--- product_id: 106533740 title: "Chess Openings Theory and Practice" price: "€ 90.64" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/106533740-chess-openings-theory-and-practice store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Chess Openings Theory and Practice **Price:** € 90.64 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Chess Openings Theory and Practice - **How much does it cost?** € 90.64 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/106533740-chess-openings-theory-and-practice) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description “Speaking for myself and for players of my strength, Chess Openings: Theory and Practice is the greatest aid I have ever seen for preparing for a tournament. Speaking for all other players, the book is a "must." Current thinking on all important lines is meticulously presented, offering myriad, clear-cut ideas a completely new and effective arsenal of weapons. “-Samuel Reshevsky, United States Open Champion”. Chess Openings Theory and Practice is a remarkable book, unequaled by any book of that era or since. It is not a mere openings book with long columns of moves followed at the end by punctuation marks such as + -- or =. It presents opening ideas and games, often including the first game where each opening was played, plus the history of the opening, the names of famous players who played this opening and the ideas and plans on which the opening is based. It provides "idea variations". These are variations that may not actually occur in actual practice, but are what you would play if given the chance. No other book does that, at least not in English and not to this extent. Review: Descriptive Notation at its best! - I put in the headline this book uses descriptive notation because if you're not familiar with it, then you will have to learn a whole new language of chess notation; this is not algebraic notation! That being said, I found this book to be completely informative to help learn the different openings throughout history, even from when it was first used and recorded. What's more, is the description of the theory behind each of the openings, and how to put it into practice! There is a tremendous amount of hard work that went into creating this work, and I'm grateful to the author for the amount of time invested and the willingness to share his knowledge with us! Review: A Classic! - A copy of "Chess Openings: Theory and Practice" was my "go to" opening book in high school over 35 years ago. Unfortunately, I loaned my copy out (containing all my annotations) to a buddy who never returned it. Grrrrr. I'm so happy to recover this old book. Amazingly, the book apparently was printed, on demand, the very day I ordered it. It arrived in pristine, brand-new condition. Now, here is why you should buy this book today: Bobby Fischer won some of his greatest victories by studying old opening theory (e.g. See "Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games," Game 44, Evans Gambit, referring to an "old analysis from Freeborough and Rankin") In fact, the preface to the book reveals this very secret. This book contains ideas that are out of vogue, but still potent to this day. Anyone looking to add spice to their game should make the investment and purchase a copy. You'll be glad you did. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #197,901 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #108 in Chess (Books) #181 in Board Games (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 273 Reviews | ## Images ![Chess Openings Theory and Practice - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71nt1ycACDL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Descriptive Notation at its best! *by T***H on April 8, 2021* I put in the headline this book uses descriptive notation because if you're not familiar with it, then you will have to learn a whole new language of chess notation; this is not algebraic notation! That being said, I found this book to be completely informative to help learn the different openings throughout history, even from when it was first used and recorded. What's more, is the description of the theory behind each of the openings, and how to put it into practice! There is a tremendous amount of hard work that went into creating this work, and I'm grateful to the author for the amount of time invested and the willingness to share his knowledge with us! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Classic! *by J***N on January 31, 2019* A copy of "Chess Openings: Theory and Practice" was my "go to" opening book in high school over 35 years ago. Unfortunately, I loaned my copy out (containing all my annotations) to a buddy who never returned it. Grrrrr. I'm so happy to recover this old book. Amazingly, the book apparently was printed, on demand, the very day I ordered it. It arrived in pristine, brand-new condition. Now, here is why you should buy this book today: Bobby Fischer won some of his greatest victories by studying old opening theory (e.g. See "Bobby Fischer My 60 Memorable Games," Game 44, Evans Gambit, referring to an "old analysis from Freeborough and Rankin") In fact, the preface to the book reveals this very secret. This book contains ideas that are out of vogue, but still potent to this day. Anyone looking to add spice to their game should make the investment and purchase a copy. You'll be glad you did. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SStunning *by T***M on January 23, 2021* This text was simply stunning to me. Piles of information on openings, more than my mind can handle at once, even the amount of lifetime I have remaining before I hit my expiration date. The book is thick, over seven-hundred pages. My guess is no one will work their way all the way through this book. I would say something about the openings and etc., but the book is crammed with too much information to summarize. I guess I could if I were not so lazy. 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