Shaw: The King's Gambit (paperback) improvers against the best chess players

against the best chess players of the last 50 years

Michael Prusikin presents the prerequisites and the rules for a King attack in a lucid and attractive manner

It trains the crucial skill for successful play: quickly grasping the essence of a position and the appropriate move

You want to get a position you understand and are happy to play

Shaw: The King's Gambit (paperback) improvers against the best chess playersThere was a golden era when The King's Gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. In the glory days of Paul Morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. Legends such as Spassky and Bronstein kept the flame burning throughout the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of White's ultra aggressive approach. Nevertheless there are honourable exceptions whose games prove that this ancient