What do you think?
Rate this book
How to Play the Opening in Chess
A concise guide to help you choose your opening by focusing on the principles of openings, avoiding lengthy and confusing variations.
- GenresChess
162 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1974
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
February 12, 2016
("What's your favourite opening?", said the actress to the bishop)
Ahem.. This is an incredibly thorough and informative book on openings for the beginner player who would like to improve and add a more theoretical aspect to their game. This deals with the most common openings, with a good range of variations covered, and makes for a useful tool for both white and black (that's not a racial comment, honest!) as well as having several chapters of advice about opening theory in general, pawn power, and tactical aspects of piece development. A very good book, only neglected by myself as it was partially superceded by other books on the opening.
Ahem.. This is an incredibly thorough and informative book on openings for the beginner player who would like to improve and add a more theoretical aspect to their game. This deals with the most common openings, with a good range of variations covered, and makes for a useful tool for both white and black (that's not a racial comment, honest!) as well as having several chapters of advice about opening theory in general, pawn power, and tactical aspects of piece development. A very good book, only neglected by myself as it was partially superceded by other books on the opening.
Displaying 1 of 1 review