Bücher von Tim Sawyer

Do you love chess openings? Are you an experienced player who reads English algebraic notation? Want a repertoire to play 200 chess openings from either side? If yes, this is for you. Get it now.Author Tim Sawyer spent four years compiling this collection of Chess Opening Repertoire Moves 4 for his use. You can enjoy it too. This fourth edition has grown to 200 opening variations for White and Black. This book revises and replaces the older versions that had 50, 100, or 150 opening repertoires.This book has no diagrams and no explanations. The book is not for chess beginners unless they learn chess opening notation.Why can you trust the variations given in this book? You don't have to. Tim Sawyer has decades of experience using openings, databases and chess engines. Tim chose lines that he trusts.Here's the step by step process that Tim Sawyer used to choose the moves for these 200 opening variations:First, he made sure to cover the most popular moves.Second, he looked to see what the masters prefer to play.Third, he checked the analysis of reliable chess engines.Fourth, he leaned toward deeper chess engine analysis.Fifth, he added obvious moves that chess engines ignore.Sixth, he presented an overall unified approach for each side.Seventh, he covered his favorite openings more than others.Opening repertoires include Grob, Sokolsky, Bird's Opening From Gambit, English Opening, Trompowsky, Benko, Benoni, Dutch, Nimzowitsch, Scandinavian, Alekhine, Pirc, Caro-Kann, Sicilian, French, Kings Gambit, Latvian, Elephant, Evans Gambit, Philidor, Petroff, Scotch, Four Knights, Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, BDG, London System, Chigorin, Albin Counter, Slav, Semi-Slav, Queens Gambit Accepted and Declined, Gruenfeld, Catalan, Queens Indian, Nimzo-Indian, and King's Indian Defence.This Chess Training Repertoire Moves 4 expands and updates the older version of the author's Chess Training Repertoire 3.

Easy Knight Mates teaches you how to mate with a knight very early in a chess game. This makes you more aware of surprising tactical possibilities in chess openings.You can win games quicker when you know knight mating patterns. This skill will make you harder to beat. You will be more dangerous as a chess player to all your opponents.Each diagram shows the position where a knight can mate in one move. Since every game must mate with a knight, it follows that all wins are checks - always with a knight.Each diagram starts with White at the bottom and Black at the top. Above the diagram, I note whether it is White to play or if it is Black to play. Find the bold mating move.Below each diagram I provide the previous moves played just before the mating move to give you some context.The diagram positions anticipate an immediate bold mate. The mate move is in bold type. Look for the bold move.It may seem easy to mate in one, but the final knight move came as a shock to the players who lost in these games.How do I know? In a few cases I'm the one who got mated. When it happened, I was like, "What the heck? Oh darn! Didn't see that coming. I've got to do better next time."I arranged these mates in chapters based on the openings classified by Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO).These easy knight mates can be fun. Go forth and enjoy!

Welcome to the French Defence chess opening after 1.e4 e6. Author Tim Sawyer analyzes 182 games. This 2018 Second Edition has updated commentary and an Index of Names to Games. The author tells stories and explains chess opening strategy.Spice up your play with the Alapin Diemer Gambit. Discover the ideas of the Advance Variation, the Classical, the MacCutcheon or the kingside attacks in the French Winawer. Focus on active piece play with the Tarrasch Variation. Or boldly try to transpose to the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit in answer to the Burn Variation. Most of the games see White playing 3.Be3, 3.Nd2 or 3.Nc3. Many were played by the author against masters, experts and club players over 45 years of play. The author shows you typical examples in this proven defence. Follow ideas to surprise your opponent and win. The games tell stories about fascinating chess players. Examine a variety of openings from main lines to gambits. Find creative ideas and ways to improve. Have fun playing. Enjoy this book!