Hi,

I've been playing chess off and on for the last 30 years- don't really get
much of a chance to play. Most of my friends are into X-boxs or computer
games.

My favourite opening is the old pawn to king 4. Recently I've met another
player who (as white)does pawn to queen 4. I usually counter that with pawn
to king bishop 4. or just pawn to king 3- followed by a development of the
queen's pawn.

My question is - is there a good easy to follow book for chess openings?
Which would you recommend?

Cheers!

YM

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Yau-ming wrote:
My favourite opening is the old pawn to king 4. Recently I've met
another player who (as white)does pawn to queen 4. I usually counter
that with pawn to king bishop 4. or just pawn to king 3- followed
by a development of the queen's pawn.

My question is - is there a good easy to follow book for chess
openings? Which would you recommend?

You could try Reuben Fine's `The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings'.
The important thing is to understand the ideas, rather than memorize
the individual moves.


Dave.

--
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www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ it's like an intriguing conundrum but
it'll hurt your eyes and it's twice
as fast!

From: "Louis Blair"
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess.misc
Subject: Opening Advice Please
Date: 22 Jan 2006 20:28:48 -0800

blazorge wrote (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:15:37 +0000):

What opening book (DVD etc.) would you recommend
to someone as perhaps a must-have classic that offers
a real solid foundation on general principles, theory and
perhaps some basic classical lines? I'm looking for a
solid bedrock you might say....

_
I do not know what would be a "must-have classic",
and I suspect that, in this subject, there is no such
thing. Probably the closest is:
_
Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?PID=123
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/review315.pdf
_
but it seems that such books are eventually
regarded as out-of-date. Every few years there
is a new book (DVD etc.) with a similar sort of
intent. Some recent ones a
_
ABC of Chess Openings (CD) by Daniel King and others
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=539
_
_
ABC of Chess Openings (DVD) by Andrew Martin
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=1497
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen74.pdf
_
_
Chess Assistant Opening Instructor (CD) by GM Kalinichenko and others
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=1759
_
_
Roman's Encyclopedia of 40 Essential Chess Openings, Volumes 1-4
(DVD)
by GM Roman Dzindzikhashvili
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=451
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen66.pdf
_
_
Squares Strategy, Volume 2: The Opening (CD) by Alexander Bangiev
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=1499
_
_
Understanding the Chess Openings by Sam Collins
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=1556
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen76.pdf
_
_
Winning Chess Openings by Yasser Seirawan
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=415
_
http://www.chessbase.com/support/support.asp?pid=27
_
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_rev...ss_series.html
_
_
Concise Chess Openings by Neil MacDonald
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=105&PID=1329
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen29.pdf
_
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_rev...hess_open.html
_
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_ope...&ID=BO-Opening
_
_
Improve Your Opening Play by Chris Ward
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=105&PID=1318
_
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/improveop.txt
_
_
Mastering the Opening by Byron Jacobs
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=105&PID=1331
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen35.pdf
_
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_rev...g_opening.html
_
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_tra...&ID=BO-Opening
_
_
Standard Chess Openings by Eric Schiller
_
http://www.classicalgames.com/Mercha... ory_Code=baa
_
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/standco.txt
_
http://www.chessville.com/reviews/St...s_Openings.htm
_
_
If there is a Barnes and Noble bookstore near you,
you might be able to find Chess, Tactics and Strategy
by Graham Burgess in the discount section. It is
not a book about openings, but it does have a
substantial section on openings - about 170 pages,
along with material on other subjects. The book
is over 500 pages and the discount price is about
$8. (The original title was: The Mammoth Book
of Chess.)
_
http://www.letsplaychess.com/chesscl...readID=3386955
_
http://www.chessbase.com/support/support.asp?pid=27

Thank you very much for all the useful information. I'll go and get the
books! Much appreciated.

Cheers!!!

Yau-ming wrote (Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:08:17 +1000):

Thank you very much for all the useful information. I'll go
and get the books! Much appreciated.

Cheers!!!

_
Some of the old links no longer work. Here is an attempt
to update my note slightly:
_
blazorge wrote (Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:15:37 +0000):

What opening book (DVD etc.) would you recommend
to someone as perhaps a must-have classic that offers
a real solid foundation on general principles, theory and
perhaps some basic classical lines? I'm looking for a
solid bedrock you might say....

_
I do not know what would be a "must-have classic",
and I suspect that, in this subject, there is no such
thing. Probably the closest is:
_
Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?PID=123
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/review315.pdf
_
but it seems that such books are eventually
regarded as out-of-date. Every few years there
is a new book (DVD etc.) with a similar sort of
intent. Some recent ones a
_
ABC of Chess Openings (CD) by Daniel King and others
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=539
_
_
ABC of Chess Openings (DVD) by Andrew Martin
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=1497
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen74.pdf
_
_
Chess Assistant Opening Instructor (CD) by GM Kalinichenko and others
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=1759
_
_
Roman's Encyclopedia of 40 Essential Chess Openings, Volumes 1-4
(DVD)
by GM Roman Dzindzikhashvili
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=451
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen66.pdf
_
_
Squares Strategy, Volume 2: The Opening (CD) by Alexander Bangiev
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=1499
_
_
Understanding the Chess Openings by Sam Collins
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=1556
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen76.pdf
_
_
Winning Chess Openings by Yasser Seirawan
_
http://uscfsales.com/item.asp?cID=15&scID=24&PID=415
_
http://www.chessbase.com/support/support.asp?pid=27
_
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_rev...ss_series.html
_
_
Concise Chess Openings by Neil MacDonald
_
http://www.classicalgames.com/Mercha...teg ory_Code=
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen29.pdf
_
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_rev...hess_open.html
_
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_ope...&ID=BO-Opening
_
_
Improve Your Opening Play by Chris Ward
_
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/improveop.txt
_
_
Mastering the Opening by Byron Jacobs
_
http://www.classicalgames.com/Mercha...teg ory_Code=
_
htttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen35.pdf
_
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_rev...g_opening.html
_
http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_tra...&ID=BO-Opening
_
_
Standard Chess Openings by Eric Schiller
_
http://www.classicalgames.com/Mercha... ory_Code=baa
_
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/standco.txt
_
http://www.chessville.com/reviews/St...s_Openings.htm
_
_
If there is a Barnes and Noble bookstore near you,
you might be able to find Chess, Tactics and Strategy
by Graham Burgess in the discount section. It is
not a book about openings, but it does have a
substantial section on openings - about 170 pages,
along with material on other subjects. The book
is over 500 pages and the discount price is about
$8. (The original title was: The Mammoth Book
of Chess.)
_
http://www.letsplaychess.com/chesscl...readID=3386955
_
http://www.chessbase.com/support/support.asp?pid=27