King's Gambit

The King's Gambit is one of the oldest openings and leads to a sharp struggle from the first moves. Bobby Fischer tried to refute it in the early 1960s and yet a few years later he was playing it hi mself. David Bronstein and Boris Spassky are other great players who have been attracted by the opening's complexities.
This completely revised and algebraicised edition of a book first published in 1974 provides a complete system for the enterprising tournament player. The material has been updated to include master praxis of the last decade and is essential for all players who defend
1 e4 with 1.. . e5.
Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, twice challenger for the World Championship, is probably the most combative and uncompromising player ever. show more Vladimir Zak was trainer of both Spassky and Korchnoi and is regarded as an authority an the King's Gambit.
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