101 Attacking Ideas in Chess (How to Attack in Chess) - 3907

A Gambit Classic Reissue: Aggressive concepts from a grandmaster’s arsenal “a wonderful mixture of ideas playfully thrown at the reader for enjoyment and pleasure, but also to improve the attacking technique and to fire readers’ chess imagination.” – GM Lubosh Kavalek, Washington Post Do you find yourself in good attacking positions, but fail to land the killer blow? Or do you find it hard to decide where to attack when you have a promising position? Do you sometimes analyse inefficiently, and get caught by tricks you could have foreseen? Grandmaster Gallagher, a well-known attacking player and a former British Champion, provides a plethora of ideas to help you root out the enemy king whenever you have the chance. He shows how to mate an exposed king, how and what to sacrifice, and how to spot key weaknesses. However, there is much more to attacking play than sacrifices and mating combinations. This book contains tips on how to develop your attack, and explains typical aggressive build-ups. Gallagher also reveals when it is wiser to go for a positional onslaught, with guidance on less violent attacking methods. Joe Gallagher is an English grandmaster who has lived in Switzerland for many years. He has established a reputation as a top-class chess writer, in particular for his work on aggressive openings such as the Sicilian and King’s Indian Defence. Gallagher won the British Championship in 2001. “A wonderful list of the most famous and probably the most important attacking motifs / ideas in the whole of chess! Here the aggressive player has everything needed for his own offensive operations. Timeless ... I would not be surprised if players in the year 2113 are still reading Gallagher!” - Lukas Wedrychowski, DailyChessTV “A good book to carry around and dip into during those spare moments” - John Pugh, Chess Post “If you want an enjoyable book which will provide one with many new ideas without needing to do too much work then this is the book for you. Gallagher has made good use of the recent high-quality attacking chess at top level with an entire idea devoted to Ivanchuk's genius, whilst great games from Kasparov, Anand and Topalov are there” - Richard Palliser, Hull Chess Club Magazine
ASIN: 1915328217
VSKU: BVV.1915328217.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Gallagher, Joe
Binding: Paperback