Attacking Repertoire for Black [Paperback]

Sam Collins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2006

The attacking player is a special breed. He feels frustrated unless he can threaten checkmate or the win of material in the first few moves of the game. Following the success of An Attacking Repertoire for White, former Irish chess champion Sam Collins delivers the kinds of weapons attackers love when playing the black pieces. Choosing the sharpest lines from modern master practice—including many games that haven’t been annotated in print before—he covers the most aggressive variations of the French Defense, the Tarrasch, the Stonewall Dutch, and other openings. There’s a comprehensive bibliography, and each game appears with several easy-to-follow diagrams.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Batsford (September 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713490292
• ISBN-13: 978-0713490299
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,014,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book was canceled, June 18, 2009

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This review is from: Attacking Repertoire for Black (Paperback)

Batsford canceled this book more than 2 years ago, which was a pity. Collins is a good writer and I am not aware of any recent repertoire books for Black built around the French and Dutch Stonewall defenses. This is a very logical combination. World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik played these openings with great success for at least 15 years.

Note: the rating is of course meaningless, but I cannot leave it blank. Only the publisher deserves 1 star (for the cancelation).