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Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps by Bruce Pandolfini SC 1989
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- 9780671656904
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Touchstone
ISBN-10
0671656902
ISBN-13
9780671656904
eBay Product ID (ePID)
533136
Product Key Features
Book Title
Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Chess, Board Games, General
Publication Year
1989
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Games & Activities
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
88-028976
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
794.1/22
Table Of Content
Contents Introduction Algebraic Notation I The Early d2-d4 Complex Center Game (1-6) Center Gambit (7-8) Danish Gambit (9-16) Goring Gambit (17-18) Scotch Gambit (19-22) Scotch Game (23-32) 2 The Sister Openings Bishop's Opening (33-39) Vienna Game (40-54) 3 The King's Gambit King's Gambit Accepted (55-67) King's Gambit Declined (68-74) Falkbeer Counter-Gambit (75-80) 4 Unusual Openings Damiano Defense (81-83) Latvian Counter-Gambit (84-86) Queen's-Pawn Counter-Gambit (87-90) Alapin Opening (91-95) Ponziani Opening (96-101) 5 The Knight's Game Philidor Defense (102-107) Petroff Defense (108-113) Three Knights Game (114-116) Four Knights Game (117-120) 6 The Italian Complex Hungarian Defense (121-123) Paris Defense (124-126) Giuoco Piano (127-138) Evans Gambit (139-141) Two Knights Defense (143-148) 7 The Ruy Lopez Without 3...a6 (149-181) With 3...a6 (182-202) Glossary Sources Tactical Index Opening Index
Synopsis
In the first completely instructional book ever written on chess openings, National Master and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit Bruce Pandolfini teaches players how to take charge of the game's crucial opening phase. Of the three traditional phases of chess play--the opening, the middle-game and the endgame--the opening is the phase average players confront most often. Unfortunately, though, many openings are not completed successfully, partly because until now most opening instruction has consisted of tables of tournament level moves that offer no explanations for the reasons behind them. Consequently, these classical opening patterns can serve as little more than references to the average player. In Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps, Bruce Pandolfini uses his unique "crime and punishment" approach to provide all the previously missing explanation, instruction, practical analyses, and much, much more. The book consists of 202 short "openers" typical of average players, arranged according to the classical opening variations and by level of difficulty. Each example includes: -the name of the overriding tactic -the name of the opening -a scenario that sets up the tactic to be learned -an interpretation that explains why the loser went wrong, how he could have avoided the trap, and what he should have done instead -a review of important principles and useful guidelines to reinforce each lesson Also included are a glossary of openings that lists all the classical "textbook" variations for comparison and reference and a tactical index. Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps is a powerful, pragmatic entry into a heretofore remote area of chess theory that will have a profound influence on every player's game.
LC Classification Number
GV1450.P29 1989
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