A Gambit Classic Reissue: How to seize the initiative and pose novel problems for the opponent
Grandmaster Eingorn is an opening trendsetter and pioneer. Throughout his career, he has introduced many new concepts in the openings, and some of the systems he has developed have gone on to become absolute main lines, such as the Rb1 Exchange Grünfeld. Here he explains his view of opening play, and how it is possible to refine existing systems and work out entirely new ideas from scratch.
The broad topics he discusses include:
Experiments in the Opening
Disturbing the Equilibrium
Strategic Planning
Opening Structures
He follows up by examining some notable trends in modern opening play, and with an analysis of a number of novel opening systems, including ones that he has championed himself. Eingorn takes us through the creative process, and the highs and lows of the practical testing and refinement of the ideas. Throughout, the emphasis is on the procedures employed and the general lessons that can be learned.
Viacheslav Eingorn is an extremely experienced grandmaster from Ukraine. He played regularly and successfully in the Top League of the USSR Championship in the 1980s. He has represented Ukraine many times in team events and plays frequently in the German Bundesliga and open tournaments across Europe. He is the author of Decision-Making at the Chessboard.
"The author is a renowned opening innovator, who has introduced many systems that have become main line theory ... Here he explains the methods by which he prepares his openings, and the creative process in general, and how small nuances can have a great impact on the strategic overview of a particular line." - Mark Donlan, Chess Horizons
"A study of this book will be most rewarding. It will make one aware of the rich possibilities that still exist in the opening phase of the game, even in this computer age." - Bill Frost, Chess Devon
"GM Viacheslav Eingorn may have written one of the most worthwhile openings' books ever." - Bob Long, ChessCo
"There is considerable distilled wisdom in this well-crafted book." - Cecil Rosner, Winnipeg Free Press
"This book is especially good in this day, when so many people rely on memorizing hundreds of book moves without any idea why those moves are played. Here players can learn the ideas behind the moves and how to correctly approach the opening." - Andy May, nsgchess
Description:
A Gambit Classic Reissue: How to seize the initiative and pose novel problems for the opponent
Grandmaster Eingorn is an opening trendsetter and pioneer. Throughout his career, he has introduced many new concepts in the openings, and some of the systems he has developed have gone on to become absolute main lines, such as the Rb1 Exchange Grünfeld. Here he explains his view of opening play, and how it is possible to refine existing systems and work out entirely new ideas from scratch.
The broad topics he discusses include:
He follows up by examining some notable trends in modern opening play, and with an analysis of a number of novel opening systems, including ones that he has championed himself. Eingorn takes us through the creative process, and the highs and lows of the practical testing and refinement of the ideas. Throughout, the emphasis is on the procedures employed and the general lessons that can be learned.
Viacheslav Eingorn is an extremely experienced grandmaster from Ukraine. He played regularly and successfully in the Top League of the USSR Championship in the 1980s. He has represented Ukraine many times in team events and plays frequently in the German Bundesliga and open tournaments across Europe. He is the author of Decision-Making at the Chessboard.
"The author is a renowned opening innovator, who has introduced many systems that have become main line theory ... Here he explains the methods by which he prepares his openings, and the creative process in general, and how small nuances can have a great impact on the strategic overview of a particular line." - Mark Donlan, Chess Horizons
"A study of this book will be most rewarding. It will make one aware of the rich possibilities that still exist in the opening phase of the game, even in this computer age." - Bill Frost, Chess Devon
"GM Viacheslav Eingorn may have written one of the most worthwhile openings' books ever." - Bob Long, ChessCo
"There is considerable distilled wisdom in this well-crafted book." - Cecil Rosner, Winnipeg Free Press
"This book is especially good in this day, when so many people rely on memorizing hundreds of book moves without any idea why those moves are played. Here players can learn the ideas behind the moves and how to correctly approach the opening." - Andy May, nsgchess