Using a fresh approach, Hungarian Grandmaste r Kallai explains the basic principles of every popular mode rn chess opening. He concentrates on developing a solid unde rstanding of the ideas of each opening. '
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you want to KNOW openings......this is the book for you.,
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I highly recomend this book. As an intermediate player (1700-1800), I found myself usually getting behind in the beggining against more advanced players. This will teach you just about every opening (along with "More Basic Chess Openings") and ensure your confidence at the start of a game. If you have never picked up a chess book, like myself, this is where you should start.
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Excellent book that bridges basic openings books with MCO,
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I have a number of general opening books: NCO, Horowitz's Theory and Pratice, Fine"s Ideas Behind Chess Opening's. Kallai's book is far superior to Fine's. It reads easier and provides more details (variations). It also shows the basic traps for both sides. I am surprised that this series of books are not more popular... I turned in my Fine's book and have no regrets.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Great way to get started,
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My only problem with the book is the title: it is only about e4 openings, mostly from white's perspective. The companion d4 book is probably necessary to learn how to respond when playing black against d4.
5 stars otherwise; I love the presentation. I started learning openings with Reinfeld's very basic primer, but I think it would be easy to start with this book. I especially value the discussion of middlegame plans after each main variation; this is lacking in many other opening books that focus on variations. A nice balance of details and strategy.
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This, the first volume of Basic Chess Openings, is entirely concerned with those openings starting with the move 1 e4. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mutual chances, black king position, chess openings, bishop pair, queenside play, pawn centre, spatial advantage, queenside castling, promising attack, pawn structure, pawn majority, kingside attack, black kingside, pawn sacrifice, queenside pawns, tremendous attack, tournament practice, extra pawn, equal game, unclear position, white centre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Basic Chess Openings, Open Variation, King's Gambit, King's Indian, Italian Game, Keres Attack, Scheveningen Variation, Exchange Variation, Four Knights Variation, Russian Game, Ruy Lopez, Sveshnikov Variation, Two Knights Defence, Closed Variation, French Defence, Panov Attack, Scotch Game, Vienna Game, Advance Variation, Falkbeer Counter-Gambit, Improved Steinitz, Petroff's Defence, Positional Variation, Scandinavian Defence, Scotch Gambit New!
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This, the first volume of Basic Chess Openings, is entirely concerned with those openings starting with the move 1 e4. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mutual chances, black king position, chess openings, bishop pair, queenside play, pawn centre, spatial advantage, queenside castling, promising attack, pawn structure, pawn majority, kingside attack, black kingside, pawn sacrifice, queenside pawns, tremendous attack, tournament practice, extra pawn, equal game, unclear position, white centre Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Basic Chess Openings, Open Variation, King's Gambit, King's Indian, Italian Game, Keres Attack, Scheveningen Variation, Exchange Variation, Four Knights Variation, Russian Game, Ruy Lopez, Sveshnikov Variation, Two Knights Defence, Closed Variation, French Defence, Panov Attack, Scotch Game, Vienna Game, Advance Variation, Falkbeer Counter-Gambit, Improved Steinitz, Petroff's Defence, Positional Variation, Scandinavian Defence, Scotch Gambit New!
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