First Chess Openings

by Schiller, Eric

• ISBN13: 9781580421522
• ISBN10: 1580421520
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-14
• Publisher: Cardoza

Summary

This great beginning book shows players how to confidently start out a chess game with solid near-foolproof openings. Easy-to-read and targeted to novice and new chess player, the oversized format is filled with large diagrams, clear explanations, and ideas and concepts that are easy for new players. Even better, no knowledge of chess notation is required, nor does the reader need to memorize variations. Everything learned becomes common sense and the game becomes fun. Schiller, an ardent teacher of children and beginning players, shows the top 10 most important chess openings and teaches readers the importance of focusing on the four clear goals of the opening. This book makes us want to learn chess all over again!

Author Biography

Eric Schiller, author of more than 100 chess books, is widely considered one of the foremost chess analysts, writers and teachers.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Chess Notation	p. 9
On Chess Notation	p. 11
Your First Chess Openings	p. 17
On Openings	p. 19
How to Use This Book	p. 20
The Starting Position	p. 23
Create Ideal Pawn Centers	p. 25
Castle!	p. 27
Connect the Rooks	p. 29
Centralize At Least One Rook	p. 30
On the Value of the Pieces	p. 31
Your White Openings	p. 33
On White Openings	p. 35
The Most Common Opening	p. 39
White Attacks with the Bishop	p. 40
A Tricky Gambit	p. 41
The Traditional Fried Liver Attack: Introduction	p. 47
Fried Liver Attack	p. 48
The Officially Approved Defense	p. 54
A Tricky Counterattack	p. 57
The Wild Line	p. 58
The Queen Line	p. 59
Black Brings the Bishop Out Before the Kingside Knight	p. 60
Copycat Line	p. 61
French Defense	p. 62
Attacking the French with a Gambit	p. 65
Check Line	p. 68
Central Challenge	p. 69
Sicilian Defense	p. 70
Black Smashes Open the Center	p. 72
The Dance of the Knight	p. 73
The Caro-Kann Defense	p. 74
Living on the Edge	p. 78
Dealing with the Flexible Defense	p. 79
The Lazy Defense	p. 82
Black Attacks Your Pawn with the Knight	p. 84
The Other Knight Move	p. 88
Bizarre Defenses	p. 90
Your Black Openings	p. 93
On Black Openings	p. 95
The Most Common Opening	p. 96
Two Knights are Good Knights	p. 100
White Tries to Fry Your Liver	p. 101
The Quiet Life	p. 103
White Offers a Gambit	p. 104
White Castles	p. 108
Don't Be Afraid of the Spanish Inquisition	p. 110
White Castles	p. 113
White Builds a Big Center	p. 116
The Immediate Break in the Center	p. 118
White Opens Up the Center	p. 121
Normal Play in the Center	p. 122
White Gambit with C-Pawn	p. 125
Gambit in Spanish Style	p. 126
All Four Knights	p. 129
Four Knights, Italian Style	p. 131
Four Knights, Spanish Style	p. 132
Four Knights, Scotch Style	p. 133
White Uses Your Own Opening Against You	p. 135
The Famous King's Gambit	p. 139
White Brings Out the Other Knight	p. 141
White Smashes Open the Center	p. 144
Two-Pawn Gambit	p. 146
Closed Games	p. 149
On Closed Games	p. 151
The Main Defense	p. 154
What's Next?	p. 157
As White	p. 158
As Black	p. 159
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