FIDE Trainers' Commission - List of Books in English

FIDE Trainers' Commission - List of Books in English - By Jeroen Bosch (IM & FST)
Proposed Books for Trainees
N	Author		Title	Publisher	Year of Publication
	Surname	Name
1	Aagaard	Jacob	Attacking Chess (volumes 1 and 2)	Gambit Publications	2010
2	Aagaard	Jacob	Grandmaster Preparation (whole series has 4 volumes)	Quality Chess	2012-2013
3	Afek & Emmanuel Neiman	Yochanan	Invisible Chess Moves	New in Chess	2011
4	Alekhine	Alexander	New York 1924	Russell Enterprises	2009
5	Bareev & Ilya Levitov	Evgeny	From London to Elista	New in Chess	2007
6	Beim	Valeri	Back to Basics: Strategy	Russell Enterprises	2011
7	Beim	Valeri	How to Play Dynamic Chess	Gambit Publications	2004
8	Beliavsky, Oleg Stetsko & Adrian Mikhalchishin	Alexander	Isolani Strategy: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Isolated Queen´s Pawn	Russian Chess House	2012
9	Bologan	Victor	Victor Bologan Selected Games 1985-2004	Russell Enterprises	2007
10	Bosch	Jeroen	The Combat Simulator	New in Chess	2006
11	Botvinnik	Mikhail	Botvinnik-Smyslov: Three World Chess Championship Matches	New in Chess	2009
12	Bronstein	David	Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953	Dover Publications	1979
13	Bronzik & Anatoli Terekhin	Valeri	Techniques of Positional Play	New in Chess	2013
14	Crouch	Colin	Magnus Force	Everyman Chess	2013
15	De la Villa Garcia	Jesus	100 Endgames You Must Know	New in Chess	2008
16	Dvoretsky	Mark	Dvoretsky´s Analytical Manual	Edition Olms Zurich	2008
17	Dvoretsky	Mark	Dvoretsky´s Endgame Manual: 3rd (revised and enlarged) editon	Russell Enterprises	2011
18	Dvoretsky	Mark	Tragicomedy in the Endgame: Instructive Mistakes of the Masters	Russell Enterprises	2011
19	Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov	Mark	School of Chess Excellence - 4 volumes	Edition Olms Zurich	2001-2003
20	Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov	Mark	School of Future Champions - 5 volumes	Edition Olms Zurich	2006-2009
21	Dvoretsky & Oleg Pervakov	Mark	Studies for Practical Players	Russell Enterprises	2009
22	Eingorn	Viacheslav	Decision-Making at the Chessboard	Gambit Publications	2003
23	Evans	Larry	New Ideas In Chess	Cardoza Publishing	2011
24	Fischer	Robert James	My 60 Memorable Games	Batsford Chess	2008
25	Franco & Colin Crouch	Zenon	How to Defend in Chess: Learn from the World Champions	Gambit Publications	2007
26	Gaprindashvili	Paata	Critical Moments in Chess	Batsford Chess	2010
27	Gershon & Igor Nor	Alik	San Luis 2005	Quality Chess	2007
28	Grivas	Efstratios	Chess College (1-3)	Gambit Publications	2006
29	Grivas	Efstratios	Modern Chess Planning	Gambit Publications	2007
30	Grivas	Efstratios	Practical Endgame Play - Mastering the Basics	Everyman Chess	2008
31	Grivas	Efstratios	Chess Analytics	Russell Enterprises	2012
32	Grooten	Herman	Chess Strategy for Clubplayers	New in Chess	2009
33	Gulko & Joel R. Sneed	Boris	Lessons with a Grandmaster (I and II)	Everyman Chess	2011-2012
34	Hansen	Lars Bo	Improve Your Chess: by Learning from the Champions	Gambit Publications	2009
35	Hawkins	Jonathan	Amateur to IM	Mongoose	2012
36	Hellsten	Johan	Mastering Chess Strategy series (3 volumes)	Everyman Chess	2010-2013
37	Karolyi	Tibor	Karpov's Strategic Wins (2 volumes; The Making of a Champion & The Prime Years)	Quality Chess	2011
38	Karpov	Anatoly	Anatoly Karpov: My Best Games	Edition Olms Zurich	2007
39	Kasparov	Garry	Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part I 1973-1985; Part II: 1985-1993	Everyman Chess	2011-2013
40	Kasparov	Garry	on Modern Chess (volumes I-IV)	Everyman Chess	2007-2010
41	Kasparov	Garry	on My Great Predecessors (volumes I-V)	Everyman Chess	2003-2006
42	Khenkin	Victor	1000 Checkmate Combinations	Batsford Chess	2011
43	Kmoch	Hans	Pawn Power in Chess	Dover Publications	1990
44	Kortchnoi	Viktor	My Best Games (Updated and Revised Anniversary Edition)	Edition Olms Zurich	2011
45	Kosikov	Alexei	Elements of Chess Strategy	Gambit Publications	2010
46	Kotov	Alexander	Play Like a Grandmaster	Batsford Chess	2003
47	Kotov	Alexander	Think Like a Grandmaster	Batsford Chess	2003
48	Kotronias & Sotiris Logothetis	Vassilios	Carlsen's Assault on the Throne	Quality Chess	2013
49	Lakwadale	Cyrus	Chess Legends Move by Move (Capablanca, Kramnik, Botvinnik)	Everyman Chess	2012-2013
50	Larsen	Bent	Bent Larsen´s Best Games of Chess	Hardinge Simpole Publishing	2003
51	Lipnitsky	Isaac	Questions of Modern Chess Theory	Quality Chess	2008
52	Marin	Mihail	Secrets of Attacking Chess	Gambit Publications	2005
53	Marin	Mihail	Secrets of Chess Defence	Gambit Publications	2003
54	Marin	Mihail	Learn from the Legends	Quality Chess	2006
55	McDonald	Neil	Break the Rules	Everyman Chess	2012
56	Mikhalchishin & Oleg Stetsko	Adrian	Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen	Olms	2011
57	Minev	Nikolay	A Practical guide to Rook Endgames	Russell Enterprises	2004
58	Moskalenko	Viktor	Revolutionize Your Chess	New in Chess	2009
59	Muller & Frank Lamprecht	Karsten	Fundamental Chess Endings	Gambit Publications	2001
60	Muller & Frank Lamprecht	Karsten	Secrets of Pawn Endings	Gambit Publications	2008
61	Muller & Wolfgang Pajeken	Karsten	How to Play Chess Endgames	Gambit Publications	2008
62	Neishstadt	Yakov	Improve Your Chess Tactics	New in Chess	2011
63	Nimzowitsch	Aron	Chess Praxis	Quality Chess	2007
64	Nimzowitsch	Aron	My System	Quality Chess	2007
65	Nunn	John	Nunn's Chess Endings (Volumes 1 and 2)	Gambit Publications	2010
66	Nunn	John	Secrets of Practical Chess (new enlarged ed)	Gambit Publications	2007
67	Nunn	John	Understanding Chess Endgames: Key Concepts Explained	Gambit Publications	2009
68	Nunn	John	Understanding Chess Middlegames	Gambit Publications	2011
69	Polgar	Judit	Judit Polgar Teaches Chess (series)	Quality Chess	2012-2013
70	Psakhis	Lev	Advanced Chess Tactics	Quality Chess	2011
71	Reti	Richard	Modern Ideas in Chess	Russell Enterprises	2010
72	Rowson	Jonathan	Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black and White	Gambit Publications	2005
73	Rowson	Jonathan	The Seven Deadly Chess Sins	Gambit Publications	2000
74	Sadler	Matthew	Study Chess with Matthew Sadler	Everyman Chess	2012
75	Shereshevsky	Mikhail	Endgame Strategy	Cadogan Chess	1994
76	Shirov	Alexei	Fire on Board (volumes 1 and 2)	Everyman Chess	1996 and 2005
77	Silman	Jeremy	How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th edition	Siles Press	2010
78	Silman	Jeremy	Silman's Complete Endgame Course	Siles Press	2007
79	Silman	Jeremy	The Amateur's Mind	Siles Press	1999
80	Smith	Axel	Pump up Your Rating	Quality Chess	2013
81	Sokolov	Ivan	Winning Chess Middlegames	New in Chess	2009
82	Sokolov	Ivan	Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess	New in Chess	2013
83	Soltis	Andrew	Pawn Structure Chess	Batsford Chess	2013
84	Soltis	Andrew	How to Choose a Chess Move	Batsford Chess	2005
85	Soltis	Andrew	rethinking the chess pieces	Batsford Chess	2004
86	Soltis	Andrew	Studying Chess Made Easy	Batsford Chess	2010
87	Stean	Michael	Simple Chess (New Algebraic edition)	Dover Publications	2002
88	Stohl	Igor	Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces	Gambit Publications	2009
89	Suba	Mihail	Dynamic Chess Strategy: Extended & Updated Edition	New in Chess	2010
90	Tal	Mikhail	Tal-Botvinnik 1960	Russell Enterprises	2001
91	Tal	Mikhail	The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal	Everyman Chess	1997
92	Tal & Alexander Koblencs	Mikhail	Study Chess with Tal	Batsford Chess	2013
93	Timman	Jan	Art of Chess Analysis	Cadogan Chess	1997
94	Timman	Jan	On the Attack	New in Chess	2006
95	Timman	Jan	Power Chess with Pieces	New in Chess	2004
96	Tukmakov	Vladimir	Modern Chess Preparation	New in Chess	2012
87	Tukmakov	Vladimir	Profession: Chessplayer	Russell Enterprises	2012
98	Uhlmann & Gerhard Schmidt	Wolfgang	Open Files: The Road into the Enemy Position	Edition Olms Zurich	2009
99	Van Perlo	G.C.	Endgame Tactic´s	New in Chess	2006
100	Van Wijgerden & Rob Brunia	Cor	Learning Chess Workbook: The Step-by-Step Method (series)	Van Wijgerden	2004-2005
101	Volokitin & Vladimir Grabinsky	Andrei	Perfect your Chess	Gambit Publications	2007
102	Vukovic	Vladimir	Art of Attack in Chess: 2008 reprint of a Classic	Everyman Chess	2008
103	Watson	John	Chess Strategy in Action	Gambit Publications	2003
104	Watson	John	Mastering the Chess Opening (Volumes 1-4)	Gambit Publications	2006-2010
105	Watson	John	Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy	Gambit Publications	1998
106	Webb	Simon	Chess for Tigers	Batsford Chess	2005
107	Yakovich	Yuri	Sicilian Attacks	New in Chess	2010
108	Yermolinsky	Alex	The Road to Chess Improvement	Gambit Publications	1999
109	Yusupov	Artur	Beyond the Basics (3 Volumes)	Quality Chess	2008-2011
110	Yusupov	Artur	Mastery (3 volumes)	Quality Chess	2009-2012
111	Yusupov	Artur	The Fundamental Series (3 Volumes)	Quality Chess	2008-2011
Proposed Books For Trainers
N	Author		Title	Publisher	Year of Publication
	Surname	Name
1	Agdestein	Simen	How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Grandmaster (prev released Wonderboy)	New in Chess	2013
2	Bosch, Steve Giddins	Jeroen	The Chess Instructor 2009	New in Chess	2008
3	De la Villa Garcia	Jesus	100 Endgames You Must Know	New in Chess	2008
4	Dvoretsky	Mark	Dvoretsky´s Endgame Manual: 3rd (revised and enlarged) editon	Russell Enterprises	2011
5	Dvoretsky & Arthur Yusupov	Mark	School of Future Champions - 5 volumes	Edition Olms Zurich	2006-2009
6	Fischer	Robert James	My 60 Memorable Games	Batsford Chess	2008
7	Grooten	Herman	Chess Strategy for Clubplayers	New in Chess	2009
8	Hendriks	Willy	Move First, Think Later	New in Chess	2012
9	Kasparov	Garry	Modern Chess (volumes I-IV)	Everyman Chess	2007-2010
10	Kasparov	Garry	My Great Predecessors (volumes I-V)	Everyman Chess	2003-2006
11	Marin	Mihail	Learn from the Legends	Quality Chess	2006
12	Muller & Frank Lamprecht	Karsten	Fundamental Chess Endings	Gambit Publications	2001
13	Nimzowitsch	Aron	Chess Praxis	Quality Chess	2007
14	Nimzowitsch	Aron	My System	Quality Chess	2007
15	Nunn	John	Understanding Chess Middlegames	Gambit Publications	2011
16	Popov	Vladimir	Chess Lessons: Achieve a Deeper Understanding of Chess	Quality Chess	2011
17	Romanovsky	Peter	Soviet Middlegame Technique	Quality Chess	2013
18	Rowson	Jonathan	Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black and White	Gambit Publications	2005
19	Rowson	Jonathan	The Seven Deadly Chess Sins	Gambit Publications	2000
20	Van Delft & Merijn van Delft	Karel	Developing Chess Talent	KVDC; www.chesstalent.com	2010
21	Van Wijgerden & Rob Brunia	Cor	Manual for Chess Trainers: The Step-by-Step Method (series)	Van Wijgerden	2004-2005
22	Watson	John	Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy	Gambit Publications	1998
23	Yermolinsky	Alex	The Road to Chess Improvement	Gambit Publications	1999

Evans gambit accepted: Sacrificing spree...

Blitz

[Site "chessdrive.com"]
[Date "August 5, 2014"]
[White "Marco saba"]
[Black "jo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Stockfish 5 64 SSE4.2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 
6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Nxc3 d6 9. Ng5 Nh6 10. Qh5 O-O 
11. h3 Ne7 12. g4 Ng6 13. Kh2 c6 14. f4 b5 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 
16. f5 Ne5 17. Nxh7 Kxh7 18. g5 Kg8 19. gxh6 gxh6 
20. Bxh6 Rh7 21. Rg1+ Bxg1+ 22. Rxg1+ Kh8 23. Bg7+ Kg8 
24. Bxe5+ Kf8 25. Qxh7 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 $201 Nc6 $10
    {+0.17 / +0.16}
    ( 2...Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.O-O Nd6 6.Bb3 Be7 7.Qe2 O-O 8.Nxe5 Bf6 9.Ng4 Nd4 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Qh5 Nxb3 12.axb3 $10 )
3.Nf3 $201 Bc5 $10 $201
    {+0.20 / +0.05}
    ( 3...Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 d6 6.a3 Bg4 7.Be3 Nd4 8.Bxd4 exd4 9.Ne2 c5 10.Bb5+ Nd7 11.Bxd7+ Bxd7 12.O-O O-O $10 )
4.b4 $10
    {-0.08 / +0.20}
    ( 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Bg5 Be7 $10 )
4...Bxb4 5.c3 $201 Bc5 $10
    {+0.20 / -0.30}
    ( 5...Ba5 6.d4 exd4 $10 )
6.d4 exd4 $201 7.O-O $10 $201
    {-0.19 / +0.23}
    ( 7.cxd4 Bb4+ 8.Nbd2 Nge7 9.d5 $10 )
7...dxc3 $6 $14 $201
    {+0.83 / -0.19}
    ( 7...d3 8.Nbd2 d6 9.Nb3 Nge7 10.Nxc5 dxc5 11.Bxd3 O-O 12.h3 b6 13.Qc2 Be6 14.Rd1 Qc8 15.Be3 a6 16.Ng5 Rd8 17.Be2 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 f6 19.Nxe6 Qxe6 $10 )
8.Nxc3 $6 $10
    {-0.03 / +0.83}
    ( 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Qd5+ Kf8 10.Qxc5+ d6 11.Qxc3 Nf6 12.Nbd2 h6 13.Bb2 Kg8 14.Nh4 Qe8 15.f4 Be6 16.Qg3 Nh5 17.Qd3 Qf7 18.f5 Bxa2 19.Ng6 Nf6 20.Qb5 Rb8 $14 )
8...d6 $201 9.Ng5 $6
    {-0.75 / +0.14}
    ( 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.Na4 Bd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qb2 c5 13.Be3 Ne7 14.Bxd4 cxd4 15.Qxd4 O-O 16.Nc3 Nc6 17.Qe3 a6 18.Rfd1 b5 19.Be2 Re8 20.Nd5 Rb8 21.Rac1 Bb7 22.Rc2 Qd8 23.Bh5 $10 )
9...Nh6 $201 10.Qh5
    {-1.26 / -0.80}
    ( 10.h3 Ne5 11.Bb3 b6 12.Kh1 O-O 13.f4 Nc6 14.Bd5 Bd7 15.Bb2 Kh8 16.Qd2 a6 17.Na4 f6 18.Nxc5 bxc5 19.Bxc6 )
10...O-O 11.h3 $201 Ne7 $6 $10 $201
    {-0.21 / -1.37}
    ( 11...Ne5 12.Bb3 b6 13.Nf3 Nhg4 14.hxg4 Bxg4 15.Qg5 Qxg5 16.Nxg5 Bd4 17.Be3 Bxc3 18.Rac1 Bb4 19.f4 Nd7 20.Rxc7 h6 21.f5 Ne5 22.Nf3 )
12.g4 $6 $17
    {-1.70 / -0.21}
    ( 12.Nf3 Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.Bxh6 gxh6 15.Qxh6 Ng6 16.Rab1 Bb6 17.Ng5 Qe7 $10 )
12...Ng6 $201 13.Kh2 $2 $19 $201
    {-3.52 / -1.55}
    ( 13.Rb1 Ne5 14.Bb3 Kh8 15.Bf4 f6 16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.Bxe6 Qe7 18.Bb3 Bd4 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.Nd5 Qd7 21.Rfd1 a6 22.Ne3 Rad8 23.Rbc1 c6 24.Qh4 b5 $17 )
13...c6 $2 $17 $201
    {-1.74 / -3.52}
    ( 13...Qf6 14.Bb2 d5 15.Bxd5 Nf4 16.Qh4 $19 )
14.f4 $6 $17 $201
    {-2.64 / -1.74}
    ( 14.Bb3 Bd4 15.Bd2 Qf6 16.Nxh7 Kxh7 17.g5 Be5+ 18.Kh1 Bg4 19.Qxg4 Nxg4 20.gxf6 Nxf6 21.Bc2 Rae8 22.Rab1 Bxc3 $17 )
14...b5 $17 $201
    {-2.42 / -2.64}
    ( 14...Bd4 15.Bb2 b5 16.Bb3 b4 17.Na4 Bxb2 18.Nxb2 Ba6 19.Nc4 Qc7 20.e5 dxe5 21.f5 Nf4 22.Qh4 Rfd8 23.f6 Rd4 24.fxg7 Kxg7 25.Rac1 Rd3 26.Kh1 $17 )
15.Bxf7+ $2 $19
    {-4.08 / -2.42}
    ( 15.Bb3 Bd4 16.Bb2 Ba6 17.Nd1 Bxb2 18.Nxb2 b4 19.Nc4 Qb8 20.e5 dxe5 21.f5 e4+ 22.Kh1 Nf4 23.Qh4 e3 24.f6 e2 25.Rf3 Bxc4 26.fxg7 $17 )
15...Rxf7 $201 16.f5 $6 $19
    {-4.52 / -3.73}
    ( 16.Ne2 b4 17.Nxf7 Nxf7 18.g5 Qe7 19.Ng3 Bd4 $19 )
16...Ne5 $201 17.Nxh7 $2 $19 $201
    {-6.60 / -4.50}
    ( 17.Ne2 b4 18.Bb2 Qf6 19.Kh1 Ba6 20.Nf4 Bxf1 21.Rxf1 Re7 22.Nge6 Qf7 23.Qg5 $19 )
17...Kxh7 $2 $19
    {-4.69 / -6.60}
    ( 17...Bd4 18.g5 Bxc3 19.gxh6 g6 20.Qg5 Qd7 21.Kh1 Kxh7 22.Rg1 Bxa1 23.fxg6+ Kh8 24.g7+ Rxg7 25.hxg7+ Kg8 26.Rg3 Nc4 27.Qh6 Bxg7 28.Bf4 Qe7 $19 )
18.g5 $201 Kg8 $6 $19
    {-3.60 / -4.76}
    ( 18...Rf8 19.Ne2 b4 20.Ng3 Ba6 21.gxh6 g6 22.fxg6+ Nxg6 23.Rf5 d5 24.Bb2 Qd6 25.Bg7 Rxf5 $19 )
19.gxh6 $201 gxh6 $4 $14
    {+1.40 / -3.95}
    ( 19...Bd7 20.Bg5 Qf8 21.Bf4 Nd3 22.hxg7 Rxg7 23.Bh6 Qf7 24.Qe2 Rh7 25.Be3 Bxe3 26.Qxe3 Ne5 27.Rg1+ Kh8 28.Ne2 Rg8 29.Kh1 b4 30.Nf4 c5 31.Rgd1 $19 )
20.Bxh6 $201 Rh7 $4 $18
    {+48.03 / +1.12}
    ( 20...Qb6 21.Ne2 Bb7 22.Rg1+ Bxg1+ 23.Rxg1+ Qxg1+ 24.Nxg1 Rh7 25.Kg3 Kh8 $14 )
21.Rg1+ Bxg1+ 22.Rxg1+ Kh8 23.Bg7+ Kg8 24.Bxe5+ Kf8 25.Qxh7
    ( 25.Qxh7 { 120:+327.47} 25...Qg5 26.Rxg5 Be6 27.Bxd6+ Ke8 28.Qe7# )
*

Englund Gambit

[Site "chessdrive.com"]
[Date "August 2, 2014"]
[White "pinoy sa Italy"]
[Black "Marco saba"]

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Bf4 Qe7 4. Nf3 Qb4+ 5. Bd2 Qxb2
6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Rb1 Qa3 8. Nb5 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Qxa2 10. Qc1 Qa5+
11. c3 Ng-e7 12. Nf-d4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxe5 14. e3 c6
15. Be2 d5 16. O-O O-O 17. f4 Qd6 18. Rf3 Bg4 19. Rg3 Bxe2
20. Nxe2 Nf5 21. Rh3 b6 22. Qd1 Rf-e8 23. Qd3 Re4
24. Rb4 Ra-e8 25. g4 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Nxe3 27. f5 c5
28. Rb1 Nxg4 29. Ng3 Re3 30. Qd1 Rxg3+ 31. hxg3 Qxg3+ (0-1)

Not 5. Qd2 ?? Qxb2 6.Qc3 Bb4  - + (a common trap)

Miniature

[White "Marco Saba"]
[Black "Mijo"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.Pe2e4 Pe7e5
2.Bf1c4 Ng8f6
3.Pd2d4 Pe5xd4
4.Ng1f3 Ph7h6
5.Pe4e5 Nf6h7
6.Nf3xd4 Bf8c5
7.O-O O-O
8.Nb1c3 Pd7d6
9.Nd4f3 Bc8g4
10.Bc1e3 Bc5xe3
11.Pf2xe3 Pd6xe5
12.Bc4xf7+ Kg8h8
13.Nf3xe5 Bg4xd1
14.Ne5g6#

"TIming"

White "Kataersada"]
[Black "Marco Saba"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.Pd2d4 Pe7e5
2.Pd4d5 Pc7c5
3.Pc2c4 Ng8f6
4.Bc1g5 Ph7h6
5.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6
6.Pe2e4 Bf8d6
7.Nb1c3 Pa7a6
8.Qd1a4 O-O
9.Ng1f3 Pg7g5
10.Nc3b5 Pg5g4
11.Nf3d2 Qf6e7
12.Pf2f3 Ph6h5
13.Bf1e2 Pf7f5
14.O-O-O Pa6xb5
15.Qa4xa8 Pb5xc4
16.Nd2xc4 Pf5xe4
17.Nc4xd6 Qe7xd6
18.Pf3xg4 Rf8f2
19.Be2c4 Qd6b6
20.Pd5d6+ Kg8g7
21.Pb2b3 Qb6b4
0-1

Revaluating Italian: Blackburne-Shilling Gambit...

White "Marco"]
[Black "Quarezo"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.Pe2e4 Pe7e5
2.Bf1c4 Nb8c6
3.Ng1f3 Nc6d4
4.Nf3xe5 (!) Qd8g5

5.Bc4xf7+ Ke8e7
6.O-O Qg5xe5
7.Bf7xg8 Rh8xg8
8.Pc2c3 Nd4e6
9.Pd2d4 Qe5xe4
10.Pd4d5 Qe4g6   =/+

11.Rf1e1 Ke7d8
12.Pd5xe6 Pd7d6
13.Nb1d2 Bc8xe6
14.Nd2e4 Bf8e7
15.Ne4c5 Be6h3
16.Nc5xb7+ Kd8c8
17.Qd1d5 Rg8e8
18.Nb7xd6+ Be7xd6
19.Re1xe8+ Kc8d7
20.Re8xa8 Pc7c6
21.Ra8xa7+ Kd7e8
22.Qd5g8+ Bd6f8
23.Bc1g5 Qg6e4
24.Qg8f7#  1-0

Abitudini dei pezzi nel gambetto laterale siciliano

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Utilizzando scidb ed un buon database scacchistico  (se ne trovano liberi su internet), è possibile studiare le "abitudini" dei singoli pezzi in gruppi di partite. Per esempio, partendo dalla posizione del gambetto laterale della siciliana (1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4), è possibile visualizzare le caselle dove troviamo statisticamente i vari pezzi. Questo ci da un'idea dei luoghi frequentati di preferenza e può dare indicazioni utili per il mediogioco in quella determinata apertura. Ho quindi selezionato 885 partite vinte col bianco a partire dalla posizione iniziale:

ed ho trovato le posizioni indicate nell'immagine di destra per il Cb1, l'Ac1, la Donna bianca, il Re, l'alfiere f1 e il cavallo g1. Sono case da tenere presenti per la disposizione dei propri pezzi nel prosieguo della partita.

Qui sopra vedete l'esempio delle "abitudini" statistiche del cavallo b1 nella posizione citata.

Popularity distribution of chess openings

Zipf law in the popularity distribution of chess openings by marco saba