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Title: The King's Gambit As White by Robert Raingruber, Lou Maser ISBN: 0-938650-47-5 Publisher: Thinkers' Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: It's OK...just OK though
Comment: From a lifelong Kings Gambiteer, I'd have to say I was a bit let down on this book, but it's worth a gander nonetheless.
In my humble opinion, you just have to question a book whose authors have scant expreience in playing the opening which they are writing about...do a database search for Raingruber and the other one and you won't find many results where a King's Gambit is concerned.
They break everything down fine and cover each major line decently, but where a bright spot is found is the fact that they try to explain the ideas behind the varied lines so you get an idea just what is going on...if it weren't for this effort, I'd have given two stars.
What I disagree with is their conclusions and recommendations for many of the given lines...they just don't hit each line fully, leaving out chunks of theory that can be very important...I was especially let down with their treatment of the Kieseritsky.
If you want better, look to the two volume set by Soltis or better yet hunt down an old copy of 'Winning with the Kings Gambit' by Joe Gallagher...it is well worth the hunt!
Rating: 5
Summary: The King's Gambit: The Opening That Won't Die
Comment: In de Firmian's Modern Chess Openings, the Grandmaster writes that "the King's Gambit is part of the mythology of chess," a reminder of the romantic 19th century era of attacking chess. Often regarded as unsound at the grandmaster level, the King's Gambit is still a powerful attacking weapon for the other 99.9% of us. The authors have updated their earlier work with new analysis, sample games and tutorial questions. The text covers (in clear prose,well organized variations,readable fonts) all major lines including the Kieseritzky, Philidor, Hanstein, and Muzio lines. Although it is often said that said that the age of swashbuckling chess is over (its hard to swash when they won't buckle), and maybe it is at the higher levels, the rest of us still can learn the art of attack.
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Title: Attacking with 1e4 (Everyman Chess) by John Emms ISBN: 1857442679 Publisher: Everyman Chess Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Dynamic Reti (Everyman Chess) by Nigel Davies ISBN: 1857443527 Publisher: Everyman Chess Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Tactical Play: School of Chess Excellence 2 by Mark Dvoretsky, Ken Neat ISBN: 328300417X Publisher: Edition Olms Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Starting Out: King's Indian (Starting Out) by Joe Gallagher ISBN: 1857442342 Publisher: Everyman Chess Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: More Simple Chess: Moving on from the basics by John Emms ISBN: 1857443438 Publisher: Everyman Chess Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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