Jacques Mieses (February 27, 1865, in Leipzig February 23, 1954 in London) was a German-born Jewish chess player and writer. He moved to England in the 1930s to escape Nazi persecution and became the first British grandmaster in 1950. He was a dangerous attacker with a number of brilliant victories to his credit, eg against Frank Marshall (Monte Carlo 1903). His best achievement was to win the first Trebitsch Memorial at Vienna 1907. He also organized the master tournament of San Sebastián 1911 and insisted that all the masters’ expenses were paid This was the first international tournament of José Raúl Capablanca, who surprised everyone by winning. Mieses wrote many tournament reports, but his style was regarded as fairly dry, in contrast with his wittiness in person. He often used the Scandinavian Defense, and greatly developed its theory in the early 1900s. The chess opening 1.d3 is Mieses Opening.
The Caro Kann is one of the most popular openings for black against the common e4 move from white. Black looks to play c6 with the idea of immediately playing d5 next, attacking the e4 pawn. This defense is one of the few moves that is thought to be not only equal for black in the main line but many times advantageous as black reaches a better pawn structure in the end game.
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Thirty years ago the Trompowsky opening was almost totally unknown.
Today 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 is used by many of the best players in the world and a whole body of complicated theory has built up.
Andrew Martin shows how the theory and ideas have evolved into the sharp and dangerous weapon that the Trompowsky undoubtedly is today.
Martin simplifies the theory of this opening and creates an easy-to understand repertoire for the White player.
He argues conclusively that 2.Bg5 still leads to original and exciting chess.
Product Description Thirty years ago the Trompowsky opening was almost totally unknown. It took a few spectacular games by Rafael Vaganian to bring 2.Bg5 into the limelight, and after that, the die was cast. Today 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 is used by … More >>
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For those players that love chess gambits, the budapest gambit is a must for your toolbox. From early on, black takes white out of normal book lines for common openings and forces them into unfamiliar territory for many. White has to always look out for traps that black can throw at him. www.thechesswebsite.com
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The Decoy is one of the first things that a chess player should look for in a position. You always want to make decoys to allow yourself to go after your target.
