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Gambit Play: Sacrificing in the Opening

Gambit Play: Sacrificing in the Opening
By Angus Dunnington

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All chess players are dazzled by the idea of gambit play, whereby one side sacrifices material in the opening to gain certain advantages. But do you have the nerve to gamble when it comes to practical play? Do you know when it's right to sacrifice and when it's better to err on the side of caution? In this book, Angus Dunnington aims to answer these questions and many more as he takes an in-depth look at gambits in the modern game. By using illustrative examples, Dunnington explores the key aspects of successful gambit play, while also underlining the reasons why some gambits work while others flounder. The book is a must for those wishing to sharpen up their opening weapons.

*A thorough education on gambit play
*Contains wild and aggressive chess
*Written by one of Britain's leading chess coaches

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1250430 in Books
  • Published on: 2003-10-01
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 128 pages

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From the Back Cover

All chess players are dazzled by the idea of gambit play, whereby one side sacrifices material in the opening to gain certain advantages. But do you have the nerve to gamble when it comes to practical play? Do you know when it's right to sacrifice and when it's better to err on the side of caution? In this book, Angus Dunnington aims to answer these questions and many more as he takes an in-depth look at gambits in the modern game. By using illustrative examples, Dunnington explores the key aspects of successful gambit play, whilst also underlining the reasons why some gambits work while others flounder. The book is a must for those wishing to sharpen up their opening weapons.
This book is a thorough education on gambit play and contains wild and aggressive chess. It is written by one of Britain's leading chess coaches

About the Author

Angus Dunnington is an experienced International Master who is also a skilled chess coach and writer. He lives in the UK.

Customer Reviews

Interesting book on Gambit play3
Gambit Play by Angus Dunnington is an interesting book. The author has several game selections that illustrate the use of gambits for; Time, Open lines, The Initiative, Outposts, Distruption and Structure. Many of the games feature icons from the world of Chess including Anderssen (my personel favorite), Morphy, Kasparov, Kramnik, Fisher, Tartakower, Spassky etc..
I find the annotation very clear and concise. The author gets his point across and there are many diagrams to help along the way.
This book is not intended to be an book on exact openings but does show how to gain compensation for giving up a pawn or two early on.
The final chapter of the book has several miniature games that are instructive and very entertaining.
In closing, I am not an chess master and feel that this book is very valuable for someone of my level. I would be intersted to see what a more experienced player thinks of this work.