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Finally, a new book on the King's Gambit

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King's GambitRussian Chess House has just published: King's Gambit.

The King's Gambit is the favourite opening of every attacking player. It has been popular for centuries and was played by grandmasters such as Paul Keres, David Bronstein, Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer.

Even today a number of leading players, among them Alexander Grischuk, Vassily Ivanchuk, Nigel Short, and Michael Adams, keep playing the King's Gambit as a surprise weapon.

The present book by Nikolai Kalinichenko, an international grandmaster of correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the King's Gambit using more than 300 illustrative annotated games up to May 31 2009!

This book will provide you with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas. It was about time for a new book on this ultrasharp weapon.
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