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Description:When we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You may know the names the Italian Game, the Cambridge Springs Defense, the Smith-Morra Gambit, the Max Lange Attack, the Colle System, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the Paulsen Variation, the Damiano Defense, and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are.In this entertaining book, bestselling author Nathan Rose lays out the origins of over more 50 chess openings and their names. This second volume of Chess Opening Names dives deeper into the history of the lesser-known openings, because the stories behind the lesser-known chess opening names are every bit as interesting as the better-known ones. The names of the chess openings tell the history of chess.You will meet seminal chess figures such as Anatoly Karpov, Judit Polgár, Tigran Petrosian, Emanuel Lasker, Saviely Tartakower, José Raúl Capablanca, Mikhail Botvinnik, and Viktor Korchnoi. Some of them won their fame in the world chess championship, while some gained renown for reasons other than their ability to play chess.You will also travel through the places and events that defined chess in the early years. As David Shenk showed in "The Immortal Game", the history of chess has often mirrored the history of society. There's the 1972 world chess championship that pitted the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky against America's irascible Bobby Fischer in the "Match of the Century". The 1939 chess olympiad in Argentina which coincided with the outbreak of World War II. The unveiling of the "Mechanical Turk" chess-playing contraption in 18th-century Vienna. And let's not forget the triumph of Deep Blue over Garry Kasparov.Over 50 standard chess openings and variations.The 19th Century & Lucena DefenseDamiano DefensePolerio GambitSalvio GambitGreco GambitAllgaier GambitNapoleon OpeningCochrane GambitLewis CountergambitMcDonnell GambitBourdonnais AttackUrusov GambitHorwitz AttackKieseritzky GambitBarnes DefenseMax Lange AttackPaulsen VariationBlackburne Shilling GambitZukertort OpeningLasker VariationPillsbury Attack The 20th Century & Mieses OpeningSchlechter DefenseJanowski VariationSpielmann VariationColle SystemSämisch VariationTartakower AttackCapablanca Freeing ManeuverBogoljubov DefenseEuwe VariationTrompowsky AttackBlackmar-Diemer GambitKeres AttackBotvinnik SystemBronstein VariationSmyslov VariationTal VariationPetrosian SystemTaimanov AttackDonner VariationSpassky VariationSmith-Morra GambitSveshnikov VariationKorchnoi VariationKarpov VariationKasparov VariationPolgár Variation The Italian GameSwiss GambitYugoslav VariationRussian DefenseChinese VariationCambridge Springs DefenseFrankenstein-Dracula VariationImpress your friends with superior opening knowledge - without the tedious study!Knowing the history of chess will prove your cleverness even more effectively than winning over the board. Once you have read this book, you can speak of your temptation to play the Tal Variation, but instead play the Keres Attack. Then, you can explain the origins of the names to your opponent. Even if you lose the game, your opponent will still be impressed!Enjoy this capitvating romp through the names of the first few moves.Grandmasters and patzers alike are sure to enjoy this entertaining tour through the people, places, and events which have given their names to the first few moves.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chess Opening Names - Volume 2: Even More Enthralling & Amazing History Behind The First Few Moves (The Chess Collection). To get started finding Chess Opening Names - Volume 2: Even More Enthralling & Amazing History Behind The First Few Moves (The Chess Collection), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: When we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You may know the names the Italian Game, the Cambridge Springs Defense, the Smith-Morra Gambit, the Max Lange Attack, the Colle System, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the Paulsen Variation, the Damiano Defense, and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are.In this entertaining book, bestselling author Nathan Rose lays out the origins of over more 50 chess openings and their names. This second volume of Chess Opening Names dives deeper into the history of the lesser-known openings, because the stories behind the lesser-known chess opening names are every bit as interesting as the better-known ones. The names of the chess openings tell the history of chess.You will meet seminal chess figures such as Anatoly Karpov, Judit Polgár, Tigran Petrosian, Emanuel Lasker, Saviely Tartakower, José Raúl Capablanca, Mikhail Botvinnik, and Viktor Korchnoi. Some of them won their fame in the world chess championship, while some gained renown for reasons other than their ability to play chess.You will also travel through the places and events that defined chess in the early years. As David Shenk showed in "The Immortal Game", the history of chess has often mirrored the history of society. There's the 1972 world chess championship that pitted the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky against America's irascible Bobby Fischer in the "Match of the Century". The 1939 chess olympiad in Argentina which coincided with the outbreak of World War II. The unveiling of the "Mechanical Turk" chess-playing contraption in 18th-century Vienna. And let's not forget the triumph of Deep Blue over Garry Kasparov.Over 50 standard chess openings and variations.The 19th Century & Lucena DefenseDamiano DefensePolerio GambitSalvio GambitGreco GambitAllgaier GambitNapoleon OpeningCochrane GambitLewis CountergambitMcDonnell GambitBourdonnais AttackUrusov GambitHorwitz AttackKieseritzky GambitBarnes DefenseMax Lange AttackPaulsen VariationBlackburne Shilling GambitZukertort OpeningLasker VariationPillsbury Attack The 20th Century & Mieses OpeningSchlechter DefenseJanowski VariationSpielmann VariationColle SystemSämisch VariationTartakower AttackCapablanca Freeing ManeuverBogoljubov DefenseEuwe VariationTrompowsky AttackBlackmar-Diemer GambitKeres AttackBotvinnik SystemBronstein VariationSmyslov VariationTal VariationPetrosian SystemTaimanov AttackDonner VariationSpassky VariationSmith-Morra GambitSveshnikov VariationKorchnoi VariationKarpov VariationKasparov VariationPolgár Variation The Italian GameSwiss GambitYugoslav VariationRussian DefenseChinese VariationCambridge Springs DefenseFrankenstein-Dracula VariationImpress your friends with superior opening knowledge - without the tedious study!Knowing the history of chess will prove your cleverness even more effectively than winning over the board. Once you have read this book, you can speak of your temptation to play the Tal Variation, but instead play the Keres Attack. Then, you can explain the origins of the names to your opponent. Even if you lose the game, your opponent will still be impressed!Enjoy this capitvating romp through the names of the first few moves.Grandmasters and patzers alike are sure to enjoy this entertaining tour through the people, places, and events which have given their names to the first few moves.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chess Opening Names - Volume 2: Even More Enthralling & Amazing History Behind The First Few Moves (The Chess Collection). To get started finding Chess Opening Names - Volume 2: Even More Enthralling & Amazing History Behind The First Few Moves (The Chess Collection), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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