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this has lots of useful endgame sections. as this book is aimed at beginners, the endgames chapters are short and to the point. they dont try to be exhaustive, but they explain some basic theories that are needed to play a decent endgame. in addition, there are some sections discussing the use of skill in endgames. this book doesnt aim to explain how to win in all positions, but it does explain those positions where the skill is needed.
A Cunning Chess Opening Repertoire For White Pdf Download
next, burgess recommends a repertoire of 14 moves, now d5 is out, e5 is in. this routine also opens the game on the queenside, so we expect black to offer a nf3 on a1. the basic plan is for white to play a kingside attack, so it is essential that black does not respond to this opening with their own kingside attack, so as to leave his queenside vulnerable. it is time to go on the attack, and the key to this in burgess, in line with the modern theory of the game, is castling immediately. the fundamental idea is to advance the pawn, so that after the c3 the opponent can be forced to defend. this is where our attack will be, by establishing a decent pawn-on-c4 position, and in the following short lines, black has to reckon with the possibility of white posting his rook on the pawn, allowing mate. if he blocks the rook, then he can be pinned. if he is not careful, then he may be sent back to the beginning of the opening by rook attack! the fact that black is isolated also gives a potential advantage, in that after the c4-d5, it is relatively easy for white to play bd2, so that the isolated bishop will soon be a factor. as a result, the outer wing of the black king should be in serious danger. if burgess advises 1 e4, we go for e5, black possibly retains a pawn-up with the nf3, but the queenside attacks in open positions might be considered the key, since..na4 is where the vulnerability lies, since it allows nf3+ and then.bd6 mate. none of this has much to do with the specific line he recommends. however, as far as the main idea of positional - rather than sudden-attacks - is concerned, it does make a difference to what we play after d5, because we want the bishop to be able to take the crucial central square, but there is a temptation to take on d5 and go for "the real attack", i.e. trabucos that we then play out. the usual results for this are loss of material and a weakening of the kingside to leave black's king somewhat exposed. of course, if we take on e5, we dont need to be pressured into trabucos, and the weak pawn-up position of the black king is an obvious vulnerability.