Nc3 the quaade gambit or quaade attack has been recommended by scottish grandmaster john shaw as a less explored alternative to 4. The kings gambit by john shaw, opening chess book by. On move 1 black has mirrored whites central occupation, so on move 2 we set out to destroy. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The king s gambit download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Chess had a golden era when the king s gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. Nc3 is the best way to meet this move rybka likes it at a considerable depth, as even though black can pick up tempo with g4 the queen check is rather harmless unless prepared, and by the point black has properly prepared it.
There are a lot of games, a lot of analysis, a lot. John shaw s longawaited magnum opus the king s gambit is an impressively objective attempt at covering one of the sharpest openings. The analysis is his and is an invaluable resource for any burgeoning kg player. Click download or read online button to get the king s gambit book now. This immense book will be the definitive king s gambit bible for the next 1520 years. Years ago i was offered a contract to write a book on the king s gambit like i did on the bdg, but i knew i was not the man for the job. Gm john shaw has been scottish champion three times.
Book king s gambit by john shaw when i first picked up this book by john shaw i thought, wow. Most recently john shaw, a scottish grandmaster, wrote in his 680 page behemoth of a book that the quaade gambit 4. This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years in the making. The king s gambit is a book published in 20 and written by gm john shaw. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of whites ultra. The king s gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. Gm michael adams, daily telegraph the king s gambit is a fantastic publication that is clearly the result of a tremendous amount of work by shaw, for which he deserves immense credit.
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