Attacking Chess: The French

by Simon Williams

Grandmaster Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black in the ever-popular French Defence. One of the world’s most creative players combines his attacking talent with the traditionally solid French structure, resulting in a powerful armoury of opening weapons. This will prove ideal for players who like to seize the initiative and cause problems for their opponents from the outset. Williams’ recommendations in the French are based on his own repertoire which he has successfully employed at Grandmaster level.

Attacking Chess is a brand new series of opening repertoire books. It focuses on traditional attacking openings, as well as creative and forceful ways to play openings that are not always associated with attacking chess. It provides ambitious repertoires designed for players of all levels.

*A Grandmaster's repertoire in the French Defence
*Packed with new ideas, analysis and novelties
*Illustrative games explain typical plans and tactics.

Genres: Chess

575 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 14, 2011

Reviews

[Alessio Di Matteo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The structure of this book is weak. Show the best/main lines for each variation first to make it clear, and subsequently discuss side-lines and novelties for each variation. Instead we are stuck digging for what black should actually do in each variation..complicated for nothing. With that being said some ideas are well presented and there is a lot of substance so 3/5.