Chess Strategy Open Games

Introduction to Library EditionOpen Games begin 1.e4 e5. This covers games that did not make it into my chess strategy books on Ruy Lopez, Italian Game or King's Gambit openings. I illustrate chess strategy from games I played vs random "Advanced" players as Guests. The book has 41 games with 171 diagrams. I scored +40 -1 =0 in these 10-minute games. Opening theory and endgame knowledge help your play, but tactics win most games.I use strategy for my comments to explain what's going on. I follow any of these steps. 1. Describe the current position. 2. Imagine how to improve it. 3. Plan how to get there.I pick a key position every few moves to make a comment. My plan is for you to browse through the book, look at the diagrams and read the comments with ease.For those who prefer to read quickly, you can skim through the book from diagram to diagram. Note the change from the previous diagram and read any notes that interest you.From time to time, I add a line of analysis. You may wish to work out some of those lines in your head, or just note that there was an alternative way to play and keep reading.I played chess for 50 years. As a correspondence master and blitz master, my usual opponents were rated 1800 to 2400. My opponents here are often lower to intermediate.I assume that you can read algebraic chess notation. The diagrams have White at the bottom of the board. Thank you for reading my books. I hope you enjoy this one!