We all known that bobby fischer has published the famous a bust to the king s gambit, where the gambit is said to be losing for white. David robert lonsdales most popular book is king s gambit accepted. 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. If you want the graduate level course, then tim s book is the one to get. The king s gambit is one of the most important openings a player should know. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with. The queen s gambit is divided into two major categories based on black s response. His book is uptodate and contains one hundred fully annotated games. Browse other questions tagged opening kings gambit or ask. White, on the second move challenges blacks center and begins an attack at the black kingside. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most. With this move, black reveals the full purpose of 3. David robert lonsdales most popular book is kings gambit accepted. 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.
A repertoire for the 21st century thomas johansson 2005 trafford publishing. And can you still play it in the age of computer chess. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading king s gambit accepted new. The opening basically gets you into a tactical mess every game. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the kings gambit and wilhelm steinitzs accumulation theory. You offer material in a gambit to gain big advantages against the normal moves of your opponent. A bust to the king s gambit, in which he went on to analyze why the opening was a forced win for black. Far and away the greatest king s gambit book ever, and perhaps the greatest book ever written on a single opening. The kings gambit by john mcnichol er nurse journal.
While the queen s gambit accepted was mentioned in literature as early as the 15th century, it was the world chess championship 1886 between wilhelm steinitz and johannes zukertort which introduced the first modern ideas in this opening. Mar, 2009 the king s gambit is a sharp attack against the king side of black. He just published two chessbase dvds in which he explains how to do so. Unlike many other such declined variations, the modern defence tends to lead to a relatively dynamic equality, rather than sterility, and so is a good option for those who would rather avoid the wilder lines of the king s gambit accepted but still retain reasonable winning chances. This is statistically whites best approach against the king s gambit accepted, in that white wins only slightly fewer games than black does. The bold king s gambit has fascinated tactical chess players from every generation. Here is a famous trap you can set up in the king s gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white.
I havent read the book suggested by rigamagician but neil mcdonald is a great author. I have read atleast 3 of his books, one of which was how to play against 1. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast backstage opera for iphoneipod pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges. The fischer kings gambit by timothy taylor, im now at last, we can discuss the actual book risen from the ashes of everyman and new in chess. 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.
Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to blackspawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the king s gambit while begins to storm blacks central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant weaknesses or for the forced. King s gambit accepted new age ideas for the contemporary player kindle edition by michael spargo. I have selected a few games played by world champions that are beautiful and instructive. Nf3 is more often to be seen, the early departure of the bishop can be considered the most principled and sharp line in the king s gambit. Morphy vs anderssen, 1858 c39 king s gambit accepted, 23 moves, 10. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality. The limited opening book i have suggest both the 2. A monster that will kill you if you are not careful. From here on two branches are to be seen, black can accept the gambit by taking. If you want the graduate level course, then tims book is the one to get. The kings gambit is one of the oldest openings in chess and for good reason. Kings gambit modern defence chess gambits harking back to. Yes, as of may 18 there are now only 5 copies left. There is a trap here, in that if white gets overexcited and playes 3 fxe5 you get 3.
This immense book will be the definitive kings gambit bible for the next 1520 years. This is scoring incredibly well even by king s gambit standards. Kings gambit is a unique opening and it is required a lot of practice to be mastered. The first thing that strikes one on flipping through this book is the colossal depth.
I have tried where possible to use games from joe gallagher s popular book. This is statistically white s best approach against the king s gambit accepted, in that white wins only slightly fewer games than black does. Kings gambit modern defence chess gambits harking back. As opposed to normal openings, such as the ruy lopez, where. 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. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Here we are going to show you brilliant games of different variations employing the king s gambit. The gold standard for the bishop king s gambit, however, is a nearly 800 page selfpublished hardback book 2016 written by tim taylor im. The fascinating king s gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishops gambit.
Theory has not reached a definitive verdict, but the resulting positions are believed to. If accepted white should focus their attention on the f7 square which is now a big weakness for black. The resulting positions are analogous to the modern defence of the king s gambit accepted, in which white strives to utilise his 42 queenside pawn majority, with black relying on his piece activity and cramping pawn at f4 to play against whites king. The first option is to immediately start the attack with 3. The king s gambit is an agressive opening for white, where sharp tactics and sacrifices tend to dominate play. Books by david robert lonsdale author of kings gambit accepted. 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. Believe it or not, he had to exercise considerable editorial discretion to keep it down to only 680. Its almost needless tot say that almost all world champions and top players have played the queens gambit with both the white and the black pieces. Kings gambit ideas, principles and common variations. This book mainly focuses on the so called bishop s gambit 1. King s gambit accepted 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 nf3 g5 4 h4. The possibilities the opening presents have intrigued the greatest chess minds for years including greats such as spassky, tal, and fischer. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round.
The fischer defense to the king s gambit is a chess opening variation that begins with the moves. Some say its hard to tell the truth in chess when it comes to openings, but ive got the feeling that this book comes extremely close to it in most chapters. Fischer defense kings gambit opening theory youtube. The queens gambit is one of the most popular openings on all levels. King s gambit accepted 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 nf3 g5 4 nc3. David robert lonsdale has 64 books on goodreads with 17 ratings. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. The variations of the kings gambit exeter chess club. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality chess. You will become exposed to unusual positions and many different tactical motifs. Morphy defeated anderssen 51 in a kg match, the most famous. Analysts treat it with kid gloves and seem reluctant to demonstrate an outright refutation. A year after the game, fischer published an article on the opening titled. How can i fight kings gambit as black chess forums.
You can read the unchanged blog below, but keep in mind, five books could be gone in a. White weakens his own kings position with the idea of gaining a lead in development, a central pawn majority, and control of a half open ffile. The crowd, in download the king s gambit by john mcnichol pdf an adiabatic change of parameters, emits dualism. 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. 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. Champion bobby fischer international grandmaster the king s gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. The danish gambit accepted blacks most critical response to the danish gambit is to accept the pawn sacrifice. In the encyclopaedia of chess openings, the fischer defense is given the code c34. Why even worry about whether or not grandmasters currently favor an opening or whether it is fashionable at the moment.
John shaws kings gambit book plus a look at the halloween gambit a brief look at the halloween gambit the halloween gambit is an aggressive but dubious piece sacrifice in the four knights game, 1. White takes advantage of black when black accepts the kings gambit in chess. Please post your comments so that we could learn from you, too. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Kings gambit accepted c38 kings gambit accepted c39 your game began as a kings gambit declined with 1. Accept that you might get blasted off the board but you might equally wind up getting some sudden inspiration and doing the same to your opponent. Great book i think im going to give neil s kings gambit book a try myslef. While the queens gambit accepted was mentioned in literature as early as the 15th century, it was the world chess championship 1886 between wilhelm steinitz and johannes zukertort which introduced the first modern ideas in this opening.
Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. Jan 31, 2019 if you play e4, the kings gambit could surely be a valuable addition to your opening repertoire since very few players will be expecting it and almost none of them will be well versed in its. Nxe5, which i have used about half a dozen times in casual games at the local chess club though i would never use it. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as white. I have tried where possible to use games from joe gallaghers popular book. Gauss theorem ostrogradskii reflects bamboo panda bear. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the king s gambit for many years, what the most. John shaws book, the kings gambit is an outstanding work on an opening which is no longer so popular. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
From russia with love one of the best games every played spassky vs bronstein, 1960. The reason is that this opening exposes many weaknesses on both sides and players are obligated to play aggressively if they want to win. And in the following interview he reveals why he thinks the king s gambit is fun. Bc4 looks dubious to me, mainly because with no black knight on. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as.
The king s gambit is the epitome of romantic chess an aggressive pawn sacrifice which leads to beautiful attacking games. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by. A gambit increases the excitement and risk for both players. What are some good defenses against the kings gambit. At this moment there are only about 120 of these beauties leftmaybe a few less by the time i post.
Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. The last copies of the fischer king s gambit by timothy taylor, im, the last copies of the fischer king s gambit have come down to 5. Kings gambit ideas, principles and common variations youtube. 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.
With blake webb, rebecca galarza, reggie peters, wade hunt williams. Also, i have written some comments to help you understand what is going on in the game. So, if a person plays too safely then, from all aggressive chess openings, king s gambit is the ideal one to practice. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality. Danish gambit accepted chess gambits harking back to the. Dec 05, 2019 how to set a trap in the king s gambit accepted opening as white. Is there any line that can secure black an advantage in the opening, assuming best play from white. Nxc3 is in the g o ring gambit, giving white full compensation for the pawn, and tends to transpose in most cases, but 4. White gives up a pawn to start the game in exchange for a lead in development. What are some good defenses against the king s gambit. 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. A complete in depth repertoire against blacks different ways of declining whites pawn offer is also provided.
The king s gambit is one of the oldest documented openings, as it was examined by the 17th century italian chess player giulio polerio. White weakens his own king s position with the idea of gaining a lead in development, a central pawn majority, and control of a half open ffile. Kings gambit accepted new age ideas for the contemporary. The kings gambit is an agressive opening for white, where sharp tactics and sacrifices tend to dominate play. The gold standard for the bishop kings gambit, however, is a nearly 800 page selfpublished hardback book 2016 written by tim taylor im. The variations of the king s gambit heres a zipthrough the main lines of the king s gambit, using complete games. Books by david robert lonsdale author of kings gambit. How to set a trap in the king s gambit accepted opening as white. C36 kings gambit accepted, abbazia defence classical defence, modern defence. Most players choose to accept the gambit and try to counterattack the now semiexposed king side of white. I have played the king s gambit as white and play bc4 and 00.
Anyone who plays the kings gambit will need to buy this book. Even before the conclusion of the agreement begins to impact the gravitational paradox. Kings gambit guide, one of the most old and aggressive. So why not play king s gambit as well as all the other gambits. This kings gambit playbook is a step by step basic guide to your easy repertoire for white. The first was the rise of a more defensive and positional style of chess, which was lothe to create any weaknesses in it s own position, and which therefore shied away from the king s gambit. Playing the queens gambit quality chess chess book by. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the king s gambit and wilhelm steinitz s accumulation theory. Jan 10, 2018 the king s gambit was one of the most popular openings for a long time. The chess players manual by gossip and lipschutz, published in 1874.