Easy Guide to the Queen's Gambit Accepted (Cadogan Chess Books) [Paperback]

Graeme Buckley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | Series: Cadogan Chess Books

Now, for the first time, this book uncovers the secrets behind an opening which has become a firm favourite amongst many of today's top players. This book covers all of White's major responses.

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From the Back Cover

The Queen's Gambit Accepted is one of Black's most trustworthy and yet dynamic ways of facing the Queen's Pawn Opening. Black immediately accepts the invitation to open the position, leading to positions rich in positional and tactical complexity. Now, for the first time, Graeme Buckley uncovers the secrets behind the opening which ahs become a firm favourite amongst many of today's top players. Cadogan's new Easy Guide series represents a new approach to chess opening books: just enough detail and just enough explanation to enable readers to play an opening with confidence, without months of memorizing theory-the easy way to master a chess opening. Graeme Buckley caused quite a stir in his first year as a professional player, securing his International Master title in a matter of months, quickly followed by his first grandmaster norm. More recently he has also been involved in some major coaching projects. In 1996 he was manager of the English youth team, who achieved the impressive double of winning both the Glomey and Faber Cups. (5 11/16' X 8 1/4', 128 pages, illustrations)

About the Author

Graeme Buckley caused quite a stir in his first year as a professional player, securing his International Master title in a matter of months, quickly followed by his first grandmaster norm. More recently he has also been involved in some major coaching projects. In 1996 he was manager of the English youth team, who achieved the impressive double of winning both the Glorney and Faber Cups.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Everyman Chess; 1st edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857445236
• ISBN-13: 978-1857445237
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,964,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Maybe I am not entirely fair, August 26, 2000

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Bob (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy Guide to the Queen's Gambit Accepted (Cadogan Chess Books) (Paperback)

Maybe I am not fair (about the 1 star rating), because I did not read this book from cover to cover. Let's be fair: cadogan (or everyman) makes great books, including about the QGA. But this entire "easy guide" series is a little misguided. The back cover says: "just enough detail and explanation to play an opening with confidence". Not true. The book starts with typical QGA positions. I went trough them: they have practically nothing in common. Each chapter starts with some other positions, then the author gets to the "theory", which is absolutely not exhaustive. I am glad I did not buy the "scheveningen" easy guide as well. Conclusion: if u know how to play the QGA already, maybe there's something for you in this book. For the rest: find something with more meat.