222 Opening Traps: After 1.d4 (Progress in Chess)

Muller, Karsten, Knaack, Rainer

ISBN 10: 3283010056 / ISBN 13: 9783283010058

Published by Edition Olms, 2008

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Paper wraps. Very little shelf-wear. Clean copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 222 Opening Traps: After 1.d4 (Progress in Chess)
• Publisher: Edition Olms
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3283010056
• ISBN 13: 9783283010058
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Used-Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Chess & Bridge

About this title

Synopsis

Traps lurk in every stage of a chess game, but they occur especially often in the opening. In this instructional volume, the two internationally recognized masters of the game cover the traps that can be expected after the double advance of the white d-pawn. For every possible opening after 1.d4―including the Queen’s Gambit or the King’s Indian Defense―there are explanatory texts detailing the most typical trap motifs. Designed to increase combinative ability and systematically expand opening repertoire, this is an essential guide to setting and avoiding opening traps.

About the Authors

Rainer Fritz Albert Knaak (born 16 March 1953 in Pasewalk, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM).

Karsten Müller (born November 23, 1970, in Hamburg, West Germany) is a German chess Grandmaster and author. He earned the Grandmaster title in 1998 and a PhD in mathematics in 2002 at the University of Hamburg. He had placed third in the 1996 German championship and second in the 1997 German championship.