Artikelnummer
LXWALATK
Autor
Attacking the King
171 Seiten, kartoniert, Everyman, 2. Auflage 1996
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DO YOU KNOW TO BUILD UP YOUR FIRE-POWER?
STORM YOUR OPPONENT'S FORTRESS?
BLAST OPEN ENEMY DEFENCES?
SEIZE THE KING?
CHECKMATE?
·Learn the value of pieces in battle
·Discover the road to checkmate
·Understand typical attacking tricks and traps
Become a lion of attacking chess!| EAN | 9781857441277 |
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| Gewicht | 250 g |
| Hersteller | Everyman |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1996 |
| Autor | John N. Walker |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 2 |
| ISBN-10 | 1857441273 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781857441277 |
| Seiten | 171 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
| Name | Everyman (former Cadogan) |
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| Adresse | 10 Northburgh Street London EC1V 0AT Großbritannien |
| dcaddelman@yahoo.com |
Verantwortlicher Importeuer:
| Name | Schachversand Niggemann |
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| Adresse | Schadowstraße 5 48163 Münster Deutschland |
| info@schachversand.de | |
| Internet | www.schachversand.de |
Contents
vii Notation
x Some chess terms and expressions
xii Beware the pointless check
PART ONE: SEARCHING FOR CHECKMATE
001 1. The young lion
005 2. The value of pieces in battle
010 The power of the sacrifice in the king attack
016 Beware! When you sacrifice there is no turning back
021 Something is better than nothing
025 Winning is important. Play to win, not to be clever
029 Summary
030 3. Fire-power-the road to checkmate
033 Pieces need open lines to show their full fire-power
040 Space and open lines will appear when you control the centre
045 Summary
046 4. Snap mates-executing the prisoner king
047 Whenever your king is imprisoned, look out for a snap mate
053 Smothered mate
056 The back rank
062 Summary
063 5. Checkmate!
063 Checkmate in the opening
064 The king in the centre
065 The castled king
074 The Q-side castled king
075 Other mating positions
PART TWO: BUILDING A KING ATTACK
078 6. Attacking the king in the opening
078 In the opening you should be developing your pieces, not attacking the king
080 The king hunt
088 f7, a target for attack
092 The temporary bishop sacrifice on f7
095 f7, Legal's Mate
096 The case of the missing f-pawn
097 The e-file, a line of attack
101 Summary
102 7. Catching the king in the centre
105 How to catch the king in the centre
106 The king has had to move
108 Castling is prevented by lack of development
110 The king's crossing square is attacked
113 The king has to remain in the centre to defend one of his own pieces
116 Beware artificial castling
117 Beware the queen exchange
118 Summary
119 8. Attacking the castled king
123 Storming the castled position with pawns
131 Weakening the fortress
142 Sacrificing to dynamite the castle walls
147 Summary
148 9. Storming the fortress-castling on opposite wings
153 Speed is important
154 Command of the centre is the springboard for victory
157 Piece attacks are quicker than pawn attacks
159 Scattered pieces and a weakened fortress speed up a pawn storm
162 The pieces must be able to follow up a pawn storm quickly
165 Summary
166 Epilogue
173 Index of Openings
vii Notation
x Some chess terms and expressions
xii Beware the pointless check
PART ONE: SEARCHING FOR CHECKMATE
001 1. The young lion
005 2. The value of pieces in battle
010 The power of the sacrifice in the king attack
016 Beware! When you sacrifice there is no turning back
021 Something is better than nothing
025 Winning is important. Play to win, not to be clever
029 Summary
030 3. Fire-power-the road to checkmate
033 Pieces need open lines to show their full fire-power
040 Space and open lines will appear when you control the centre
045 Summary
046 4. Snap mates-executing the prisoner king
047 Whenever your king is imprisoned, look out for a snap mate
053 Smothered mate
056 The back rank
062 Summary
063 5. Checkmate!
063 Checkmate in the opening
064 The king in the centre
065 The castled king
074 The Q-side castled king
075 Other mating positions
PART TWO: BUILDING A KING ATTACK
078 6. Attacking the king in the opening
078 In the opening you should be developing your pieces, not attacking the king
080 The king hunt
088 f7, a target for attack
092 The temporary bishop sacrifice on f7
095 f7, Legal's Mate
096 The case of the missing f-pawn
097 The e-file, a line of attack
101 Summary
102 7. Catching the king in the centre
105 How to catch the king in the centre
106 The king has had to move
108 Castling is prevented by lack of development
110 The king's crossing square is attacked
113 The king has to remain in the centre to defend one of his own pieces
116 Beware artificial castling
117 Beware the queen exchange
118 Summary
119 8. Attacking the castled king
123 Storming the castled position with pawns
131 Weakening the fortress
142 Sacrificing to dynamite the castle walls
147 Summary
148 9. Storming the fortress-castling on opposite wings
153 Speed is important
154 Command of the centre is the springboard for victory
157 Piece attacks are quicker than pawn attacks
159 Scattered pieces and a weakened fortress speed up a pawn storm
162 The pieces must be able to follow up a pawn storm quickly
165 Summary
166 Epilogue
173 Index of Openings
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