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by Tim Sawyer (Author)
Play the Flank Openings. Try chess on the edge. This 2018 Second Edition of Rare First Moves in chess is expanded to 140 games with commentary. The last half of the book covers games with Reti Opening 1.Nf3 and English Opening 1.c4. The front half has rare odds and ends such as 1.b4, 1.b3, 1.g4, 1.g3 and a few Fools Mates. Want to see the bold Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5 ? Experiment with the Sokolsky or Polish Opening 1.b4, Larsen's Opening 1.b3, the Spike or Grob Attack 1.g4 and the King's Fianchetto 1.g3. Don't let the rare lines scare you. You may want to try them yourself The author expanded this 2018 edition to include 140 games, an increase of 50 additional games over the earlier 2016 edition. An Index of Names to Games is found at the back of the book. Chess author Tim Sawyer provides insights in annotated games over his 45-year career. He examines creative ideas by masters, experts and club players. You can benefit from his experience and insights. He hope you find his comments entertaining. There are games here that you won't find anywhere else. The author reorganized this edition to make the book easier to use. The Table of Contents shows variations of specific lines. Related games are grouped together. You will find games full of interesting ideas from years of the author's own writing. If you are tempted to avoid 1.e4 or 1.d4, check this book out. The author also covers 1.f4 in his Bird & Dutch book and 1.Nc3 in his Queen Knight book. Stay excited. Have fun playing chess Tim Sawyer writes about Flank Openings (1.c4, 1.Nf3, etc.) in this edition of the Rare First Moves book. Try it. Buy it. Enjoy it
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