Chess Opening Essentials: 1.d4-d5 / 1.d4-various / Queen's Gambits, Vol. 2. Questo articolo non è disponibile.Chess Opening Essentials: 1.d4-d5 / 1.d4-various / Queen's Gambits, Vol. 2

The ideas & plans behind ALL chess openings! Volume 2 of an accessible primer and reference book about chess openings. Provides a solid foundation to build your opening repertoire on. Explains what you should be trying to achieve, with clear indications for further study. * Comprehensive: covers all main variations likely to arise * Easy-to-use: important moves and key positions are highlighted in colour * Long-lasting: it doesn t outdate because it is about basics not the latest fashions * Complete: explains the plans and counterplans for both Black and White * Down-to-earth: simple, verbal introductions (not a database dump full of dead trees) * Convenient: every opening is illustrated with a number of instructive games * Prize-winning: received the Golden Award of the Italian Chess Federation This book helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening play, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste, and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire.

An excellent resource for the club player just starting out and seeking a useful guide to d4 openings that explains the ideas behind each move for both sides. It's also great for any player wanting to improve their understanding of d4 openings and increase their opening repertoire (..) I can't wait to get the other three volumes. --T.Edward Tanoi, New Zealand Chess Magazine

You will be surprised: colour! Compared with this, books from Everyman, Gambit or Olms look like black-and-white television (..) Not only is the main line explained and the reader made hungry for more, but he gets enough strategic knowledge and insider-tips to get, even if he plays the opening for the first time, into the middlegame safely --Erik Rausch, Rochade Europa Magazine

It gives an outline of each opening and major variation in turn, explaining the ideas and most popular choices for the benefit of elementary players. The reviewer was impressed by the practical advice given in the notes in this well-produced volume. --British Chess Magazine