Evans january 27, 1790 august 3, 1872 was a seafarer and inventor. I think it is whites best continuation in the giuoco. Key concepts of gambit play by yuri razuvaev, the alterman gambit guide. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. Oct 05, 2009 the evans gambit is a very aggressive line in the giuoco piano that has yet to be refuted. Join gm gregory kaidanov for an in depth look at an opening that has been debated since the days of steinitz and is still topical at the highest level today the queens gambit declined. Gambit play is fun and can often lead to quick victories, but to play this style of chess, one must be well prepared. The video includes a match of bobby fischers that highlights the use.
We have play the evans gambit pdf, txt, epub, djvu, doc formats. Winning king pawn openings for white empire chess product code. The more the end nears, the more complex the game becomes. This game shows the danger of letting the center of the board be controlled by white. Lange in the deutsche schachzeitung, january 1873, pages 1, and captain evans by w. Evans gambit worthy of long time controls or correspondence games. Explores the evans gambit opening book lines with possible variations. Writercoach dan heismans teenage miniature book victory. Our revolutionary chess training tool, guessthemove, now has over 14,000 games to choose from. He was inducted into the united states chess hall of fame in 20. The evans gambit is a very aggressive line in the giuoco piano that has yet to be refuted. He swears by it as his favourite response to the typical bc4 bc5 opening. Empire chess collection volumes 110 the empire chess series launched explosively in early 20, revolutionizing chess dvds throughout the world with a diverse group of popular grandmasters, innovative topics, and extremely highquality graphics and editing.
A revised edition of a chess title, last published in 1976, which provides coverage of the opening move known as the evans gambit, which garry kasparov used in. Empire chess vol 07 winning king pawn openings for white. E e book vs a hiidenheimo, 1925 c23 bishops opening. The danish gambit is a notoriously wild gambit beginning with 1. Gambit publications is a dedicated chess publishing company, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels. Time kramnik vs kaidanov, 1993 c52 evans gambit, 24 moves, 10 gambit publications collection chess books 2. Secrets of chess training general manuals middlegames. A friend of mine played the evans gambit against me during an over the board blitzish game and demolished me. If you prefer to receive winning king pawn openings for white via dvdrom please click here i n this chess dvd, grandmaster gregory kaidanov covers the most popular opening positions in the history of chess that occur after 1. During one of these crossings the gallant captain suddenly discovered a promising new fourth move for white and so, the evans gambit was born coming at the height of the romantic period in the game, the swashbuckling gambit soon took the imagination of the chess world and was adopted by. Using model games for both white and black, pinski provides crucial coverage of both the main lines and offbeat variations. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.
White offers a pawn to divert the black bishop on c5. In part two, he discusses two critical positions from the urusov in particular. Kaidanov covers the most popular opening positions in the history of chess that occur after 1. This is a must book for anyone who wants to play the evans gambit. Buy the great evans gambit debate by rohde, michael isbn.
The gambit is named after the welsh sea captain william davies evans, the first player known to have employed it. Buy italian game and evans gambit by pinski, jan isbn. Although this gambit has always been popular with club and tournament players, it was hardly ever seen in modern toplevel chess until kasparov used it to beat anand and piket in crushing style. After watching this chess dvd, not only will you learn how to play such exciting and hyperaggressive openings as the evans gambit and fried liver attack, you will also learn many important middlegame concepts and become a better, more complete player. Bc4, exactly the type of position that appears very frequently in the games of beginners and intermediate players. Captain evans vs mcdonnell, 1825 c50 giuoco piano, 20 moves, 10. Moody often takes issue with content found in a related book, evans gambit and a system vs. Jun 14, 2017 closed game queens gambit queens gambit accepted queens gambit declined chigorin slav semislav marshall 1. With accurate play, black can come out stronger, but not in this game.
Nov 12, 2012 gmgregory kaidanov joins onlinechesslessons. Gm kaidanov blends classical and modern ideas for both sides in all of the key lines and will prepare you to play with confidence against any level of competition. The opening played in this game is cordel line, evans, established by the moves 1. The last several pages of the book are blank with the word notes at the top, so readers can add some of their own games or commentary. He invented the tricolored lighting on naval vessels designed to prevent collisions at night. Mar 22, 2017 last week, we looked at the origins of the exciting evans gambit today, lets find out how the opening has journeyed through history to modern day while in keeping with his style, wilhelm steinitzs torturous defensive method against the evans gambit in some ways made the gambit look quite strong. White can now win a tempo in the fight for the center by playing 5. Gm kaidanov covers all of whites options on move 3 so that viewers will gain a complete understanding of this type of opening system.
In 1995 garry kasparov unleashed a daring new weapon, the evans gambit 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 b4. This is a fantastic read, filled with compelling characters, layered world building and a fascinating plot which, though partially developed, has left me gasping for more. Our forefathers brilliant combinations, their imaginative attacking plans and even certain endgame analysis. In this chess dvd, grandmaster gregory kaidanov covers the most popular opening positions in the history of chess that occur after 1. This background helped him create the 21 book series the kurtherian gambit series, a popular and loved compilation of vampire stories. Featuring games of old, and numerous new and exciting ideas, this dvd will give you a genuine and more exciting way of playing the giuoco piano. Jul 17, 2019 if you are at the point where you will beginning to learn the openings, the evans gambit is a good one to start with. Bc4 exactly the positions that appear very frequently. Books, articles, and online resources c24 urusov gambit at stephen dowd 2012. D44 queens gambit download book an unbeatable white repertoire after 1. The first game with the opening is considered to be evansmcdonnell, london 1827, although in that game a slightly different move order was tried 1. The evans gambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves. It originates from kapitan evans 1824 and belongs to the open games. Chessgames is proud to provide online resources for the sri lanka olympiad chess team.
Using the queens gambit accepted as the main line, this book has suggestions for every. An extra chapter, overview and crunch positions has been added at the beginning, to introduce the reader to the evans gambit and in particular to the main areas of theoretical controversy and practical decisionmaking. The game has turned into some sort of traxlerdefense evans gambit hybrid. In the book my system, however, aron nimzowitsch states that by declining the gambit black has not lost a tempo, since the move b4 was, in the. In both cases white challenges the bishop and aims to gain time to construct his centre and prepare an attack. Part 6 is devoted to original king manoeuvres, but the more general topic nonstandard manoeuvres is studied in the 5th part, as well as the 9th and certain other parts of the book. Watch a game played by strong chess players and try to understand their stratagy and guess the next move. On december 10th, 2019, chessgames turned 18 years old. Complete defence for black repertoire books openings. In 2009 gm kaidanov was awarded the esteemed title of fide senior trainer, further cementing his standing as one of the most effective and renown chess teachers in the world today. This is a thoroughly rewritten algebraic notation update of the chess digest book on the same subject written in 1984.
By the way, studying games in this book or that use lines in this book is a great tactical training exercise, as tactics abound in the evans gambit. After watching this chess dvd, not only will you learn how to play such exciting and hyper aggressive openings as the evans gambit and fried liver attack, you will also learn many important middlegame concepts. Thanks for pointing that out, while ive looked over the thread others may not know of it. With various good books available, the quantity of information on the internet and the powerful engines, it is no wonder. But many beginners make the mistake of trying to learn an opening before they are ready. In this book, openings expert jan pinski investigates the different strategies and tactics in the italian game and evans gambit. The text may force a reevaluation of most evans gambit analysis. Gambit publications a dedicated chess book publisher, whose aim is to produce a select range of quality chess books aimed at players of all levels. Welcome to international grandmaster gregory kaidanov s official site. Gambit just found its way into being my favourite book thus far this year. The gambit is named after welsh sea captain william davies evans.
Page 6 page 7 bill wall 700 opening traps quick rules of chess the point of chess is to attack the enemy king and checkmate the king so that it cannot move to any square without also being attacked. Two knights defense both 1st and 2nd editions that i also acquired those books. Two major articles seem to include most of what is known about william davies evans 17901872 and the invention of the evans gambit. The evans gambit quality chess chess book by quality chess. Two knights defense by tim harding there are 2 editions of that.
Forthcoming gambit chess books gambit publications. Simon williams evans gambit for the new generation youtube. When you purchase this version of winning king pawn openings for white, you will receive a download link after checkout. Gm kaidanov boasts a fide rating of 2590 and remains one of the strongest chess players in the us today. This ancient line is still considered viable for white, though black can equalize with careful play, either by accepting or declining the gambit. Evans gambit worthy of long time controls or correspondence. This opening was very rarely played by yuriy kryvoruchko. Yeah, the impression im getting in general is that white needs to fight for equality in a lot of lines, in positions which arent even that tricky. In the evans gambit games 1719 white does this directly with 4 b4, already bar.
Winning king pawn openings for white gm gregory kaidanov. A gambit from ancient italian gambetto, meaning to trip is a chess opening in which a player, more often white, sacrifices material, usually a pawn, with the hope of achieving a resulting advantageous position. The evans gambit is an attempt to destroy black in gambit fashion straight out of the opening. The 2nd chessgames thematic challenge lets members play each other by voting on moves. The company was founded by three chess players and editors, grandmasters john nunn and murray chandler, and fm graham burgess. Also sergey karjakin played the c51 opening very rarely. Altermansgambitguidetheevansgambitpart1 play chess.
Our similar games link found on any game page is now greatly improved. Danish gambit chess gambits harking back to the 19th. Vol 7 winning king pawn openings for white wholesale chess. Bobby fischer and garri kasparow played this opening a few times and it is considered playable, but not often played among grandmasters. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Italian game and evans gambit the gambit, yudovich mikhail download book contents an old but formidable weapon the immortal gambit blow in the centre captain evans s secret in the heat of combat modern ideas from the golden treasury. An introduction to the evans gambit richard westbrook, 2006. Nf3 download book our choice of the three and four knights game is based on the long successful history of these closely related debuts. What are some good books on the italian game, including the evans gambit and two knights defense family of openings.
This section contains books, dvds and videos relevant to what has happened in this game. Against the kings pawn, this is the nimzowitschs other defence, a favourite with maverick players such as tony miles, while as an answer to the queens pawn, it has become respectable in the last decade, being used by jon speelman as a surprise weapon. I think it is whites best continuation in the giuoco piano and gives white lots of fighting. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. The evans gambit is an aggressive line of the giuoco piano.
What are some good books on the italian game, including. If need to load pdf play the evans gambit by everyman chess, then you have come on to the right site. He gives chess lessons live and chess lessons over the phone. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. The opening chess moves of the evans gambit are very active. Death becomes her is the first book in the kurtherian gambit book series. Evans gambit and giuoco piano 71 introduction these two openings arise after black develops his bishop to the activelooking c5square. The opening played in this game is evans gambit, established by the moves 1.