Play 1e4 e5: A Complete Repertoire for Black in the Open Games (Everyman Chess)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.33 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1857444019 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It's true that some Black players are put off by the seemingly endless number of variations they can be faced with, as White can choose a between the King's Gambit, Vienna Game, Scotch Opening, Bishop's Opening and a number of wild and offbeat gambits. Experts also agree that playing these fundamental openings is a crucial step in the development of a chess player, while moving up to the highest level it provides the battleground for countless duals between the likes of World number one Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. Davies is the perfect choice for this subject, having been battle-hardened by years of international competition in these openings.>A complete defence to 1 e4>Written by a 1 e4 e5 expert>All of White's tries are covered>Includes White's main weapon, the Ruy Lopez. There is no doubt that playing the Open Games is one of Black's most reliable and aggressive ways of meeting White's favorite opening move, 1 e4. However, in Play 1 e4 e5! Nigel Davies provides a complete answer to this perennial problem by offering a concise and practical repertoire for the Black player, whilst crucially including a dependable defence to the Ruy Lopez--White's most popular attacking try in the Open Games
From the Back CoverThere is no doubt that playing the Open Games is one of Black's most reliable and yet aggressive ways of meeting White's favourite opening move, 1 e4. However, in Play 1 e4 e5! Nigel Davies provides a complete answer to this perennial problem by offering a concise and practical repertoire for the Black player, whilst crucially including a dependable defence to the Ruy Lopez - White's most popular attacking try in the Open Games. A former British Open Quickplay Champion, Davies is the author of several successful chess books and is highly experienced in chess publishing. Experts also agree that playing these fundamental openings is a crucial step in the development of a chess player, while moving up to the highest level it provides the battleground for countless duals between the likes of World number one Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. It's true that some Black players are put of
"Go and buy this book - it really is great!" according to Christian Hoethe. Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 eGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. . What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also Go and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 BbGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. - against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 BbGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. - scottish and similar gambits with cGo and buy this book - it really is great! Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 eGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. . What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also Go and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 BbGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. - against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 BbGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. - scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani Go and buy this book - it really is great! Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 eGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. . What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also Go and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 BbGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. - against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 BbGo and buy this book - it really is great! Christian Hoethe Grandmaster Nigel Davies recommends a complete black-repertoire based on the move 1 e5! in reply to 1 e4. What immediately caught my eye was the fact that the book is dedicated "For the Memory of Paul Keres", one of the greatest experts in the open games and, in my opinion, one of the most venerable Grandmasters of all time.Lets have a short look at the content:- against the Kings Gambit 2 Bc5 is recommended- against the Scotch it is also 4 Bc5- against the Scotch Fourknights its 5 Bb4- against the Fourknights with 5 Bb5 its also 5 Bb4- scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. - scottish and similar gambits with c3 are countered by d7-d5- Ponziani 3 Nf6- Two Kni. Nf6- Two Kni. Some very good advice on how to defend against 1 e4 Jill Malter In this excellent chess book, the author advises defending against 1 e4 with 1e5. And so do I. Although I often answer 1 e4 with 1d5, my other defence is 1e5, and I play the Berlin Defence to the Ruy.Davies, however, recommends playing the Chigorin, and he has a good reason: the line he recommends, 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 Na5 10 Bc2 c5 11 d4 Nd7 12 Nbd2 exd4 13 cxd4 Nc6 14 d5 Nce5 15 Nxe5 Nxe5 16 f4 (White can also try 16 a4 Rb8 17 axb5 axb5 18 f4 Ng6 19 Nf3 Bh4 20 Rf1 Bg3 21 f5 Ne5 22 Ng5 Nd7) 16Ng6 17 Nf3 Bh4 18 Nxh4 Qxh4 19 f5 Ne5 20 Rf1 Bd7 21 f6 Bxh3 22 gxh3 Qg. King Kong said As Advertised, A (more or less) Complete Repertoire for Black. I find myself getting in trouble against 1. eAs Advertised, A (more or less) Complete Repertoire for Black King Kong I find myself getting in trouble against 1. e4 when I try to play one of the semi-open defenses, especially against better players, and against booked-up 13-yr-olds who have nothing better to do with their time than memorize chess openings. The Sicilian is WAY too theoretical for someone who has little time to memorize openings, and there seems to be a critical testing line that you just have to know against every variation. The Pirc has the Austrian attack, Alekhine's the four-pawns, and the French defense is, well, the French defense! So I've opted for 1 e5 for some time now with reasonable success. I find as I play b. when I try to play one of the semi-open defenses, especially against better players, and against booked-up 1As Advertised, A (more or less) Complete Repertoire for Black I find myself getting in trouble against 1. eAs Advertised, A (more or less) Complete Repertoire for Black King Kong I find myself getting in trouble against 1. e4 when I try to play one of the semi-open defenses, especially against better players, and against booked-up 13-yr-olds who have nothing better to do with their time than memorize chess openings. The Sicilian is WAY too theoretical for someone who has little time to memorize openings, and there seems to be a critical testing line that you just have to know against every variation. The Pirc has the Austrian attack, Alekhine's the four-pawns, and the French defense is, well, the French defense! So I've opted for 1 e5 for some time now with reasonable success. I find as I play b. when I try to play one of the semi-open defenses, especially against better players, and against booked-up 13-yr-olds who have nothing better to do with their time than memorize chess openings. The Sicilian is WAY too theoretical for someone who has little time to memorize openings, and there seems to be a critical testing line that you just have to know against every variation. The Pirc has the Austrian attack, Alekhine's the four-pawns, and the French defense is, well, the French defense! So I've opted for 1 e5 for some time now with reasonable success. I find as I play b. -yr-olds who have nothing better to do with their time than memorize chess openings. The Sicilian is WAY too theoretical for someone who has little time to memorize openings, and there seems to be a critical testing line that you just have to know against every variation. The Pirc has the Austrian attack, Alekhine's the four-pawns, and the French defense is, well, the French defense! So I've opted for 1 e5 for some time now with reasonable success. I find as I play b