| #543901 in Books | The House of Staunton, Inc. | 2013-09-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.50 x.60 x6.75l,2.40 | File Name: 1906552711 | 680 pages | Author: John Shaw | Pages: 680 | Publication Years: 2013
||20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.| What a Tome!!|By Iamachessstudent|WOW! Really sums up everything that was put into the making of this TOME ( book does not do the size and coverage of this opening justice). GM John Shaw really took this opening to task and has delved into every variation, sub-variation and has offered a TON of novelties to almost every variation of this opening! I am just ove|About the Author|
John Shaw is a chess grandmaster who has been Scottish Champion three times. This is his most ambitious book to date, and was many years in the making.
Chess had a golden era when The King’s Gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. In the glory days of Paul Morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. Legends such as Spassky and Bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of White’s ultra-aggressive approach. Nevertheless there are honorable exceptions whose ga...
