Seirawan/Harper: Kingwalks: Paths of Glory

Autor: Seirawan, Yasser; Harper, Bruce
Verlag: Russell Enterprises
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Sprache: English
Buchumschlag: book
Seiten: 288

The Fearsome Fascination of Kingwalks!

Marching your king across the board – at times right through or into enemy lines – can be both exhilarating and terrifying. Nothing can be quite as satisfying as a majestic kingwalk across the board which brings you glorious victory. And nothing as tragicomic as a needless journey ending in epic failure.

Chess players are fascinated by kingwalks, perhaps because of their inherent contradiction and even implausibility. The most important – and vulnerable – chess piece does something other than trying to remain safe.

Topics include: Kingwalks to Prepare an Attack; Kingwalks in Anticipation of an Endgame; Kingwalks to Defend Key Points; King walks to attack key points or pieces; Mating Attacks; Escaping to Safety Across the Board; Escaping to Safety Up the Board; King walks in the opening; King walks in the Endgame; Double king walks; and Unsuccessful Kingwalks.

For sheer entertainment as well as instructive value, the kingwalk is transcendent!

Executing a successful kingwalk has the power to make a chessplayer happy and the same can be said about playing over the many beautiful examples in this book. Enjoy!
– From the Foreword by Hans Ree

About the Authors

American grandmaster Yasser Seirawan is a four-time US champion. He also won the World Junior Championship in 1979. He is one of the best-selling chess authors and is considered one of the top commentators for games broadcast on the web.

Canadian master Bruce Harper has been champion of British Columbia many times and has also participated in several Canadian championships. He is the co-author with Yasser Seirawan of the highly acclaimed three-volume series, Chess on the Edge , chronicling the career of Canadian grandmaster Duncan Suttles. He is also co-author, with American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, of Bullet Chess: One Minute to Mate .

288 pages, paperback, 1st edition 2021

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