His chesscafe puzzle book series is a widely acclaimed best selling series. The last few weeks ive been working through wojo s weapons winning with white and have enjoyed the three books a great deal. In the second volume, ippolito and hilton examine wojos handling. One of wojts weapons in amassing this incredible repertoire was his skill at opening 1. The chesscafe book of the year for 2014 was john nunns chess course. You may also like kaufmans new repertoire for black and white.
I must say that this book answered a lot of simple questions i had about pawn structure, weak squaresstrong squares, and general strategy that other books assumed i already knew. Then, someone recommended pandolfinis weapons of chess to me. Chess is a noble game and we must be noble as well, the specific books are of high quality and i have nothing else to say than a great thanks to the authors for the good work. In the books wojos weapons, why was wojo occasionally known to. Chess is one of the oldest strategy games known to man.
Developed in the 1960s by the czechborn american gm lubomir kavalek, the line offers a very flexible response to the positionally challenging white fianchetto. Winning with white, volume ii by jonathan hilton and dean ippolito, boston. But since white is going to also play nf3 anyway on move 3, he is not going to play any of those variations. It is this repertoire that is extensively examined in wojos weapons. Amateur to im is also a great book that i think is bit misunderstood. But i am only onethird of the way through, at this point. The kavalek system against the kings indian fianchetto variation e62 begins 1. In particular, i enjoyed their series wojo s weapons which examines how aleksander wojtkiewicz was so incredibly efficient at beating club players and winning weekend tournaments in the us. Over time you might supplement the entire repertoire. Wojos weapons has plenty to offer chessplayers of all strengths.
Winning with white volume 1 by jonathan hilton and dean ippolito, it is written wojos move order to reach any opening position almost always started with 1. But, according to kavalek, this is the first time he himself has ever. In the first games in my database played by wojtkiewicz, back in the early 80s, he was a devout benoni playeran opening he surely picked up from his mentor, former world champion mikhail tal. We are pleased to offer excerpts from three of the most popular chess books available today. Recommends meeting blacks premature flank attack with a counterstrike in the center with 8. Publishers of some terrific, mainly historical, chess books.
Every day at the candidates is groundhog day, and then its volume 2 on the hedgehog followed by more of wojos weapons. Weapon is a 1989 science fiction novel by robert mason. In particular, i enjoyed their series wojos weapons which examines how aleksander wojtkiewicz was so incredibly efficient at beating club players and winning weekend tournaments in. The introduction mentions that his play as black was swashbuckling, and im really curious. I am on fb also under denise louise valentini and my email is above.
In this sixth and final installment of the series, we will see how wojo played the kings indian defense against 1. I know because i voted for a different book, soltis mikhail botvinnik. Metrowest cc newsletter 312010 page 5 of 9 community. The author of two other books, dean operates a successful chess teaching company in new jersey.
Wojos move order to reach any opening position almost always started with 1. Winning with white volume 1 by jonathan hilton and dean ippolito, it is written. Karsten mueller is one of the best chess authors in the world today. After comparing wojos tactical style to his positional, technical style, i must say the commentators job is much easier when annotating the latter kind of play. Obviously it isnt a book for the expert, but for me it fit the bill perfectly. A lavishly illustrated compendium of military hardware covers everything that fought in the air, on the ground, and on the seas during world war ii. The illustrated encyclopedia of 20th century weapons and warfare volume 18 by bernard editor fitzsimons and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Many positive things about the wojos weapons series have already been said elsewhere. The sixpart series began in december 2006 4 and continued until april 2008. Read everyones second chess book and start climbing up the ladder of chess success. Wojos weapons has plenty to offer chessplayers of all strengths if you think youre ready to start winning the wojo way, there is no longer anything stopping you. I will be holding a booksigning at ukazoo books in towson, md on saturday october 25 from 1pm4pm. The grunfeld is one of the most topical openings in modern chess practice.
Winning with white volume 2 is an excellent guide to the white side of the fianchetto kings indian that is ideally suited for players from 1800 on up. Now, wojtkiewicz experts im dean ippolito and nm jonathan hilton have joined forces to produce the definitive howto manual for learning wojos repertoire with white after 1. A careful study of the lessons presented in this book should enable the chess. Chess cafe puzzlebook 2 cd 1888690216cd2, muller, k, 9. This is the category page of our extensive range of books products. Over the course of 75 fully annotated games, the authors make wojtkiewiczs approach easily accessible to the chess public for the first time. Most club players and not only club players can go a lifetime without playing or facing the catalan. Jonathan hiltons most popular book is wojos weapons. Illustrated encyclopedia 20th century weapons warfare. Weapons of world war ii examines key air, sea and land weapons, vehicles and small arms in a spread by spread format for ease of use. The third and final volume of wojos weapons winning with white by im dean ippolito and nm jonathan hilton is out. Small advantages in bishop endings chess cafe, october 2009. Chesscafe puzzle books kindle edition by karsten muller. This book is your tool to building a worldclass repertoire and to achieving positional mastery.
The three titles vying for 2014 book of the year were bologans black. The final, and eagerly awaited, volume of the series will complete the opening repertoire for white according to wojo. Wojos weapons, volume 3 winning with white by dean ippolito, jonathan hilton publisher. More than 600 fullcolor artworks accompany entries that feature a detailed history of each weapons design and. There are more than 500 separate items of equipment used between 1939 and 1945, from combat handguns to massive aircraft carriers. Chess is childs play is a book written by parents, for parents. The games are featured in freds forthcoming book entitled simple attacking plans. Between 1914 and 1918 weapons development was both rapid and complex, so this book has two functions. Each spread features a key category of weapon, such as fighters or main battle tanks, with an easy to follow diagram or chart. I dont see how you can consider the wojo book is hyped up by american marketing. The book is about an android, designed to kill, which experiences a crisis of conscience and runs away from its government masters to live in a nicaraguan village. Wojos weapons is arranged so that ideas learned in the first chapters can be. Winning with white, volume 1 1 by hilton, jonathan, ippolito, dean isbn. In particular, i enjoyed their series wojos weapons which examines how.
Karsten muller, german grandmaster, is one of the most respected writers on the royal game today. Jonathan hilton has 23 books on goodreads with 124 ratings. His books on the endgame include the secrets of pawn. In this second volume, ippolito and hilton examine wojos handling of the popular kings indian defence, focusing.
As most of you know, in the fall of 2014 chesscafe became a forfee website. Much more than a grunfeld monograph, however, wojo s weapons iii provides indepth coverage of other pesky openings such as the dutch, the old indian, and the hedgehog, arming you with the knowledge needed to turn the tables on your opponent and take him out of his comfort zone. Janes weapon systems 1976 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. World war ii saw a global conflict with the weapons technologies of the leading nations of the world pitted against each other. Chess stars publishing is a very high quality publisher of mostly opening books. International master dean ippolito, a 10time allamerica team member and winner of national championship tournaments, has more than twenty years experience playing wojtkiewiczs systems. It seems were suffering from sequelitis here at the chess mind. Thats my main point with the pure chess contents so far, although there are a few more things one could point out, mainly interesting setups for black that are not mentioned in the book, such as 15e6 with the idea be5 in the maroczy instead of 15qb6 which is, admittedly, the main line, but even this main line is treated only in a short note to the rare 15b6 played in one of the main games in the book. Nf3 is the most intelligent choice since it avoids so much openings at the small price of allowing black to play the english. Club players looking to master an efficient, safe, and practical white repertoire will benefit from this highly readable book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Except the breathtaking positions, the layout of the book is great for studying and working trough the examples.
The present work deals with the grunfeld fianchetto, maroczy bind, symmetrical english, dutch, old indian and 1. In this third and final volume of the acclaimed wojos weapons series, im dean ippolito and nm jonathan hilton claim to have found a sure route to an advantage against this opening. John nunns chess course by john nunn, pump up your rating by axel smith, aron nimzowitsch by per s. English the final, and eagerly awaited, volume of the series will complete the opening repertoire for white according to wojo. A fulltime chess instructor since 1996 and howard sterns coach for five years, dan heisman has received numerous annual awards for best instruction from the chess journalists. I think its important to first develop a complete repertoire, then supplement it with chapters from avrukhs magnum opus as needed. Wojtkiewiczs strategies have been investigated in the online series how wojo won by chess master jonathan hilton. Compilation of 22 chess books free download as pdf file. For example, the wojos weapons series is high quality and highly accessible. I also really enjoyed charles hertans forcing chess moves book. Winning with white, volume 1 by jonathan hilton and dean ippolito. The authors give full verbal explanations of each key idea, and brief recaps are provided at the end of annotated games.
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