Chess Games 1.d4 Series: 5 books in 1 - Paperback

by Tim Sawyer (Author)

Chess Games 1.d4 Series: 5 books in 1 is a box set bundle of 5 books in 1. The five books are: Book 1: "Queen Pawn: 1.d4 d5 Queens Gambit and Closed Games" has 121 games.Book 2: "Indian Defences: 1.d4 Nf6 in Chess Openings" is a collection of 136 games.Book 3: "Rare First Moves: Flank Openings in Chess" is a collection of 90 games.Book 4: "Queens Knight: 1.Nc3 & 1...Nc6 in Chess Openings" is a collection of 110 games.Book 5: "Bird & Dutch: 1.f4 and 1...f5 in Chess Openings" is a collection of 113 games.This book discusses chess situations, players, game issues, styles, stories, opinions, passions, anecdotes, commentary and a little bit of theory. Tim Sawyer presents his light hearted views on 1.d4 and flank openings by looking at games played against a wide variety of opponents. What's solid? What's wild? What's bad? What's fun? Tim shares his opinions on players, on his chess memories, and on his life in general. Skill levels range from master to disaster. Most games were played by the author. Some games were sent to the author by other players. Others simply caught the author's attention. They cover a wide variety of chess opening variations. The games deal with real life chess issues and characters. There is an Index of Names to Games at the back of each book. The print version format has been condensed to fit five books into one. It keeps the same games and font size.This is a game collection rather than an instruction book.See my companion: Chess Games 1.e4 Series: 5 books in 1See my Playbooks for basic opening repertoire guidance.See my Puzzles books for chess opening checkmates.See my Chess Training Repertoire for theoretical analysis.