5 hrs 56 mins | GAMES and ACTIVITIES | Board GamesEven more of the people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their names
When we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You may know the names already: the Italian Game, the Cambridge Springs Defense, the Smith-Morra Gambit, the Max Lange Attack, the Colle System, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the Paulsen Variation, the Damiano Defense, and so on.
But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are.
In this entertaining book, bestselling author Nathan Rose lays out the origins of over more 50 chess openings and their names. This seco...
Even more of the people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their names
When we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You may know the names already: the Italian Game, the Cambridge Springs Defense, the Smith-Morra Gambit, the Max Lange Attack, the Colle System, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the Paulsen Variation, the Damiano Defense, and so on.
But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are.
In this entertaining book, bestselling author Nathan Rose lays out the origins of over more 50 chess openings and their names. This second volume of Chess Opening Names dives deeper into the history of the lesser-known openings, because the stories behind the lesser-known chess opening names are every bit as interesting as the better-known ones.
The names of the chess openings tell the history of chess.
You will meet seminal chess figures such as Anatoly Karpov, Judit Polgár, Tigran Petrosian, Emanuel Lasker, Saviely Tartakower, José Raúl Capablanca, Mikhail Botvinnik, and Viktor Korchnoi. Some of them won their fame in the world chess championship, while some gained renown for reasons other than their ability to play chess.
Over 50 standard chess openings and variations.
Impress your friends with superior opening knowledge - without the tedious study!
Knowing the history of chess will prove your cleverness even more effectively than winning over the board. Once you have read this book, you can speak of your temptation to play the Tal Variation, but instead play the Keres Attack. Then, you can explain the origins of the names to your opponent. Even if you lose the game, your opponent will still be impressed!
Enjoy this capitvating romp through the names of the first few moves.
Grandmasters and patzers alike are sure to enjoy this entertaining tour through the people, places, and events which have given their names to the first few moves.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Opening Credits |
0 mins 18 secs |
| 2. | Bonus Content |
1 mins 40 secs |
| 3. | Foreword |
3 mins 31 secs |
| 4. | 00 Introduction |
7 mins 33 secs |
| 5. | Section 1 - Players of the 19th Century & Earlier |
1 mins 44 secs |
| 6. | 01 Lucena Defense |
5 mins 49 secs |
| 7. | 02 Damiano Defense |
4 mins 16 secs |
| 8. | 03 Polerio Gambit |
5 mins 10 secs |
| 9. | 04 Salvio Gambit |
3 mins 32 secs |
| 10. | 05 Greco Gambit |
5 mins 23 secs |
| 11. | 06 Allgaier Gambit |
4 mins 43 secs |
| 12. | 07 Napoleon Opening |
7 mins 26 secs |
| 13. | 08 Cochrane Gambit |
5 mins 31 secs |
| 14. | 09 Lewis Countergambit |
4 mins 49 secs |
| 15. | 10 McDonnell Gambit |
6 mins 19 secs |
| 16. | 11 Bourdonnais Attack |
6 mins 09 secs |
| 17. | 12 Urusov Gambit |
4 mins 09 secs |
| 18. | 13 Horwitz Attack |
4 mins 16 secs |
| 19. | 14 Kieseritzky Gambit |
4 mins 50 secs |
| 20. | 15 Barnes Defense |
3 mins 36 secs |
| 21. | 16 Max Lange Attack |
4 mins 03 secs |
| 22. | 17 Paulsen Variation |
5 mins 46 secs |
| 23. | 18 Blackburne Shilling Gambit |
6 mins 11 secs |
| 24. | 19 Zukertort Opening |
7 mins 10 secs |
| 25. | 20 Lasker Variation |
10 mins 05 secs |
| 26. | 21 Pillsbury Attack |
5 mins 36 secs |
| 27. | Section 2 - Players of the 20th Century & Later |
1 mins 43 secs |
| 28. | 22 Mieses Opening |
4 mins 40 secs |
| 29. | 23 Schlechter Defense |
6 mins 27 secs |
| 30. | 24 Janowski Variation |
4 mins 32 secs |
| 31. | 25 Spielmann Variation |
3 mins 45 secs |
| 32. | 26 Colle System |
4 mins 29 secs |
| 33. | 27 Samisch Variation |
4 mins 41 secs |
| 34. | 28 Tartakower Attack |
4 mins 11 secs |
| 35. | 29 Capablanca Freeing Maneuver |
10 mins 06 secs |
| 36. | 30 Bogoljubov Defense |
5 mins 34 secs |
| 37. | 31 Euwe Variation |
8 mins 20 secs |
| 38. | 32 Trompowsky Attack |
3 mins 12 secs |
| 39. | 33 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit |
4 mins 00 secs |
| 40. | 34 Keres Attack |
10 mins 11 secs |
| 41. | 35 Botvinnik System |
9 mins 55 secs |
| 42. | 36 Bronstein Variation |
5 mins 55 secs |
| 43. | 37 Smyslov Variation |
7 mins 03 secs |
| 44. | 38 Tal Variation |
7 mins 40 secs |
| 45. | 39 Petrosian System |
9 mins 45 secs |
| 46. | 40 Taimanov Attack |
6 mins 07 secs |
| 47. | 41 Spassky Variation |
7 mins 21 secs |
| 48. | 42 Donner Variation |
8 mins 38 secs |
| 49. | 43 Smith-Morra Gambit |
5 mins 06 secs |
| 50. | 44 Sveshnikov Variation |
4 mins 38 secs |
| 51. | 45 Korchnoi Variation |
9 mins 01 secs |
| 52. | 46 Karpov Variation |
10 mins 50 secs |
| 53. | 47 Kasparov Variation |
8 mins 24 secs |
| 54. | 48 Polgar Variation |
10 mins 34 secs |
| 55. | Section 3 - The Others |
1 mins 50 secs |
| 56. | 49 Italian Game |
3 mins 50 secs |
| 57. | 50 Swiss Gambit |
4 mins 23 secs |
| 58. | 51 Yugoslav Variation |
5 mins 24 secs |
| 59. | 52 Russian Defense |
5 mins 54 secs |
| 60. | 53 Chinese Variation |
5 mins 22 secs |
| 61. | 54 Cambridge Springs Defense |
3 mins 58 secs |
| 62. | 55 Frankenstein-Dracula Variation |
4 mins 25 secs |
| 63. | Closing Credits |
1 mins 28 secs |
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