Thomas johansson a repertoire for white in one of the most exciting openings playable. The work comprises eleven chapters, an introduction, index of variations and players and a bibliography. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The romantic kings gambit was favoured by the chess elite of the 19th. Instead of going on and on about the content of this book, let me just quote a very famous. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. The king s gambit for the creative aggressor by thomas johansson hardback, 173 pages the work comprises eleven chapters, an introduction, index of variations and players and a bibliography. As the above quotes show, there are many who doubt the soundness of the kings gambit, but after many years of analysis i cannot find a line that forces an advantage for black. From the author of the kings gambit for the creative aggressor. Johansson is a practitioner of the opening, you can feel the enthusiasm. The kings gambit for the creative aggressor the caissa kid. Korchnoi and zak do everything to convince you that the kg is a dubious opening. The guy isnt even a master which might even be okay if the book wasnt. Text is in both english and german and the author recommends one main line and occasional offbeat alternatives against all black defences.
The kings gambit for the creative aggressor by thomas johansson. His the king s gambit for the creative aggressor deals exclusively with 3. The first is to play d4 and bxf4, regaining the gambit pawn with central domination. In this sense the book is very much a self help manual and in this laudable aim. Nf3, while the fascinating king s gambit is centered on 3. Winning with the kings gambit pdf free download epdf. And there are none so virtuous as a reformed kings gambit player. In chess, the muzio gambit, sometimes called the polerio gambit, is an opening line in the kings gambit. The plain mans guide to the kieseritzky gambit part two pdf. Kings gambit for the creative aggressor chess direct ltd. The king s gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves. A great service for those who may want to take up this opening with the white pieces.
The kings gambit for the creative aggressor thomas. If black accepts the gambit, white has two main plans. The kings gambit for the creative aggressor by thomas johansson schachverlag kania, 2005. The kings gambit for the creative aggressor thomas johansson. Hebden later gave up the kings gambit in favour of offbeat 1. Contents introduction 1 fischer defence 2 cunningham defence 3 kieseritzky gambit 4 modern defence 5 3 c6 6 becker defe. The fascinating kings gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire bishops gambit. Chess had a golden era when the kings gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. Certainly there are various equalizing lines, but then the experts. The fascinating kings gambit by thomas johansson this work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire.