At the amateur level, most games are won or lost in the opening through mistakes or falling in a book trap. Bruce pandolfini creates one of the best books for increasing encouragement and satisfaction for young chessmasters. This is the book that kindled my interest in the evans gambit, and because gm michael rohde often qoutes moodys the evans gambit revolution and hardings evans gambit and a system vs. Search the chess games database, download games, view. I made chess ebook reader that makes chess books interactive. The problem with the evans gambit comes when black accepts the. Two knights defense both 1st and 2nd editions that i also acquired those books. Gambit publications is a dedicated chess publishing company, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels. If you want a book purely on the evans gambit dont get this book. Chess gambits if you sacrifice a piece, usually a pawn, during the opening in order to achieve an advantage, it is called a gambit. While its rarely seen in elite chess today, the evans gambit was famously used by no less than world champion garry kasparov to defeat anand. This opening, a variation of the giuoco piano, is named after the british sea captain, w. Definitely elevates level of play by giving vision, purpose and plan to opening and midgame strategy on offense and defense. Evans gambit worthy of long time controls or correspondence games.
Bill wall 700 opening traps introduction probably the most important part of a chess game for the amateur chess player is the opening. Evans gambit is not refuted despite what some stuffy theorists will say. Many books and encyclopedias give how to play information on each opening. Nf3 download book our choice of the three and four knights game is based on the long successful history of these closely related debuts.
Page 6 page 7 bill wall 700 opening traps quick rules of chess the point of chess is to attack the enemy king and checkmate the king so that it cannot move to. I would reccomend tim hardings and berndard caffertys play the evans gambit if your pursueing mastery of this opening. Kasparovkeene, batsford chess openings levykeene, an opening repertoire for the attacking club player walker, chess openings. Our forefathers brilliant combinations, their imaginative attacking plans and even certain endgame analysis have entered forever into the thesaurus of chess. 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. Heres my favorite demo board for leading a chess class. Evans gambit pierce def c52 01 exchange sac, dbl n checkmate.
The book first published in the 70s is now in its second edition with corrections made along with inclusion of kasparovs and shirovs games. The evans gambit revolution evans gambit italian game. He swears by it as his favourite response to the typical bc4 bc5 opening. For a detailed coverage of the evans gambit find repertoire books like. Other books by bill wall websites on bill wall haryana chess. For those players that like to play the giuoco piano i highly recommend playing the evans gambit. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for gambit records releases. A revised edition of a chess title, last published in 1976, which pr. The authors improvements were sent by the author to kasparovs agent in london. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent. In almost all lines black has to give back the pawn at one point or suffer a serious disadvantage. D44 queens gambit download book an unbeatable white repertoire after 1. This is the first modern treatment of the evans which reflects to a high degree the overwhelming body of games won by white.
Chess opening books by post master published 11102017 updated 09042020 to get a good view when youre reading the book you need to zoom to. Scotch gambit chess gambits harking back to the 19th. Kasparovkramnik 2000 by karsten muller 58 page ebook of all the games annotated free ebooks from pdf,cbv,doc and djvu formats links below take you to the download page for that section of books beginners chess books edward lasker chess strategy eng, 1915. It is important to study the openings and know what traps and pitfalls may arise from a. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and. Every month, ive decided to post an indepth article on an opening. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The text may force a reevaluation of most evans gambit analysis. Nc6, the fraser variation, which has similarities with the svedenborg variation, but is far less sound.
View on chess table and download the exclusive 117 annotated tricks and traps members only. Forthcoming gambit chess books gambit publications. The evans gambit is one of the most dangerous chess openings ever invented as white recklessly sacrifices a pawn on move 4 to obtain a lasting initiative with an enduring lead in development. Today international master jacek stopa makes his chess. The evans gambit is an attempt to destroy black in gambit fashion. This romantic and exciting opening is named after the welsh sea captain william davies evans who tried it first. The scotch gambit is another offshoot of the scotch game. Do the new chess ais, such as alpha zero and leela zero, play gambits by gambit, i do not mean a merely nominal gambit like the mainline queens gambit, but rather a genuinely speculative offer of opening material like evans gambit, for.
The gambits are organized into sections by the parent chess opening, giving the gambit name, eco code, and. Add the chess puzzle of the day application to your facebook profile. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Usually, only the evans gambit and moller attack in the giuoco piano are fast. In the past it was considered that laskers defense would save black from imminent disaster and inflict its own brand of counterattack. Besides, even if the gambit was totally refuted it would be ridiculous for anyone even a grandmaster to learn all of the lines that lead to an advantage for black. If you found this variation first, its important that you read the main ideas of the evans gambit first that being said, the ba5 variation of the evans gambit is the most common variation youll encounter playing as white, so we have a lot to cover.
This line has for a long time been the main antidote to the evans gambit. The evans gambit is an aggressive variation of the giuoco piano. Chess trap 31 vienna mengarini trap dirty chess tricks against sicilian 16 najdorfclassical variation 6. Buy italian game and evans gambit by pinski, jan isbn. The evans gambit quality chess chess book by quality chess.
Instead of recapturing the pawn on d4 immediately, or offering a gambit immediately with 4. A friend of mine played the evans gambit against me during an over the board blitzish game and demolished me. In the book my system, however, aron nimzowitsch states that by declining the gambit black has not lost a. The evans gambit is an aggressive line of the giuoco piano. Nn vs w curran, 1876 c50 giuoco piano, 18 moves, 01.
Much like other gambits, the evans gambit gives up an early pawn in exchange for rapid development and a lead in center control. Here is the most attacking chess opening for white the evans gambit. Online chess grandmaster games and chess openings database. The evans gambit is one of whites boldest attempts to gain the initiative through an unrelenting series of hammer blows aimed to the black position. This article needs additional citations for verification. The evans gambit was a popular opening all the way back in the 1800s, and maintains its popularity in present times. Is laskers defense effective against the evans gambit. However, new research by gm michael rohde has opted for a.
In this game lakser force the king to a square by queen gambit in move 11 by check. This month technically february ive decided to do one on the evan s gambit. Traps and zaps, bruce pandolfini uses his unique crime and punishment approach to provide all the previously missing explanation, instruction, practical analyses, and much, much more. The position after the 10th move given in the question is clearly better for black but be aware that white players will improve on move 7 or 8. Recent games games in this opening that were either played or submited recently.