The King Is a Powerful Piece!

En bok om å spille godt med kongen, også fra tidlig i partiet, når kongen også noen ganger kan bli mer aktiv i midtspillet enn vi tradisjonelt tenker. Masse spennende materiale og noen øvingsoppgaver til slutt. Forord av forfatterens landsmann Levon Aronian.

En velredigert og litt original bok både til læring, inspirasjon, glede og underholdning.

Forlagets egen omtale:

Cowering in the middlegame, towering in the endgame: chess theory teaches that the king needs protection from enemy pieces until the ending, when finally it can come out from hiding to decisive effect. But what if the king can take care of itself, and even march out to battle with its army? FIDE Master and coach Tigran Gyozalyan fills a gap in the chess literature with the first systematic exploration of the king’s role and capabilities in the opening and the middlegame.

Relying on a selection of more than one hundred international games, the author shows how strong players – from Steinitz and Alekhine to Karpov and Kasparov – transcend general chess advice to put the king to good use and tip the scales in their favor. Illustrative games and positions to deepen your understanding complement this comprehensive treatment.

Broaden your chess horizons, get the edge on your opponents and show them, when they least expect it, that The King Is a Powerful Piece.