Beskrivelse
Chess Opening Essentials er enkle, forståelige referansebøker om sjakkåpninger, men de gir også et solid grunnlag Gir et solid grunnlag for å bygge ditt åpningsrepertoar og forklarer hva du bør forsøke å oppnå, og temaer og planer for midtspillet og sluttspillet som oppstår.
Bokserien er:
Omfattende: dekker alle hovedvariasjoner som sannsynligvis vil oppstå.
Enkel å bruke: Viktige trekk og nøkkelposisjoner er uthevet i farge.
Langvarig: det går ikke utdatert fordi det handler om grunnleggende planer og strategier, ikke de nyeste moderne variantene.
Komplett: forklarer planene og motplanene for både svart og hvitt
Forståelig: enkle, muntlige introduksjoner (ikke en database-dump full av varianter)
Praktisk: Hver åpning er illustrert med en rekke lærerike partier
Fra forlagets utvalgte anmeldelser av boken (engelsk):
FreeChess.com:
«All systems are clearly listed and presented, without losing itself in endless variations.»
Schakers.Info:
«I don’t think something like Chess Opening Essentials, in this size, yet exists. For players with a rating up to 1900, this book covers a large part of the road.»
British Chess Magazine:
«It gives an outline of each opening and major variation in turn, explaining the ideas and most popular choices for the benefit of elementary players. The reviewer was impressed by the practical advice given in the notes in this well-produced volume.»
Joe Petrolito, Australian Chess Magazine:
«Both volumes [2 and 3] succeed brilliantly.»
Nederlands Dagblad:
«It is about the basics of the opening, about ensuing middlegame positions, and about the plans one should pursue. Ideal for the club player who wishes to improve.»
GM Paul Motwani, The Scotsman:
«Full of great ideas, clear explanations and instructive games.»
Carsten Hansen, ChessCafe:
«The authors have done a very good job. This is the best book in the series.»
Erik Rausch, Rochade Europa Magazine:
«When you open this fat paperback for the first time, you will be surprised: colour! Compared with this, books from Everyman, Gambit or Olms look like black-and-white television (..) Not only is the main line explained and the reader made hungry for more, but he learns enough strategic knowledge and insider-tips to get, even if he plays the opening for the first time, into the middlegame safely.»
Gary Lane, Australasian Chess Magazine:
«I like the way it handles information for club players.»
Arne Moll, ChessVibes:
«The key positions of each opening are displayed in red (yes, red) diagrams. The name(s) of the inventors are in bold, red font, and references to other sources or sections of the book are also in red .. very useful for finding my way around the book.»
Pekka Pakarinen, Suomen Shakki Magazine (Finland):
«A patzer like me, let alone someone with an Elo under 1700, should not buy a complex monography (..) before getting this instructive opening book.»
