There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. When i first picked up this book by john shaw i thought, wow. 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. The kings gambit, 20, 680 pages, john shaw, 1906552711. If black does not capture the pawn, it is the kings gambit declined kgd. John shaws longawaited magnum opus the kings gambit is an impressively objective attempt at covering one of the sharpest openings. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to blackspawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the kings gambit while begins to storm blacks central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant weaknesses or for the forced. I have tried where possible to use games from joe gallaghers popular book.
I have decided to start a blog on my journey to readplay through this book, gm john shaws 680 pages monster of a book which began. Kings 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. In the kings gambit, white offers a pawn sacrifice with 2. Book kings gambit by john shaw play chess openings.
Our filtering technology ensures that only latest king s gambit john shaw files are listed. 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. Fastpaced lighthearted science fiction with catholic themes for ages 912. Its not a book that promises how to win with the kings gambit. The kings gambit was one of the most popular openings for over 300 years, and has been played by many of the strongest players in many of the greatest brilliancies, including the immortal game. The kings gambit mcnichol, john, fitzpatrick, sean on. The kings gambit by john maddox roberts librarything. In the time of crassus and pompey, murder and intrigue are not that uncommon. It was a fun read, and the broad strokes of history are accurate enough. Basically, i want to, by the time i turn the last page, feel like playing the kings gambit without any opening holes and the confidence of winning. Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite ope. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost. When black captures the pawn, it is the kings gambit accepted kga. Media mail eligible media mail shipping from the us postal service is the costeffective way to ship books, software and dvds.
In chess, the muzio gambit, sometimes called the polerio gambit, is an opening line in the kings gambit in which white sacrifices a knight for a large lead in development and attacking chances. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality. It is john shaws belief that the kings gambit is not in fact dead, or at least not dead for overtheboard players. The kings gambit by grandmaster john shaw, 9781906552718. Unique amongst the major opening variations, the double muzio gambit leaves white two pieces down after only eight moves. The kings gambit by john shaw goodreads share book. 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. The variations of the kings gambit exeter chess club.
This is a really strong addition to the coverage of the king gambit. White offers a knight, aiming to profit from blacks weakness on the ffile and anticipating that the ensuing attack against. About this title may belong to another edition of this title. The kings gambit by john shaw mention by crazy chess player is new very thorough its going to be the handbook on the gambit for the next. The grandmaster repertoire books are an excellent series, and i was particularly helped by schandorffs book on the caro kann, but i got bogged down playing the vienna as white and really wanted to try the kings gambit. The first thing that strikes one on flipping through this book is the colossal depth. He lays out a pretty compelling case that the opening is sound to play as white. Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. Take john sanfords virgil flowers or michael connellys harry bosch, drop the guy into the last years of the ancient roman republic, add a physician that is a protoforensic scientist, throw in a couple of underworld figures, and you get the kings gambit. Buy the kings gambit by grandmaster john shaw with free. This is statistically whites best approach against the kings gambit accepted, in that white wins only slightly fewer games than black does. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. In the glory days of paul morphy, in the nineteenth century, to play anything else was regarded as almost cowardly.
The king s gambit mcnichol, john, fitzpatrick, sean on. Chapter1, especially sections 59 offer coverage of the flude variation in kieseritsky, several games backed up with very good annotations explain the wonderful complications. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality. Most prominent is vladimir nabokovs novel the defense, about an emotionally tortured chess master, which earns several mentions in kings gambit, paul hoffmans memoircum. Explained is a new series of books about chess openings.
They are not theoretical works in the traditional sense, but more a series of lessons from a chess expert with. That name recognised the italian player gioachino greco 160034, who contributed to the early theory of the opening. I have played the kings gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. The kings gambit, 20, 680 pages, john shaw, 1906552711, 9781906552718, quality chess europe, 20. The kings gambit by grandmaster john shaw, 9781906552718, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A knight on horseback bursts through the stacks at the library and attacks edward. Unless he updated the original draft for his selfpublished version, then no he hasnt. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the kings gambit by john maddox roberts. Download king s gambit john shaw free shared files from downloadjoy and other worlds most popular shared hosts. On move 1 black has mirrored whites central occupation, so on move 2 we set out to destroy. John shaw claims the kings gambit is not only playable over the. 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 current kings gambit bible is the book by john shaw. A year with nessie aka gm john shaws the kings gambit. 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. If you intend to play kings gambit as white, or you play 1. The kings gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. Edwards dad has been missing for two years when suddenly strange things begin to happen. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with. On move 1 black has mirrored whites central occupation, so on move 2 we set out to destroy the offender.
I have played the king s gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by. Over 600 pages of material are well covered, mostly the mainlines. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of whites ultraaggressive approach. Gm john shaw has been scottish champion three times. The kings gambit audiobook, by john maddox roberts. Nevertheless, players have held widely divergent views on it. Paraphrasing, but he argues that the kings gambit is no more busted than the ruy lopez, since if black is comfortable in the marshall attack then hes supposed to reach equality there as well.
White hopes that black will accept the gambit and try to hold on to the pawn advantage. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as. Nc6 4 d4 nf6 5 nc3 bb4 6 ne2 f3 only featured in a note. This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years in the making. According to lowenthal it was invented by morphy, though he is recorded as having played it in 1857 only when giving.
The double muzio by peter millican published in correspondence chess no. He didnt know john shaw was writing a book until after hed finished his own, and the supposedly critical line 3. John shaw view sample pages pdf the kings gambit 1. A modern view of a swashbuckling opening the kings gambit download book the kings gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. Advanced wrestling with the kings gambit there have been no books on the kings gambit for 10 years but there are alternatives ronan bennett and daniel king.
The great mixed martial arts stretch tubing exercise book. 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 kings gambit since the romantic era of chess in the 19th century. The analysis is his and is an invaluable resource for any burgeoning kg player. 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. The kings gambit is a book published in 20 and written by gm john shaw. White is offering the fpawn for capture and hopes that he will get a. The opening was originally known as the greco countergambit, and some modern writers still refer to it as such. The variations of the kings gambit heres a zipthrough the main lines of the kings gambit, using complete games. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of crassus and pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. Here is a famous trap you can set up in the kings gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white. The name latvian gambit is a tribute to the latvian players, notably karlis betins, who analysed it in the early part of the 20th century. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. John shaw is a chess grandmaster who has been scottish champion three times. Get free shipping on the kings gambit by grandmaster john shaw, from.
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