sharp attack against the king side of black. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Gambit publications limited forthcoming gambit chess books. It s not a book for passing the time on public transport, but if the reader is willing to put in the effort to really digest the analysis, there s a lot to be gained. Gambits guide to carnival parades through mardi gras. The kings gambit is the most romantic chess opening in chess, no question about that.
Jul 19, 20 the king s gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit. C32 king s gambit declined, falkbeer counter gambit, 19 moves, 10. The king s gambit is a book published in 20 and written by gm john shaw. The kings gambit by john shaw meet your next favorite book. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with the king s gambit opening. Far and away the greatest king s gambit book ever, and perhaps the greatest book ever written on a single opening. Chess had a golden era when the king s gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. A bust to the king s gambit by bobby fischer, larry evans ed. Winning with the kings gambit by joe gallagher free books. Three hundred years ago, french colonials established an encampment directly across the mississippi river from the yearold settlement of new orleans. Buy the kings gambit grandmaster guide book online at low. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality.
Gm john shaw has been scottish champion three times. The king s gambit for the creative aggressor by thomas johansson. The fascinating king s gambit by thomas johansson while i am more familiar wiht the kjng s knight gambit, i wouldnt mind learning the bishop gambit instead should this turn out to be a good opening winning with the king s gambit by joe gallagher thanks. With blake webb, rebecca galarza, reggie peters, wade hunt williams. The kings gambit by john shaw mention by crazy chess player is new very thorough its going to be the handbook on the gambit for the next 60. 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. This immense book will be the definitive king s gambit bible for the next 1520 years. Kings gambit john shaw supplier of chess books, chess. This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years in the making. Get free shipping on the king s gambit by grandmaster john shaw, from. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. John shaw is a chess grandmaster who has been scottish champion three times.
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