A KILLER CHESS OPENING REPERTOIRE - new enlarged edition
(Aaron Summerscale & Sverre Johnsen)
192 pages (210 mm by 145
mm).
£12.99/$19.95/€17,55
Bored with the same old openings? Worried about having to
learn too much theory? Then this book will come as a godsend. Aaron Summerscale
presents a set of exceptionally dangerous opening weapons for White. Each
recommended line is based on a solid positional foundation, yet also promises
long-term (and short-term!) attacking chances. The variations are not just easy
to learn and play, but they also set Black complex problems.
* A queen's pawn repertoire based on rapid piece development
* Reveals many lethal attacking ideas and traps
* Features the
legendary '150' and Barry Attacks
For this new edition, the publishers enlisted the help of
hotshot opening writer Sverre Johnsen, who has updated the coverage where
necessary, while retaining the spirit, charm and aims of Summerscale's original
work. The killer repertoire remains easy to learn, and is now more dangerous
than ever!
Grandmaster Aaron Summerscale is a prominent figure
in UK chess, who won the British Rapidplay Championship in 2000. He is also a
renowned chess trainer, and has been involved in coaching some of England's
best junior players. Sverre Johnsen is from Norway, and an enthusiastic
chess analyst, researcher, organizer and writer.
Gambit books by Sverre Johnsen: A
Killer Chess Opening Repertoire - new enlarged edition with Aaron
Summerscale; The Ruy Lopez: a Guide for
Black with Leif Johannessen; Win with the
London System with Vlatko Kovacevic; Win
with the Stonewall Dutch with Ivar Bern and Simen Agdestein.
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
Visit Sverre Johnsen's website,
Sverre's Chess
Corner.
"...a repertoire for club players" - Frank Große,
schachtraining.blog.de
"For those of you who are unfamiliar with the original book,
the repertoire is based on 1 d4, and the proposed lines are designed to counter
any Black reply. Rather than sticking to main line theoretical variations, the
emphasis is on somewhat offbeat lines which are easy to learn and not liable to
be demolished overnight. (About one third of the book is taken up with the 150
Attack and the Barry Attack.) The emphasis is on explaining the ideas behind
the variations, rather than on presenting masses of analysis. The book is aimed
at club players who want to build up a solid repertoire as White and as such
does what it says on the cover" - Alan Sutton, En Passant
"Johnsen has chosen to build on the first edition,
addressing the areas where theory has substantially changed or Summerscale's
original coverage needed expanding. There are seven new model games (68
overall) which strike a good balance between explanatory prose and concrete
variations. The present edition is approximately 50 pages longer than the first
but the reader gets more than this as the Gambit format uses a slightly smaller
font style than the original. All the analysis has been blunderchecked by Rybka
3. ... offers a nice mix for the player who doesn't like to study theory too
much but still wants a chance to come out of the opening with chances for an
advantage. The proposed repertoire also offers a variety of middle game pawn
structures (for and against the isolated queen pawn, hanging pawns, Benoni
structures, etc...) that promise to keep things fresh. The price of this book,
is $19.95, the same cost as the original. There can't be many items for sale
that are improved and still cost the same as they did a dozen years ago. This
book is a bargain in 2010." - IM John Donaldson
"The first edition of this book was very influential on club
players. Learning lines against the Colle-Zukertort suddenly became an
essential part of one's preparation back in 1998. ... Sverre's introduction to
the new edition makes it quite clear what changes have been made. One of the
original main games has been relegated to a side note and six new games have
been added. Numerous notes have been expanded and recent games have been added
to the notes. ... Opening the book at random, I discovered an average of five
post-1998 game references per double-page spread. Despite the outward
appearance, showing (at first glance) the book to be more or less the same as
the old edition, it is clear that Sverre has put a lot of work into creating
this new edition, while keeping his footsteps very discrete. ... This is a neat
little book which can provide serious ammunition for keen club players." -
Sean Marsh, marshtowers.blogspot.com
"The authors present a number of aggressive openings for
White. The intention is not to immediately wipe the opponent off the board, but
rather to exploit White's initiative until Black cracks under the pressure. One
such example is the so-called 150-Attack (the 1800-elo attack to us in
Holland)..." - Bab Wilders, Nederlands Dagblad |
