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Attacking Chess: The French - Simon Williams (K-6215)
K-6215
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Grandmaster Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black in the ever-popular French Defence. One of the world's most creative players combines his attacking alent with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of opening weapons.
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Data sheet
| Language versions | English |
| Series | Attacking Chess |
| Author / Authors | Simon Williams |
| Publisher | Everyman Chess |
| Year of Publication | 1st edition 2011 |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781857446463 |
| Hardcover | No |
| Paperback | Yes |
| Downloadable | No |
| Width | 15 cm / 5.90 inch |
| Height | 23 cm / 9.05 inch |
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This will prove ideal for players who like to seize the initiative and cause problems for their opponents from the outset. Williams' recommendations in the French are based on his own repertoire which he has successfully employed at Grandmaster level.
Attacking Chess is a brand new series of opening repertoire books. It focuses on traditional attacking openings, as well as creative and forceful ways to play openings that are not always associated with attacking chess. It provides ambitious repertoires designed for players of all levels.
- A Grandmaster's repertoire in the French Defence
- Packed with new ideas and critical analysis
- Illustrative games explain typical plans and tactics
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Content
004 Bibliography
005 Introduction
013 1) The Advance Variation
053 2) The Exchange Variation
081 3) The Winawer Variation: White's 4th Move Alternatives
108 4) The Winawer Variation: White's 5th Move Alternatives
132 5) The Winawer Variation: White's 7th Move Alternatives
162 6) The Winawer Variation: The Main Line, 7 Qg4
197 7) The Tarrasch Variation: White Plays 5 f4
221 8) The Tarrasch Variation: White Plays Bd3 and Ne2
260 9) The Tarrasch Variation: The Universal System
287 10) The King's Indian Attack
301 11) Minor Lines
314 Index of Variations
319 Index of Complete Games