Carsten Hansen: Catastrophes & Tactics 3: Flank Openings

CarstenChess, paperback, Englisch, ISBN: 978-1-521-560-686, 203 Seiten, 2017.

Catastrophes & Tactics 3: Flank Openings. Winning in 15 moves or less: Chess Tactics, Brilliancies & Blunders in the Chess Opening.

Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics.

Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.

Carsten Hansen is a Danish-American FIDE Master & FIDE Trainer who has written extensively on all phases of the game, but is particularly recognized for his thorough books on chess openings, most recently on the Sicilian Dragon and the Closed Sicilian.

Inhalt:
- Minor Flank Openings: Larsen Attack, Bird Opening, Dunst Opening and Others
- Reti Opening and the King's Indian Attack
- English Opening - Slav, Dutch, Indian Lines
- English Opening with 1 ... e5
- Symmetrical English