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The Fascinating King's Gambit

by Thomas Johansson, cover design by Maria Wallin

215 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); illustrated; catalogue #04-2455; ISBN 1-4120-4647-5; US$36.00, C$45.00, EUR29.25, £20.27

An in-depth look at the King's Gambit, featuring the Bishop's Gambit as reply to 2...exf4. The book also provides the reader with a strong repertoire against the King's Gambit Declined.

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About the Book

The Fascinating King's Gambit by Thomas Johansson

This work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire Bishop's Gambit.

But that is not all! A complete in depth repertoire against black's different ways of declining white's pawn offer is also provided. A great service for those who may want to take up this opening with the white pieces!

The author laboured with the analytical work for nearly two years, aiming to create one of the best theoretical guides to the King's Gambit ever written. - But if he fulfilled this ambition can of course, only be determined by the reader!

What can not be denied is that Johansson shares a multitude of theoretical novelties and insights with his readers. Basically offering them access to an almost unexplored world which until now has been reserved for a relatively small crowd of strong King's Gambiteers.

From the author of The King's Gambit for the Creative Aggressor!

Instead of going on and on about the content of this book, let me just quote a very famous King's Gambiteer, grandmaster David Bronstein.

'You want to play the King's Gambit?

Well, Black can draw after 3.Nf3. Play 3.Bc4 if you want to win!'

Visit the author's website at: http://hem.passagen.se/tjmisha/countdown.html

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About the Author

Thomas Johansson is a 34-year-old Swedish chess player and a devoted fan of the King's Gambit. This is his second book on this ancient but forever young opening. His first book, The King's Gambit for the Creative Aggressor! published by Kania Schachverlag in Germany, was well received by the critics in 1998 and reprinted in 2001.

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