Youve learned that moving your bishops and knights off the back row and controlling territory is a good plan, and letting lots of your pieces get captured for free is a bad one. Black sometimes attempts to stop this plan as early as move one, by responding with e5, the from gambit. But i dont know much about chess openings technically. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. An antislav repertoire alexander delchev chess stars. White starts out weaking his king side and starts a flank attack on the center with his f pawn.
Chess category chess history and reminiscences by henry edward bird, 1893 this work is but a condensation of a much larger one, containing the result of what can be discovered concerning the origin and history of chess, combined with some of my own reminiscences of 46 years past both of chess play and its exponents. English opening chess books shop for english opening chess. Dec 29, 2014 in the video maximize your success against 1. Bird s opening is essentially the dutch defense with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups, including the reversed leningrad, classical and stonewall variations, depending on mood and opponents responses. The birds opening is the 6th most popular opening and is a very aggressive opening. Birds opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for white that immediately directs the game into relatively unexplored territory, setting black players early problems and forcing them to think for themselves rather than having the luxury of relying on the theory of more mainstream openings. We offer the widest selection of english opening chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. Bxc6 it is best to keep record of all your chess games and perhaps enter them into a database, or use your scoresheet to study what you did right or wrong, or prepare an opening or against you opponent the next time you play. Birds opening by im timothy taylor fills a gap in the chess literature. Shop for english opening chess books at us chess federation sales. If you encounter a dead link, please let me know in the comments.
Shop for chess opening books at us chess federation sales. Whites strategic ideas involve control of the e5square, offering good attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening his own kingside. White tries to focus on the center by controlling the dark squares while black tries to focus on the light. We offer the widest selection of chess opening books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. Weve organized the titles into kings pawn openings, queens pawn opening and others, which includes the flank openings and more. Here, you will be able to download the new chess books released in 20182019 in pdf, cbv and pgn formats. Expanding your opening repertoire has never been easier or more fun.
We have hundreds of chess opening books representing each of the popular chess openings. The bird s opening is the 6th most popular opening and is a very aggressive opening. While it has all the pitfalls which i listed, it find it very instructive. Marin, quality chess 2010 mastering the chess openings, volume 4, john watson, gambit 2010 starting out. The following quick blowout is the earliest game i can. What are some of the very good books to to learn important opening moves. Professional players spend a lot of time working on the openings in depth, sometimes until the possible endgames that can arise. It is important to study the openings and know what traps and pitfalls may arise from a. Basic chess opening rules fundamental rules of opening play this lesson is a mustread for beginner players.
Search through more than 3,000 opening lines to find the perfect chess opening for you. Birds opening books the first opening i played, encouraged by lasker vs j bauer, 1889. Chess openings this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Bird s opening is an underrated and dynamic choice for white that immediately directs the game into relatively unexplored territory, setting black players early problems and forcing them to think for themselves rather than having the luxury of relying on the theory of more mainstream openings. This opening is not used in lots of top level play but some of the most beautiful games in chess history have been played using the birds opening. The chess openings notable positions and problems by bird chess endgame books chess endings by freebourough chess symposium by halpern 100 endgame studies select chess endgames from actual play by freebourough chess problem books a selection of popular two move chess problems brownson 100 problems a collection of 200 chess. Bird s opening or the dutch attack is a chess opening characterised by the move. Most chess books are about the opening phase, and the same is true of chess e books. Birds opening, 1 f4, is an ideal choice for freethinking chess players who prefer to rely on their general chess knowledge and intuition rather than having to memorize and keep up to date with mainline opening theory.
If you find they are no longer free, kindly notify us immediately through our contact form. Bird s opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier. In modern chess having a sound opening repertoire is an essential part of achieving success in tournaments. Preface chess in the east, xiangqi in the west k 1. Preferred openings by the top 20 chess players in history.
Bird s opening is essentially the dutch defence with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups. Due to the increased number of complaints we had to move all books to the hosting offered by our partner. Why lower rated players should learn birds opening chess. Feel free to read or download as many of free chess ebooks from the list below as you want. Use our huge chess games and chess opening database to. Birds opening is essentially the dutch defence with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups. Openings chess books and ebooks published by everyman. For example, i didnt exactly know why the weak f2h4 diagonal and weak f2a6 diagonal are such a big deal until i played birds opening. I am not new to chess, i have been playing for around 6 years. If you select inefficient opening moves then you waste development time and finally you drift into a bad position. However, for the club players, spending so much time inserting the moves that are told by an. This is not a very common move because it somewhat weakens the e1h4 diagonal. Study chess openings by watching grandmaster gm games. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help.
Opening studies an introduction to the ruy lopez adapted and amended from rueben fines ideas behind the chess openings, by richard westbrook, 2003. The reti, neil mcdonald, gloucester publishers 2010 the dynamic reti, nigel davies, everyman chess 2004 electronicperiodicals mega database, chess base chess informant, sahovsky informator. The opening explorer is a great tool for exploring the most comprehensive chess database online and learning from the greatest players of all time. Chess opening books shop for chess opening books house of. If you are an experienced player, however, you may still go through the lesson and check if youre keeping all these rules in mind and following them always.
At the amateur level, most games are won or lost in the opening through mistakes or falling in a book trap. In chess, unlike tennis, it is not possible to win by serving an ace. The game will almost always transpose to an opening setup thats better known by another name. You need a good chess opening book to learn how to start your game properly. At chesscentral youll find new and interesting chess downloads and ebook titles released regularly. Explore openings variations and find matching master chess games to study.
The bird s opening allows white to get an unusual type of position that doesnt require them to study much theory, but can have good chances to attack quickly during the game. Chess opening workbook for kids is the second in a new series of books that help players gain chess skills by tackling hundreds of carefully chosen exercises. Chess opening theory wikibooks, open books for an open world. The birds opening is the 6th most popular opening, although rarely played in comparison. Jul 10, 2009 the bird s opening is the 6th most popular opening, although rarely played in comparison.
Most chess books are about the opening phase, and the same is true of chess ebooks. This opening is not used in lots of top level play but some of the most beautiful games in chess history have been played using the bird s opening. The encyclopaedia of chess openings assigns two codes for birds opening. Bird s opening by im timothy taylor fills a gap in the chess literature. In a chess game, the opening stage is very important because it determines. The themes are similar to those in gambits bestselling chess for kids series, but the focus is on getting handson experience. Birds opening is essentially the dutch defence with an extra move, and white can choose between a number of different setups, including the reversed leningrad, classical and stonewall variations, depending on mood and opponents responses. If you select inefficient opening moves then you waste development time. Jan 04, 2009 the chess openings notable positions and problems by bird chess endgame books chess endings by freebourough chess symposium by halpern 100 endgame studies select chess endgames from actual play by freebourough chess problem books a selection of popular two move chess problems brownson 100 problems a collection of 200 chess. Bird s opening, 1 f4, is an ideal choice for freethinking chess players who prefer to rely on their general chess knowledge and intuition rather than having to memorize and keep up to date with mainline opening theory. Learning chess openings is an important part of any productive chess training. If you want a reference that both covers all of the important variations in every relevant opening system while also giving you information on the plans and strategies associated with each opening along with the requisite example games, the chess opening essentials books are just what you need. You can find the chess openings book youre looking for by searching by the books author or publisher above, or by clicking on one of the opening links below.
Begin building your own digital chess library of highquality ebooks and chess articles today, and be sure to check out this page for our growing list of chess downloads and ebooks. Opening studies an introduction to the ruy lopez adapted. Bill wall 700 opening traps introduction probably the most important part of a chess game for the amateur chess player is the opening. Or the opening for the ruy lopez, exchange variation is. Birds opening, 1 f4, has been played since the 17th century, and quite possibly earlier.
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