Article Number
LOWAL5HFM
Author
500 French Miniatures
125 pages, paperback, Chess Enterprises, 1984
Discontinued
This is the third volume in Bill Wall's popular "Miniatures" series. These five hundred examples of the usually solid French Defense illustrate the swift punishment which can follow poor opening strategy or erroneous development. The playing strength of the opponents range from Grandmasters to novices. An instructive and entertaining collection which will be of interest to every player.
FOREWORD:
The French defense has become one of the most important closed openings. It is a solid, positional opening. Yet, there are many traps and pitfalls to be aware of for both sides of the chessboard. It has been left to players of imagination and intuition to find new ideas in the French for it to become a difficult and dangerous opening. It is the task in the present volume to bring together the many chess miniatures of all variations arising from the French defense. To assist the reader seeking some particular variation of this opening, the games of this book are arranged by the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) Index.
FOREWORD:
The French defense has become one of the most important closed openings. It is a solid, positional opening. Yet, there are many traps and pitfalls to be aware of for both sides of the chessboard. It has been left to players of imagination and intuition to find new ideas in the French for it to become a difficult and dangerous opening. It is the task in the present volume to bring together the many chess miniatures of all variations arising from the French defense. To assist the reader seeking some particular variation of this opening, the games of this book are arranged by the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) Index.
| EAN | 0931462312 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Chess Enterprises |
| Width | 10 cm |
| Height | 15.4 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1984 |
| Author | Bill Wall |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 0931462312 |
| Pages | 125 |
| Binding | paperback |