Obodchuk, The Four Knights Game
A New Repertoire in an Old Chess Opening
Extra: The Belgrade Gambit
238 S., kart., 2011
The Four Knights Game is one of the oldest chess openings and continues to be a popular choice among beginners and club players. In recent years leading grandmasters such as Alexey Shirov and Emil Sutovsky have injected the Four Knights with numerous fresh ideas and changed its peaceful reputation.
White has quitre a few ways to create tension and play for the attack. Russain International Master Andrey Obodchuk has written a repertoire book for white players based on the Spanish Four Knights variation (starting with 4.Bb5).
Covering a range of positional themes as well as sharp and amazing adventures, Obodchuk has created an easy-to-handle toolbox for amateur chess players of intermediate level, as well as challenging exposition fot stronger players
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Three Knights' Opening
Chapter 2 - The Four Knights
Black avoids the main line on move 4
Chapter 3 - The Symmetrical Variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4
Chapter 4 - The Metger System
Chapter 5 - The Rubinstein System
Chapter 6 - 5.Bc4 in the Rubinstein
Chapter 7 - The Belgrade Gambit
Afterword
Bibliography
Index of Variations
Index of Players
Extra: The Belgrade Gambit
238 S., kart., 2011
The Four Knights Game is one of the oldest chess openings and continues to be a popular choice among beginners and club players. In recent years leading grandmasters such as Alexey Shirov and Emil Sutovsky have injected the Four Knights with numerous fresh ideas and changed its peaceful reputation.
White has quitre a few ways to create tension and play for the attack. Russain International Master Andrey Obodchuk has written a repertoire book for white players based on the Spanish Four Knights variation (starting with 4.Bb5).
Covering a range of positional themes as well as sharp and amazing adventures, Obodchuk has created an easy-to-handle toolbox for amateur chess players of intermediate level, as well as challenging exposition fot stronger players
- A complete opening repertoire in a popular chess opening
- Create attacks from seemingly peaceful positions
- Ideal for club and Internet chess players
- Extra: the Belgrade Gambit, a trecherous sideline!
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Three Knights' Opening
Chapter 2 - The Four Knights
Black avoids the main line on move 4
Chapter 3 - The Symmetrical Variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4
Chapter 4 - The Metger System
Chapter 5 - The Rubinstein System
Chapter 6 - 5.Bc4 in the Rubinstein
Chapter 7 - The Belgrade Gambit
Afterword
Bibliography
Index of Variations
Index of Players
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