Key Concepts of Gambit Play

by Yuri Razuvaev, Jacob Aagaard (Contribution by)

Overview

Key Concepts of Gambit Play is an inspirational guide for those seeking to sharpen their game and fight for the win. By covering 14 gambits from a wide range of openings, this book offers ideas and insights into the nature of modern gambit play.
The book is comprehensively updated by Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard, without ruining any of the charm of the original.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784830113
Publisher:	Quality Chess UK Ltd
Publication date:	03/07/2017
Series:	Chess Classics
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Grandmaster Yuri Razuvaev was one of the best-known coaches and chess writers in the Soviet Union. He worked with a host of stars, including World Champions Anatoly Karpov, Veselin Topalov and Alexandra Kosteniuk. He died in 2012.

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Key to Symbols used 6

Publisher's Foreword 7

1 Scotch Game 9

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 15

2 Yakov Estrin's Gambit 25

History of the Gambit 25

Children's errors in the ancient gambit 32

Theory of the Gambit in brief 35

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 40

3 Four Knights Game 49

Rubinstein's Gambit 49

Birth of the legend 50

A drawish cul-de-sac 52

For those in search of adventure 54

The road to a modern classic 63

The main route in the Rubinstein labyrinth 67

Glek's System 77

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 82

4 Marshall Attack 93

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 107

5 Alekhine-Chatard Attack 117

A phantom game (result of historical research) 125

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 137

6 My Own Gambit 141

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 162

7 Ragozin Defence 169

Furman-Borisenko Gambit 169

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 173

8 Queen's Gambit Accepted 179

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 182

9 Shabalov-Shirov or Riga Gambit 185

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 187

10 Spassky-Kasparov or Champions Gambit 191

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 198

11 Queen's Indian Defence 209

Polugaevsky's gambit 209

To take or not to take? 215

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 218

12 Nimzo-Indian Defence 221

Vitolins Gambit 223

Gligoric Gambit 224

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 228

13 Khalifman-Gelfand Gambit 237

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 244

14 Gin's Gambit (or Georgian Gambit) 249

Recent Developments Jacob Aagaard 252

15 Since 2004 Jacob Aagaard 261

Game Index 282

Name Index 285