Simple Attacking Plans
1st Edition
Published on 15. September 2014
192 pages
978-1-936277-64-3 (ISBN)
Description
"I had a fantastic position, but I couldn't figure out what to do next!" Sound familiar? If so, then Fred Wilson's Simple Attacking Plans was written for you. The author distills the complexities of mounting an offensive against your opponent's king down to four principles that lie at the root of most successful chess attacks.
Novice players and amateurs of intermediate strength will benefit from the explanations of ideas and tips for practical play, all presented in an easy, conversational style. More experienced competitors will appreciate this book as a game collection featuring masterpieces of enterprising play - some of them never before published.
Novice players and amateurs of intermediate strength will benefit from the explanations of ideas and tips for practical play, all presented in an easy, conversational style. More experienced competitors will appreciate this book as a game collection featuring masterpieces of enterprising play - some of them never before published.
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Fred Wilson is a chess teacher, author, and owner of Fred Wilson Chess Books in New York City. His previous works include A Picture History of Chess,101 Questions on How to Play Chess, and (with Bruce Albertson) 202 Checkmates for Children, 303 Tricky Checkmates, and 303 Tricky Chess Tactics. In 2003, he was voted Chess Journalist of the Year by the Chess Journalists of America.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Davisson - Perlowitz, U.S. Amateur East 2008
- 2. Whately - another sixth-grader, New York 1999
- 3. Parma - Kozomara, Vrnjacka Banja 1962
- 4. Browne - Bellón, Las Palmas 1977
- Selected Games
- 5. Rossolimo - Winser, Hastings 1949-50
- 6. Whitehead - Biyiasas, Lone Pine 1977
- 7. I. Gurevich - Karanja, New York 1987
- 8. Horowitz - Kibberman, Warsaw Chess Olympiad 1935
- 9. Andonov - Watson, St. John 1988
- 10. Palau - Te Kolsté, London Chess Olympiad 1927
- 11. "Lena" - Tamburro, Internet Chess Club 2009
- Greco's Sacrifice, or the Greek Gift
- 12. Alberston - amateur, New York (casual game) 1986
- 13. Rohde - amateur, New York, Marshall CC 2008
- 14. Kuhnrich - Wilson, New York (casual game) 1966
- 15. Wilson - Temple, New York (5-minute game) 1996
- Attacking A Fianchetto Castled Position
- 16. Temple - Andrews, New York 1996
- 17. Temple - Peterson, NYC HS Championship 1997
- 18. Wilson - Tabakman, New York 1997
- 19. Adams - Martin, London 2003
- 20. Winik - Joseph, New York 2002
- 21. Larsen - Korchnoi, Brussels 1987
- More Selected Games
- 22. Norman-Hansen - Tartakower, Copenhagen 1923
- 23. Bauer - Kaufman, Foxwoods Open 1999
- 24. Schrade - Kerr, New York, BAL "A" Division 2001
- 25. Taubenhaus - Winawer, Warsaw 1900
- 26. Maróczy - Von Bardeleben, Barmen 1905
- 27. Wilson - O'Keefe, New York 2001
- 28. Wilson - Koppel, New York 1966
- 29. Bonin - Privman, New York 2000
- 30. Galdunts - Katz, Calvi 2004
- 31. Troff - Naroditsky, St. Louis 2011
- 32. Hammer - Carlsen, Halkidiki 2003
- 33. Epstein - Mihevc, Elista 1998
- 34. Hess - Spoelman, Crete 2004
- Deflection, Undermining, or Removing the Guard?
- 35. Shipman - Levy, New York City 1965
- 36. Kristol - Morozova, USSR 1966
- 37. Lolli - Ercole del Rio, Modena 1755
- Player Index
- Index of Openings
