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Opening Hacker Files eBook Series

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  • The Carlsen Variation - A New Anti-Sicilian

    Opening Hacker Files, #1

    by Carsten Hansen, Simon Wiiliams ...
    Series Book 1 - Opening Hacker Files
    Get ready to rattle your opponents from the get-go! Opening Hacker Files is a new series created for players who are interested in playing interesting chess, fun openings and have good results without having to learn endless amounts of opening theoryCarlsen Variation? In 2018, World Champion Magnus Carlsen unveiled a new Anti-Sicilian to beat Polish top grandmaster Radoslaw Wojtasczek: 1.e4 c5 2 ... Read more

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  • The Chiburdanidze Variation of the French Winawer

    Opening Hacker Files

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series series Opening Hacker Files
    The French Defense has once more become a viable way for Black to meet 1.e4, and against 3.Nc3, Winawer's 3...Bb4 is considered Black's strongest and most combative weapon. The Chiburdanidze Variation, 4.Qd3, allows White to immediately depart from main line theory and take Black onto turf that only White is familiar with.It was introduced into master play by then Women's World Champion Maia ... Read more

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  • Magnus Carlsen's Norwegian Rat

    Opening Hacker Files, #4

    by Carsten Hansen, Cyrus Lakdawala ...
    Series Book 4 - Opening Hacker Files
    A fun & tricky ambush weapon for Black against 1.e4?In this book, the authors cover the exciting 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Nf6!? which players like Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, and other strong players have used with powerful effect to drag White players out of their comfort zones into Black's domain.The authors are pulling games from many resources, including their own experiments with ... Read more

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  • The Navara Gambit - An Aggressive Weapon against the Reti Opening: featuring a complete repertoire for Black against the Reti

    Opening Hacker Files, #11

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 11 - Opening Hacker Files
    Are you ready to shock your opponent on move 3?The Reti Opening is a dynamic opening invented by Richard Reti more than a century ago. It has since been featured in the repertoires of countless grandmasters and world champions, including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Garry Kasparov, Tigran Petrosian, Vassily Smyslov, and many others.The Navara Gambit takes dynamic chess into a bizarro world on ... Read more

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  • The Adhiban & Bellon Gambits: Attacking the English Opening

    Opening Hacker Files, #13

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 13 - Opening Hacker Files
    The English Opening is typically a solid and reliable opening for White, one where both sides develop their pieces to reasonable squares before the combat begins in earnest. The gambits covered in this book change that manuscript entirely. Before either side has completed any kind of development, Black tries to grab the initiative by sacrificing a pawn. Both gambits arise after 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3 ... Read more

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  • The Canal & Prins Gambits - Two Surprising Weapons against the Queen's Gambit

    Opening Hacker Files, #15

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 15 - Opening Hacker Files
    The Queen's Gambit can be rather boring, especially for Black, so a couple of weapons to make things more excitement.In this book, FIDE Master Carsten carefully analyzes two gambits for Black that both arise after the initial moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c5!?. The Canal Gambit arises when White captures 5.cxd5, and Black responds 5...Qb6. The gambit is somewhat dubious, but very effective ... Read more

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  • Mazukevich's Madness: A repertoire for Black against the Four Knights

    Opening Hacker Files, #14

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 14 - Opening Hacker Files
    In Mazukevich's Madness, Black stuns White with a piece sacrifice on move 5, completely changing the direction of the game of this otherwise solid and rather predictable opening.FIDE Master, FIDE Trainer, and opening specialist Carsten Hansen carefully analyzes all options for White after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nxe4!, showing that Black not only is doing fine, but can often ... Read more

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  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 1: Indian Defenses

    Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #1

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 1 - Winning Quickly at Chess Series
    Winning Fast is Fun!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, ... Read more

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  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Boxset 1

    Winning Quickly at Chess Box Sets, #1

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 1 - Winning Quickly at Chess Box Sets
    Omnibus edition of volumes 1-3 in the popular Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening series.Volume 1 covers all of the Indian Defenses: Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Indian, King's Indian, Gruenfeld Indian, and the Bogo-Indian as well as the Catalan Opening and Blumenfeld Gambit.Volume 2 covers all openings starting with 1.d4 d5, including the Queen's Gambit and Slav Defense as well as many popular ... Read more

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  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - vol 8: 1.e4 e5

    Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #8

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 8 - Winning Quickly at Chess Series
    WINNING FAST IS FUN!This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders.Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies and tactical ability.The chess opening variations ... Read more

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  • Winning Quickly at Chess: Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 2: 1 d4 d5

    Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #2

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 2 - Winning Quickly at Chess Series
    WIN FAST!This book is the second book in a series of nine covering ultra-miniatures, i.e. games of 15 moves or less, played by players rated 2350 or above. In this volume, you will see both former and future world champions lose games within those parameters.The openings cover all varieties of the Queen's Gambit, starting with 1 d4 d5 2 c4 as well as all 1 d4 d5 specials, such as the Pseudo ... Read more

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  • Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Selected Brilliancies from Earlier Volumes

    Winning Quickly at Chess Series, #10

    by Carsten Hansen ...
    Series Book 10 - Winning Quickly at Chess Series
    WINNING FAST IS FUN!This book is a representation of the previous nine volumes, picking something of the best from each of chapter in the preceding volumes, to give you an opportunity to look through the window and see if those other books are something for you.This is the book where you will see how:Kramnik as Black beat Jobava in only 15 moves.Shirov lost in 13 moves to English Grandmaster Wells ... Read more

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