The encyclopaedia of chess openings classifies the muzio gambit under code c39. Comprehensive lionel kieseritzky chess games collection, opening repertoire, tournament history, pgn download, biography and news biggest chess games database online. White reacts to blacks attempt to hold the sacrificed pawn by 3. If white moves his king side knight in front of the bishop for his second move, then we have 1. How to set a trap in the kings gambit accepted opening as. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to black s pawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the king s gambit while begins to storm black s central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant weaknesses or for the forced. Theory has shown that in order for black to maintain the gambit pawn, he may well be forced to weaken his kingside the king s gambit is one of the oldest documented openings, as it was examined by the 17thcentury italian. I give quite a comprehensive coverage of the englund gambit complex so that readers can decide for themselves if the potential rewards are worth the risks. The king s gambit is considered inferior because white is sacrificing king safety along with a pawn on move 2. It was used very successfully by wilhelm steinitz, and was used by boris spassky to beat bobby fischer in a famous game at mar del plata in 1960. The kings gambit by john mcnichol er nurse journal. Winning with the kings gambit batsford chess library. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by quality.
Paul morphy vs adolf anderssen 1858 keep your eye on the. That said, the king s gambit is a great weapon at the club. And when players decided to decline the gambit, black won once, drew six times and lost eight times. C39 king s gambit accepted, kieseritsky, long whip stockwhip, classical defence.
If there is no indication of a piece, then it is assumed the piece is a pawn. Qf3 as one possible improvement for white, but suspects that black can force a transposition. So its a good idea to play the ruy lopez against juniors, and, for example, the giuoco. The kings gambit for the creative aggressor the caissa kid. Moving the kings pawn up two squares on the first move would be 1. This kings gambit playbook is a step by step basic guide to your easy repertoire for white. Shaw has thick sections for each subvariation of the king s gambit, many with representative games, which he uses to demonstrate a lot of variations that could have been played, and examines their relative worth. Winning with the kings gambit batsford chess library joe gallagher on set forth in laskers manual, written over half a century before this book came out. Kings gambit kindle edition by kalinichenko, nikolay. Kings gambit c30c39 opening theory the bishops bounty. I give quite a comprehensive coverage of the englund gambit complex so that readers can decide for themselves if. Kieseritzky gambit a detailed look and practical examples. White offers a pawn to divert the black epawn so as to build a strong centre with d2d4.
His first book, the kings gambit for the creative aggressor. Kings gambit accepted kieseritzky, allgaier and muzio gambits duration. The kings gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. Nc6 controlling d4 i dont see how white can avoid transposition, e. I have played the king s gambit as white and play bc4 and 00. Here we are going to show you brilliant games of different variations employing the king s gambit. Qd2, and 000, and play for a kingside attack, trusting that his doubled cpawns will help protect his king, and that his initiative and attacking potential will offset the long term disadvantage of having doubled pawns. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality chess. Because its one of, if not the most, exciting opening in chess. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Kieseritzky gambit c39 37 16 berggrandelius 17 fedorovshirov. The kings gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.
Open game king s gambit bishops opening vienna petrov latvian gambit scotch giuoco piano two knights ruy lopez philidor defence 1. The king s gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1. The first thing that strikes one on flipping through this book is the colossal depth. Immortal chess game anderssen vs kieseritzky kings gambit. Certainly not a weapon you want to use regularly though. The possibilities the opening presents have intrigued the greatest chess minds for years including greats such as spassky, tal, and fischer.
My own opinion of this magnificent gambit concurs with that of david bronstein who, in his book 200 open games page 8, singled it out for special praise. Theory has shown that in order for black to maintain the gambit pawn, he may well be forced to weaken his kin. Whereas in the ruy lopez white lays siege to blackspawn on e5 slowly, over a large number of moves, in the king s gambit while begins to storm blacks central pawn right away with his second move, without regard for the resultant weaknesses or for the forced. I was wondering why he would want to promote a line that has a sketchy reputation at best, but he insists that the gambit is much better than it s reputation. Anyone who plays the kings gambit will need to buy this book. Furthermore, although white would get an attack going along the f file in morphys day, now the correct defensive ideas are known for black and white has a harder time of it.
Immortal chess game anderssen vs kieseritzky kings. The kg opening that i am looking at playing is the. A monster that will kill you if you are not careful. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. We can conclude that even the great bobby fischer was unable to comprehensively analyse the king s gambit. A wellknown friend of mine wants to publish a book about the boden kieseritzky gambit, which he wants to rechristen, the morphy gambit. If black accepts the gambit, white has two main plans. This book is designed to help the reader find good solutions to rarely played.
Thus, the englund gambit may provide fans of unorthodox openings with a lot of fun, but is hard to recommend for players striving mainly for improvement. I am looking to play the king s gambit as white and do to its sharp nature i need to know the theory on it well before i even consider playing it otb. Here is a famous trap you can set up in the king s gambit accepted opening in chess while playing as white. Click download or read online button to get the king s gambit book now. Members enjoy access to all archived content, including thousands of pdfs and hundreds of ebooks all free. The bold king s gambit has fascinated tactical chess players from every generation.
How to set a trap in the king s gambit accepted opening as white. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the king s gambit and wilhelm steinitz s accumulation theory. Apr 14, 2015 lionel kieseritzky is dead, but among those who knew him, and in chess literature, he made for himself a lasting monument, and for a long long time enthusiasts of the noble game from all over the world will follow his gambit. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more used to this sort of opening. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading king s gambit. The king s gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. Nf3 d6 usually follows, and then white chooses between 4.
Perhaps the baden masters were influenced by what happened in the first round. The immortal chess game shows the brilliance of anderssen as he sacrifices two rooks, a queen and a bishop but beautiful uses the rest of his pieces to. It was popularized by lionel kieseritzky in the 1840s. Viewable chess game paul morphy vs adolf anderssen, 1858, with discussion forum and chess analysis features. The fascinating king s gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishops gambit. Please post your comments so that we could learn from you, too.
Openings chess books and ebooks page 2 everyman chess. This lethal trap may catch the unsuspected player unfamiliar with. The works of gianutio, and gustavus selenus on the game of chess zipped pdf format. This book is key to the kings gambit and the best book which was ever written on this opening and probably will ever be written.
The present book analyzes about 50 of the major gambit lines and systems. White is attacking a pawn and black is attacking a pawn, that s 1 pawn each, so rather than resolve either of those situations, white makes to 2 to 1 in her favour. Dec 05, 2019 how to set a trap in the king s gambit accepted opening as white. Adolf anderssen lionel kieseritzky, 1851 the immortal game. We had promised a book on the kings gambit, so in a moment of weakness i volunteered. King s gambit kindle edition by kalinichenko, nikolay. The chess players manual by gossip and lipschutz, published in 1874. The first is to play d4 and bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination. The king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. The kings gambit quality chess chess book by quality. Feb 17, feb 18, nov 12, tim taylors book on the king s gambit. Mar 29, 2018 the kings gambit for the creative aggressor by thomas johansson schachverlag kania, 2005 isbn.
Oct 15, 2011 shaw offers a book on a topic that he is passionate about, well researched and delivered with humor and in a way that feels like is speaking to you directly. Furthermore, although white would get an attack going along the f file in morphy s day, now the correct defensive ideas are known for black and white has a harder time of it. This motivated fischer into developing his own defense to the king s gambit the fischer defense. There s a pawn on g4 if white wants to capture it, but it isnt a free gift. The king s gambit download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Kings gambit wikipedia page for a general overview of the opening and its variations along with its history. So if anyone has read a good king s gambit book and would like to recommend it that would be great. Nf2,nc6 does not benefit white much,bxe7 this position is more or less equal as has been shown by several high level correspondence games between 2007 and 2010. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more used. If we consider all received recent regulations, it is. Jensen ok, i have seen this cited at least twice and i must admit that i dont know why its such a great move. Steinitz had argued that an attack is only justified when a player has an advantage, and an advantage is only obtainable after the opponent makes a mistake.
The continuations that follow this position have interesting strategic possibilities for both sides. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more. The immortal game in 1851, two chess masters sat down for a practice game in london. The kings gambit by john shaw goodreads share book. The kings gambit is one of the oldest openings in chess and for good reason. Attack with the boden kieseritzky morphy gambit you wont find it on chessboards of grandmasters these days because white really cannot claim a serious advantage from this opening. King s gambit by nikolai kalinichenko hardcover, 347 pages this book by nikolai kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the king s gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Black has various ways to ignore the pawn sacrifice, but this is the most important and challenging way, covering the g1square and thus making whites kingside castling difficult.
In chess, the kieseritzky gambit is an opening line in the king s gambit it begins with the moves. The immortal chess game shows the brilliance of anderssen as he sacrifices two rooks, a queen and a bishop but beautiful uses the rest of his pieces to win the chess game. The main line of the kieseritzky gambit is considered to be 5. Analysts treat it with kid gloves and seem reluctant to demonstrate an outright refutation. A complete in depth repertoire against blacks different ways of declining whites pawn offer is also provided. The fascinating kings gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. So it s a good idea to play the ruy lopez against juniors, and, for example, the giuoco. You offer material in a gambit to gain big advantages against the normal moves of your opponent. What should have been a throwaway game intensified and was quickly dubbed the immortal game. A modern view of a swashbuckling opening the king s gambit download book the king s gambit is one of the most ancient openings and an opening which leads to a sharp struggle from the very first moves. This book is designed to help the reader find good solutions to rarelyplayed.
Englund gambit chess gambits harking back to the 19th. Make a donation today our white belt curriculum is currently in use teaching hundreds of thousands of students around the globe. A gambit increases the excitement and risk for both players. This book is a good guide to some of the wares that the kings gambit 1. In my view, david bronstein was right when he advised us to play the king s gambit owing its richness of positions. Winning with the kings gambit pdf free download epdf. Article about a line in kieseritzky gambit ignacio martin. White, on the second move challenges blacks center and begins an attack at the black kingside. In chess, the kieseritzky gambit is an opening line in the king s gambit in which white attempts to undermine black s king s side pawns rather than directly attack the king. Openings chess books and ebooks published by everyman. Defence 2 cunningham defence 3 kieseritzky gambit 4 modern defence 5 3.
The variations in this opening are littered with the names of famous 19th century. If black plays the same move as white, then we have 1. In fact, quality chess will be releasing a book on the kings gambit very soon. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most. Champion bobby fischer international grandmaster the king s gambit has lost popularity, but not sympathy. Petrovs defence or the petrov defence also called petroffs defence. At the end of the listed moves, white is down by a queen and has no immediate opportunity for a recapture. This is a much improved kieseritzky for white, who has. The kieseritzky gambit has been considered the main line of the king s gambit for a long time. Gambit publications a dedicated chess book publisher, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels.