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In this classic chess work, I. A. Horowitz presents the study of chess openings in a logical, easy-to-understand manner, not beyond the grasp of the player who has learned little more than the rules of chess. To begin with, an outline and discussion of the principles and concepts of opening play, common to all openings. Then, in turn, an account of the most popular openings—attacks and defenses—and a breakdown of their individual moves and grand plans, with an attempt to show how the tactical forte of each move ties up with the strategical idea.
How to Win in the Chess Openings A Noted Champion Reveals the Secrets of Seizing and Holding the Initiative edition by IA Horowitz Humor Entertainment eBooks
I was disappointed with the book. I would suggest a more modern publication with algebraic notation. The illustration are difficult to follow. I also looked up several of the games in the book and move orders were changed by the author. Maybe in 1949 editors were not that careful. The basic ideas behind the opening are sound, but I was really looking for something better then this book.Product details
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How to Win in the Chess Openings A Noted Champion Reveals the Secrets of Seizing and Holding the Initiative edition by IA Horowitz Humor Entertainment eBooks Reviews
This is not really a book on "How to Win in the Chess Openings" as the title says. It is a book that covers ideas behind some selected openings. You should not plan to "force" a win in the opening, but to be prepared for tactics at all parts of the game. But, to best be prepared for Tactics in the Opening you should be looking at a book on Opening Traps (there are a couple good ones published).
This book, which is not up to date on the openings, is written in the old form of Descriptive Chess Notation - these should be fixed by an updated version. I personally like "Understanding the Chess Openings" by Collins far better as a general book on the openings since it covers a lot more material and is up to date. I feel Collins book and an opening traps book together is the most ideal way for someone just starting out learning openings to get started.
Good content, but poor quality of print
I. A. Horrowittz is the best openings instructor in world history!
good book, delivered on time, as promised
There is an excellent kid's review of this book which I believe raises many valid negative points, I agree with them and I won't repeat them here. I also concur that "Understanding the Chess Openings" by Sam Collins is an excellent and more up-to-date book that is well-organized and relatively short with a logical structure and lots of diagrams with a minimum of unnecessary text.
What I would like to say about "How to Win in the Chess Openings" is that despite the book being somewhat outdated, it is short at less than 200 pages and covers a lot of ground. What is most useful about it is the good commentary which illustrates many important principles of the opening. Since there are more than a 1,000 trillion ways to do an opening, gleaning principles and themes from as many points of view as possible is an important road to simplifying all the possiblities.
This book covers about 15 popular openings and some of their variations. I have found the commentary to be complimentary to the book "Understanding the Chess Openings" by Sam Collins. However, the text is a bit more dense in the book I'm reviewing in terms of move-by-move commentary and I think this is very useful for a beginner and will help a more advanced player consolidate concepts.
I own several books on openings and for me this is essential. I need to see different openings from a lot of angles to truly internalize the principles. I realize not everyone learns like me, but for those of you who do you will probably find this a good text. In addition, it is often available for next to nothing used so why not pick it up along with "Understanding the Chess Openings" by Collins?
I have owned this book 3 times now. I have given it away to others twice before but I'll be keeping this copy. This was the 1st chess book I ever bought back in 1984 and I found it to be an excellent book which really improved my game. Now I will be using it as a tool to help teach chess to our chess group at church.
I first bought this book decades ago (before algebraic notation) and it was an excellent intro to opening play then and still is now. I recently bought another copy for a friend of mine who is just getting started in the game of chess. Most of the chess books are too complex and advanced for novices. This one is a bit daunting as well (thus the 4 stars), but the least so of any that I have seen over the years.
I was disappointed with the book. I would suggest a more modern publication with algebraic notation. The illustration are difficult to follow. I also looked up several of the games in the book and move orders were changed by the author. Maybe in 1949 editors were not that careful. The basic ideas behind the opening are sound, but I was really looking for something better then this book.
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