Hansen: Catastrophe & Tactics in the Chess Opening: Vol. 9 Caro-Kann & French

Autor: Hansen, Carsten
Verlag: CarstenChess
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Sprache: English
Buchumschlag: book
Seiten: 232

This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders. Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies, and tactical ability.

The chess opening variations in this volume are all the variations of the Caro-Kann & French Defenses, such as:

1. French Defense - Minor Variations
2. French Defense - Advance Variation
3. French Defense - Tarrasch Variation: 3.Nd2
4. French Defense - Various 3.Nc3 Variations
5. French Defense - Winawer Variation: 3.Nc3 Bb4
6. Caro-Kann Defense - Main Lines: 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4
7. Caro-Kann Defense - Panov Attack
8. Caro-Kann Defense - Advance Variation
9. Caro-Kann Defense - Minor Lines

There are plenty of instructive mistakes and small masterpieces in this collection featuring many of the best players from the last 150 years.

232 pages, paperback, 1st edition 2017