Cyrus Lakdawala: The Four Knights - Move by Move

Everyman Chess, paperback, Englisch, ISBN: 978-1-85744-693-7, 400 Seiten, 2012.

Essential guidance and training in the Four Knights.

This new series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge.

The Four Knights is an opening with a long and distinguished history. Despite its deceptively quiet appearance, it can lead to extremely sharp play - for example in the Belgrade Gambit - as well as more strategic battles in the main lines. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala invites you to join him in examining the many different variations of the Four Knights. He shares his experience and knowledge, studies the typical plans and tactics for both sides, offers repertoire options and provides answers to all the key questions.

- Essential guidance and training in the Four Knights
- Also covers Three Knights and Anti-Petroff lines
- Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study

Cyrus Lakdawala is an International Master, a former National Open and American Open Champion, and a six-time State Champion. He has been teaching chess for 30 years.

Reviews:

- "Recommended for self-study, simulating a dialogue between teacher and pupil.", Uwe Bekemann.

- "As with all his opening books, his theory is up-to-the-second fresh and detailed, while his prose is calming, funny, very personal, and extremely informative. To be honest, after his books on 1...d6, the Caro-Kann, and the Four Knights, Cyrus Lakdawala has become one of my favorite chess authors. He's right up there with other top American writers like Donaldson and Watson. All I can say is, "Cyrus, write MORE stuff!", Jeremy Silman.

- "The Move by Move series uses a question and answer format to provide more interaction between author and reader along the lines of a private lesson. Lakdawala, who has extensive experience teaching (over 25 years), is well suited to making this approach works and his lively writing style and sense of humor ensure the reader is entertained. The Four Knights Game also allows for flexibility. Likely the main lines will offer the best prospects but someone looking to learn a complete opening repertoire for White after 1.e4 e5 could read the chapters on the Scotch Four Knights and the Anti-Petroff system and be ready to use them in just a few hours. Recommended for players from 1800-2400.", John Donaldson.