50 WAYS TO WIN AT CHESS (Steve Giddins)
176 pages (248
mm by 172 mm).
£14.99/$26.95/€23,45
In a sequel to the hugely successful 50 Essential Chess Lessons, Steve Giddins now
presents 50 games that each illustrate an important winning method. This
engaging and highly readable book is a painless way to build your personal
arsenal of techniques and ideas.
The games are mostly from the modern era, but with a few
classic examples chosen to show key themes in as clear a way as possible. In
these cases, the defender may have never seen the critical idea before, and
fails to react appropriately. We then move on to more complex examples where
the attacker needs to overcome stiffer resistance. Giddins repeatedly shows
that despite the tactical complexity of many of these battles, the fundamental
concepts can be grasped by all chess-players, and will help them navigate
through apparently intimidating terrain.
The many topics include:
* Attacking weak colour
complexes
* The principle of two weaknesses
* Choosing the right
exchanges
* Devastating opening preparation
* Manoeuvring in
'restraint' structures
* Handling must-win situations
Steve Giddins is a FIDE Master from England who has
frequently contributed to the British Chess Magazine. He has gained a
reputation as a writer who provides useful, no-nonsense advice on topics of
genuine practical importance, drawing especially upon his familiarity with
Russian chess literature and training methods. This is his fifth book for
Gambit.
Gambit books by Steve Giddins: 101 Chess Opening Traps, 101 Chess Endgame Tips, How to Build Your Chess Opening Repertoire,
50 Essential Chess Lessons, 50 Ways to Win at Chess, 101 Chess Questions Answered.
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sample from the book.
"Most readers will enjoy the instructional clarity in the
diligently selected examples, most of which I hadn't seen before" - GM
Jonathan Rowson, New-in-Chess
"Steve Giddins is establishing himself as a high quality
writer, both in terms of his journalistic output and his book writing
abilities. It is not easy to write for a club player audience, but at the same
time not sound patronising or deliver material which may be 'over the head' of
the average player. It is these qualities which make this book both
educationally valuable and a good read!" - Munroe Morrison, Open
File
"...a big plus for me was the fact that the book is actually
written in such a way that the average chess player at whom it is clearly aimed
can readily understand what is going on. There are not too many variations
given in the commentary to distract the reader from the game, and the ratio of
text to moves is much higher than in many books of this kind, confining itself
to the game at hand and avoiding going off at tangents. It makes a pleasant
change to find a chess book that you can actually read, and for this reason
alone I can recommend it highly." - Alan Sutton, En Passant
"This is especially suitable for club and scholastic players
who are sure to benefit from the user-friendly explanations." - Mark Donlan,
Chess Horizons
"A very instructive written chess book!" - John Elburg,
chessbooks.nl
"It's good to see some lesser-known games, including some
from English events. At first glance, the exhibition game between David Howell
and Vladimir Kramnik might seem an odd choice for deep annotations but it is in
fact an excellently chosen example offering a real insight into the secrets of
the Berlin Defence." - Sean Marsh,
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