The king's gambit book

The dimensions are 11 and 18 high, 8 and 78 across and 2 wide. Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murderthe glory that was rome in this edgar awardnominated mystery, john maddox roberts takes listeners back to a rome filled with violence and evil. You will become exposed to unusual positions and many different tactical motifs. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality. This is an aggressive move in an attempt to dominate the center by trying to get blacks king pawn away from the center. The king s gambit spqr i 9780312277055 by roberts, john and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Its no longer a romantic pawn sacrifice with which the player with white tries to prove superiority over the board. It is so effective to both teach from and students are able to absorb the complete text. The kings gambit by john maddox roberts set in the 1st century ancient rome, this murder mystery will have you hooked and wanting more. The best book on the kings gambit is playing the ruy lopez, or the scotch plain, or four knights. The game was completely unsound but still left a strong artistic impression. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. A book promoting the king s bishop gambit not properly addressing this is not worth your money.

Far and away the greatest kings gambit book ever, and perhaps the greatest book ever written on a single opening. Comment by beyondcereal how are you supposed to escort the king out. Jan 31, 2019 the kings gambit is a complex opening. In the time of crassus and pompey, murder and intrigue are not that uncommon. 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. I can confess that the book has inspired at least one grandmaster. Hoffman is a knowledgeable guide who explains the game well. There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player.

The book was nominated for the edgar award as best mystery of the year. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost. White, on the second move challenges blacks center and begins an attack at the black kingside. Nf3, the only line that he analyzed in his article. Shop for king s gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most. The book was to do with the best games of chess ever played, and there inside that book was the famous immortal game, anderssen vs. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. The ancient king s gambit is an opening beloved by romantics. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by. The kings gambit by mcdonald is a more modern treatment, some attempt at conceptual understanding is made by the.

Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The king s gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. Very exciting opening white goes for the initiative unusual positional themes cons. The king s gambit download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. In this edgar awardnominated mystery, john maddox roberts takes readers back to a rome filled with violence and evil. We offer the widest selection of kings gambit chess books at the lowest prices with. Anyone who have read kings gambit opening repertoire books, please suggest me some of them. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It has created famous games and been enthusiastically adopted by many great players of the past couple of centuries. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with the king s gambit opening. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle.

Kings gambit by korchnoi and zak is the standard text, mostly analytical. Kings gambit by paul hoffman meet your next favorite book. The king s gambit is the most aggressive of all the romantic chess openings which developed in the 19th century, and it remains a popular choice today. His earlier books were in the science fiction, fantasy and historical genres. In king s gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an indepth look at the state of modern chess into the story of his own attempt to get his. The first is to play d4 and bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination. Go repair it because you will need the hitpoints before you start. 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.

Furthermore, although white would get an attack going along the f file in morphys day, now the correct defensive ideas are known for black and white has a harder time of it. The king s gambit 9781906552718 by john shaw and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. It s also a father and son story, as hoffman grapples with the bizarre legacy of his own dad, who haunts hoffman s. The kings gambit is one of the oldest documented openings. Jul 19, 20 john shaw s book, the king s gambit is an outstanding work on an opening which is no longer so popular. A mystery and millions of other books are available for instant access.

The alternative plan is to play nf3 and bc4 followed by 00, when the semiopen ffile allows. It was all the rage in the 19th century and has now come back into vogue thanks to the efforts of english players such as nigel short and michael adams. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of crassus and pompey, routin. The kings gambit by john maddox roberts abebooks passion for books. The king s gambit spqr i by roberts, john maddox and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In chesbro s hands the events are not only possible but real enough to make you nervous. The possibilities the opening presents have intrigued the greatest chess minds for years including greats such as spassky, tal, and fischer. This is the first book i tried in the series and it is a great sherlock holmes style detective story theres a young man from a noble family charged with clearing up crime in a district of ancient rome, a greek physician who. I enjoyed hoffmans ability to explore the psychology of chess and chess players there are chess books that are, in the main, books about how to play the gamehow to find traps and zaps on the board or defend against the ruy lopez opening. White gives up a pawn to start the game in exchange for a lead in development.

Having fun with the king s gambit by johannes fischer i like it. Believe it or not, he had to exercise considerable editorial discretion to keep it down to only 680. Counterpoint comics will provide an exclusive marat mychaels illustrated retailer variant and you will receive 50 copies of the book. The king s gambit is a lighthearted fantasy romance novel with magic, mystery, adventure, and palace intrigue. The fischer kings gambit is the best opening book i have ever read on any complex opening. Mar, 2009 the king s gambit is a sharp attack against the king side of black. What are some good defenses against the kings gambit. Remarkably, fischer later played the king s gambit himself with great success, including winning all three tournament games in which he played it. This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years in the making. The opening basically gets you into a tactical mess every game. Nearly a year has passed since leon married and became king. John maddox roberts decius caecillus metellus the younger, a member of romes civil detective force, investigates two murders that are connected with secret information leaked from the vestal temple, and uncovers. 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.

Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide roberts, john maddox, spqr i. The king s gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. The book was to do with the best games of chess ever played, and there inside that book was the famous immortal game, anderssen vs kieseritzy, 1851. 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. A monster that will kill you if you are not careful. Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murderthe glory that was rome. Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. Kings gambit chess books shop for kings gambit chess books. In the late 50s early 60s, boris spassky played the gambit twice in the 1960 ussr championship, his game with bronstein featured in the james bond movie, from russia with love. Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite ope. 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. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as white. In kings gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an indepth look at the state of modern chess into the story of his own attempt to get his game back. 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.

Moving the king bishop pawn two spaces forms the king s gambit opening, by offering the pawn for blacks king pawn. That said, the king s gambit is a great weapon at the club. Shop for kings gambit chess books at us chess federation sales. Click download or read online button to get the king s gambit book now. Chess, espionage, and redemption are the themes of king s gambit, the novel that began a remarkable career. King s gambit npr coverage of king s gambit by paul hoffman. Comment by shammldavis by the time you read this, your gear may be red. I am not a kings gambit player with white, but i do play 1. I have played the kings gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. 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 kings gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Black has a gazillion of ways to get a good game in the kings gambit although noone that promises some sortofadvantage to black, and some of them are extremely easy to play as black. Kings gambit accepted, vol 1 by glaskov and estrin.

The book was first in maddoxs spqr series of mysteries. 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. Far and away the greatest king s gambit book ever, and perhaps the greatest book ever written on a single opening. White sacrifices the fpawn to knock out blacks central e5 pawn. Then there are chess books that deal more with the history and people of the gamethe birth of the chess queen or a biography of bobby fischer. It has been centuries since earths societies crumbled, leaving th. Ever since fischers famous article a bust to the kings gambit published in 1961 after his loss to spassky in a kings gambit in mar del plata 1960, the variation as a whole seems to have been under a cloud. The kings gambit is one of the oldest openings in chess and for good reason. The king s gambit is the most daring and dangerous classic chess opening. Sep 11, 2007 in king s gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an indepth look at the state of modern chess into the story of his own attempt to get his game back up to master levelwithout losing his mind. The fischer kings gambit is a hardback book printed on heavy stock. 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. Sep 30, 2007 at its best, kings gambit is an endearing and digressive tapestry. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as.

The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. The book on king s gambit form john shaw is a must if you play. The fascinating king s gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishop s gambit. Its 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, theres a lot to be gained. In 1989, roberts published his first historical mystery, the king s gambit, set in ancient rome. This is the first book i tried in the series and it is a great sherlock holmes style detective story theres a young man from a noble. Paul hoffmans book the kings gambit is in the latter category, but it has elements throughout of the former. The mcdonnell gambit is a chess opening gambit in the kings gambit, classical variation that. Notti and nyce the zombie king gambit by counterpoint. The king s gambit for the creative aggressor by thomas johansson. A son, a father, and the worlds most dangerous game hardcover september 11, 2007. Analysts treat it with kid gloves and seem reluctant to demonstrate an outright refutation.

We offer the widest selection of king s gambit chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. In the encyclopaedia of chess openings, the fischer defense is given the. This line doesnt refute the gambit but does give black much easier game. However, their is the dual murders of an exslave and a foreign merchant that catch the eye of decius caecilius metellus. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality chess. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of crassus and pompey, routine. The kings gambit by john shaw meet your next favorite book. Anyone who plays the kings gambit will need to buy this book. Kings gambit ideas, principles and common variations. Ideally white would like to take over the center and regain the pawn on f4. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality. Paperback 3 free chess books included, the kings gambit was a favorite of david bronstein, who brought the gambit back to popularity at top level chess. Over the last ten years, the author has played the king s gambit in many tournaments and has developed many attacking ideas. But im sure grandmaster shaw could easily have gotten to pages.