Carsten Hansen

Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 2: 1 d4 d5: Winning in 15 Moves or Less: Chess Tactics, Brilliancies & Blunders in the Chess Opening - Winning Quickly at Chess Carsten Hansen

WIN FAST!


Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics. Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability. The chess openings covered in this volume are:


Slav Defense
Queen's Gambit Accepted
Queen's Gambit - Non-Classical Lines
Meran, Semi-Meran & Triangle Set-ups
Queen's Gambit - Classical Lines
Queen's Gambit - Specialties
1 d4 d5 - d-pawn Specialties


After sorting games with the worst mistakes & blunders away, there remains a collection of games showing a catalog of typical mistakes, misunderstandings, misevaluations and how to exploit these: either through simple execution or brilliant chess tactics.