Gambit Busters: Take it, keep it... and win!

by Sam Collins

We have all had the experience of facing 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 this subject head on. He explores in depth the basic gambit approaches, the typical mistakes made at all levels, the world-class defensive and counterattacking techniques displayed by the great players, and 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

*Beat unsound gambits
*Keep a cool head under pressure
*Counterattack when the time is right
*Make your extra material count

Genres: Chess

210 pages, Kindle Edition

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.