The King's Gambit
A modern view of a swashbuckling opening
Published on 29. January 2021
160 pages
978-1-84994-696-4 (ISBN)
Description
The King's Gambit is the most daring and dangerous opening. White throws caution to the wind, and Black must know what he is doing to avoid early defeat. The King's Gambit was all the rage in the 19th century, but has an enduring popularity throughout the chess world. Remarkably, it is once more the focus of the top grandmaster attention, for example when Nigel Short played it three times in a row against the world's best at the Madrid 1997 tournament.
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Person
Neil McDonald is an International Grandmaster, prolific chess author and trainer. He is noted both for the lucidity of his writing as well as his extensive theoretical knowledge.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Bibliography
- Introduction
- Part One. King's Gambit Accepted (2...exf4)
- 1 Fischer Defence (3 f3 d6)
- 2 Kieseritzky Gambit (3 f3 g5 4 h4 g4 5 e5)
- 3 Other Gambits after 3 f3 g5 and 3...c6
- 4 Cunningham Defence (3 f3 e7)
- 5 Modern Defence (3 f3 d5)
- 6 Bishop and Mason Gambits (3 c4 and 3 c3)
- Part Two. King's Gambit Declined
- 7 Nimzowitsch Counter-Gambit (2...d5 3 exd5 c6)
- 8 Falkbeer Counter-Gambit (2...d5 3 exd5 e4)
- 9 Classical Variation (2...c5)
- Part Three. Odds and Ends
- 10 Second and Third Move Alternatives for Black
- Index of Games
- Copyright
