Winning Quickly at Chess
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Winning Quickly at Chess: Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 2: 1 d4 d5
by Carsten Hansen
Part 2 of the Winning Quickly at Chess series
WIN FAST!
Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics.
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.
The chess openings covered in this volume are:
1) Slav Defense
2) Queen's Gambit Accepted
3) Queen's Gambit - Non-Classical Lines
4) Meran, Semi-Meran & Triangle Set-ups
5) Queen's Gambit - Classical Lines
6) Queen's Gambit - Specialties
7) 1 d4 d5 - d-pawn Specialties
After sorting games with the worst mistakes & blunders away, there remains a collection of games showing a catalog of typical mistakes, misunderstandings, misevaluations and how to exploit these: either through simple execution or brilliant chess tactics.
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Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 3: Flank Openings
by Carsten Hansen
Part 3 of the Winning Quickly at Chess series
WIN FAST!
Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics.
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.
The chess openings covered in this volume are:
Minor Flank Openings
Reti Opening (1 Nf3)
English Opening (Dutch, Slav & Indian Lines)
English Opening: 1.c4 e5
Symmetrical English: 1.c4 c5
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Benonis and d-pawn Specials Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 4: Dutch
by Carsten Hansen
Part 4 of the Winning Quickly at Chess series
Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics.
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.
The chess openings covered in this volume are:
1) Dutch Defense (1 d4 f5)
2) Benonis -Modern Benoni, Schmid Benoni, Old Benoni & Benko Gambit
3) Trompowsky (1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5)
4) The d-pawn Specials: Anti-Indians -Torre, London, Colle & Other 3rd move options
5) Old Indian
6) Budapest & Fajarowicz Gambits
7) Minor d-pawn Specials
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Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 5 - Anti-Sicilians
by Carsten Hansen
Part 5 of the Winning Quickly at Chess series
WINNING FAST IS FUN!
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders.
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.
The chess opening variations in this volume are all the variations of the Sicilian Defense, such as:
1) Alapin Variation 2 c3
2) The Grand Prix Attack
3) The Gambits - Smith-Morra & Wing Gambits
4) The Rossolimo (2...Nc6 3 Bb5) and Moscow Attack (2...d6 3 Bb5+)
5) The King's Indian Attack
6) The Closed Sicilian
7) 4. Qxd4
8) 3.c3
9) O'Kelly (2...a6), Ultra-Fianchetto (2...g6) and Nimzowitch (2...Nf6)
10) 2 b3 or 3 b3
11) 5 f3
12) 2 g3 and other 2nd moves
13) 2 Nf3 followed by 3 Nc3, 3 Bc4
14) Other Specialties
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Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 6: Open Sicilians
by Carsten Hansen
Part 6 of the Winning Quickly at Chess series
WINNING FAST IS FUN!
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders.
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.
The chess opening variations in this volume are all the variations of the Sicilian Defense, such as:
1) The Najdorf Variation
2) The Scheveningen Variation
3) The Dragon & Accelerated Dragon Variations
4) The Classical Variation including the Richter-Rauzer & Sozin Attack
5) The Taimanov, Kan & Paulsen Variations
6) The Sveshnikov & Kalashnikov Variations
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Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 8: 1.e4 e5
by Carsten Hansen
Part 8 of the Winning Quickly at Chess series
WINNING FAST IS FUN!
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders.
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.
The chess opening variations in this volume are all the variations of the Sicilian Defense, such as:
1) Scotch Game
2) Italian Game & Evans Gambit
3) Two Knights
4) Ruy Lopez
5) Three & Four Knights
6) King's Gambit
7) The Petroff
8) Philidor & Minor Defenses
9) Various Gambits
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Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 9: Caro-Kann & French
by Carsten Hansen
Part 9 of the Winning Quickly at Chess series
WINNING FAST IS FUN!
This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders. Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies, and tactical ability.
The chess opening variations in this volume are all the variations of the Caro-Kann & French Defenses, such as:
French Defense -Minor Variations
French Defense -Advance Variation
French Defense -Tarrasch Variation: 3. Nd2
French Defense -Various 3. Nc3 Variations
French Defense -Winawer Variation: 3. Nc3 Bb4
Caro-Kann Defense -Main Lines: 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4
Caro-Kann Defense -Panov Attack
Caro-Kann Defense -Advance Variation
Caro-Kann Defense -Minor Lines
There is plenty of instructive mistake and small masterpieces in this collection featuring many of the best players from the last 150 years.
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