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Anatoly Karpov is considered by many to be one of the greatest
chess players of all time. He was the undisputed World Champion
from 1975 to 1985, and also FIDE World Champion from 1993 to 1999.
He was ranked the World's number one player for 90 months - second
only to his greatest rival Garry Kasparov - and he won well over a
hundred elite tournaments. Karpov possessed a deep positional
understanding of the game and a fabulous intuitive feel for
positions. His boa-constrictor style left many opponents wondering
where exactly they went wrong. In this book, International Master
Sam Collins selects and examines his favorite Karpov games, and
shows us how we can all learn and improve our chess by studying
Karpov's play. Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study
chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing
questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly
encourages the learning and practicing of vital skills just as much
as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected
questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved
and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an
excellent way to improve your chess skills and knowledge. *Learn
from the games of a chess legend *Important ideas absorbed by
continued practice *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study
We have all experienced nasty gambits and ultra-aggressive opening
play. It's scary and it's always been difficult to find good,
practical advice on how to react. Now, however, help is at hand. In
this book, Sam Collins tackles the important subject of gambit play
and gambit defence. He explores in depth the basic approaches, the
typical mistakes made at all levels and explains how to avoid them.
He also examines the techniques used by world-class players to
defend and counterattack, and explains how you can learn from them.
In addition, he covers some key theory of many popular gambits in
modern chess. Be bold, be brave and grab those pawns! This book
shows you how to: *Beat unsound gambits *Keep a cool head under
pressure *Counterattack when the time is right *Make your extra
material count
Do you instinctively know what to do in every type of chess
position or are you often uncertain about how to proceed? Wouldn't
it be really useful to know the best chess strategies and to
recognise when they should be used? In this book Sam Collins
examines key games from both the classical and modern eras. He
analyses the major strategic ideas that have stood the test of time
and notes their considerable influence on his own games. Studying
classic examples from great players allows us to create a personal
library of standard ideas. This helps us recognize key positions,
making it easier to determine the most effective ways to attack and
defend. Crucially, it helps us find the right path much more
quickly than we would by relying on calculation alone. * An
essential guide to chess strategy * Covers opening, middlegame and
endgame play * Ideal for players of all levels
The Advance Variation is a popular and direct way of meeting the
ultra-solid French Defence. Very early on in the game White opts to
fix the pawn structure and establishes a genuine space advantage,
upon which he later hopes to mount a serious attack. This method of
playing against the French Defence has become a firm FAVORITE
amongst uncompromising Grandmasters such as Alexei Shirov,
England's Nigel Short and the rising star in Russia, Alexander
Grischuk.
In this book openings expert Sam Collins explains the strategy and
tactics of this dynamic opening, studying both the main lines as
well as the more offbeat variations. Through the use of model games
for both White and Black, he provides a thorough grounding in the
key plans and ideas, so that readers can quickly and confidently
begin to use the French Advance in their own games.
*Ideal for club and tournament players
*Explains the basic elements, strategies and tactics for both
sides
*Provides everything you need to know to start playing the opening
straight away
Sam Collins is a former Irish Champion who has represented his
country at various team tournaments around the world, winning the
individual gold medal at the 2002 Bled Chess Olympiad. Despite his
young age, he already has a wealth of writing experience, being a
regular columnist for CHESS, Chess Mail and Chess Today, while he
has also coached some of Ireland's top junior players. This is his
first book for Everyman Chess.
This book examines what might be described as the "pure" Reti
Opening. White starts with 1 Nf3 and intends to meet 1...d5 with
the "Reti" response 2 c4. One of the major advantages of playing
these systems is that they rely far more on general strategic
understanding than rote memorisation. However, this does not mean
that Black is not set difficult problems to solve. In the modern
era these lines have mainly been championed by Vladimir Kramnik and
Lev Aronian. Both these players have frequently set very difficult
problems for their elite opponents with these complex systems. This
series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By
continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions
throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the
learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the
traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected
questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved
and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an
excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time
improve your general chess skills and knowledge. * Essential
guidance and training in the Reti Opening * Analyses all key
variations * Utilizes an ideal Q+A approach to chess study
This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By
continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions
throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the
learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the
traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected
questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved
and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an
excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time
improve your general chess skills and knowledge. The Tarrasch is an
ambitious defence to the Queen's Gambit. Black's concept is an
aggressive one - he willingly accepts an isolated queen's pawn but
in return seizes space in the centre and gains freedom of
development for all his pieces. In this book, International Master
and Tarrasch expert Sam Collins takes an in-depth look at this
popular opening and its many variations. Using illustrative games,
Collins highlights the typical plans and tactics for both sides,
presents repertoire options for Black and provides answers to all
the key questions. *Essential guidance and training in the Tarrasch
Defence *Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study *Includes
repertoire options for Black
The King's Indian is a hugely popular opening at all levels of
chess. Rather than attempting to secure early equality, Black is
fighting for the initiative from the very first moves. White is
allowed to build up an early central advantage but Black relies on
the middlegame, hoping that the central installations that White
has constructed will become unwieldy and vulnerable to a
devastating counterattack. In many variations, White pursues
material or strategic gains but in return Black has tactical and
attacking opportunities. The King's Indian Defence appeals to
players who arrive at the board prepared for a fight. ----- The
Move by Move series provides an ideal format for the keen
chessplayer to improve their game. While reading you are
continually challenged to answer probing questions - a method that
greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just
as much as the traditional assimilation of chess knowledge.
Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you
actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you
learn. This is an excellent way to study chess while providing the
best possible chance to retain what has been learnt. ----- *
Everything you need to know about the King's Indian Defence. --- *
The Q and A approach emphasizes plans and strategies. --- * Written
by an expert on the opening.
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