Lakdawala/Hansen: None Shall Pass: The Unbeatable Damiano Petroff

Autor: Hansen, Carsten; Lakdawala, Cyrus
Verlag: CarstenChess
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Sprache: Englisch
Buchumschlag: paperback
Seiten: 235

Überrasche deine Gegner mit der Damiano-Variante – Eine unterschätzte Waffe in der Petroff-Verteidigung

A solid and resourceful answer to 1. e4.

Everyone knows that the Petroff is one of Black's most solid options to King's Pawn openings, which has endured for centuries. Most people DON'T know that the Damiano Variation - a subset of Petroff - is equally sound and not a beginner's trap into which we fell. The lines of the Damiano may be tailored from the same cloth as Petroff, yet they are quite different. One "Damiano-is-bad" critic wrote on my page: "...selling the Petroff Damiano line as a sure-fire draw for Black seems to me to be overselling it." Actually, incorrect. You CAN hold a draw with the Damiano if you are willing to put in some work of learning the critical lines and the defensive ideas. When I began to look deeper into the line, I came to the shocking realization that there is zero reason to believe in the "refuted" verdict since the engines are on the Damiano's side, not White's!

Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction
Chapter 1: 8 Bb5 Pin Variation
Chapter 2: White Attempts to Hold on to the e-pawn with 8 Bf4 and 8 f4
Chapter 3: The "Refutation"
Chapter 4: 7 Qxe5 Instant Endgame Variation
Chapter 5: 6 f4 Variation
Chapter 6: Damiano Blitz Games
Index of Complete Games

International Master Cyrus Lakdawala is an award-winning author of more than fifty chess books, covering all aspects of the game of chess. He resides in San Diego, Cailornia.

Carsten Hansen is a Danish-American FIDE Master & FIDE Trainer who has written more than thirty chess books. He is also columnist in American Chess Magazin and Chess Life.

235 Seiten, kartoniert, 1. Auflage 2024