Gambit Busters

by Sam Collins

We have all experienced nasty gambits and ultra-aggressive opening play. It's scary and it's always been difficult to find good, practical advice on how to react. Now, however, help is at hand. In this book, Sam Collins tackles the important subject of gambit play and gambit defence. He explores in depth the basic approaches, the typical mistakes made at all levels and explains how to avoid them. He also examines the techniques used by world-class players to defend and counterattack, and explains how you can learn from them. In addition, he covers some key theory of many popular gambits in modern chess. Be bold, be brave and grab those pawns! This book shows you how

Genres: Chess

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2011

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love gambits and play them almost exclusively now so was really looking forward to this book. Ended up disappointed, however, because the organization is hard to follow. It would have been better if it had been organized by openings or particularly gambits. A good feature is that after every game analyzed there's a conclusion section that reviews what can be learned from that game. Useful and instructive for that game, but hard to apply to a general practicum of dealing with gambits.