CHESS EXPLAINED: THE FRENCH (Viacheslav Eingorn &
Valentin Bogdanov)
128 pages (248 mm by 172
mm).
£12.99/$23.95/€17,55
Chess Explained books provide an understanding of an
opening and the middlegames to which it leads, enabling you to find the right
moves and plans in your own games. It is as if you were sitting at the board
with a chess coach answering your questions about the plans for both sides, the
ideas behind particular moves, and what specific knowledge you need to
have.
The French Defence is one of the most important chess
openings. Its qualities are such that it appeals to a wide range of chess
temperaments: it is solid yet uncompromising, and with a variety of chaotic
variations to appeal to the most bloodthirsty of players, but also offering
more tranquil lines to those seeking a quieter existence. While it is hard for
White to avoid at least some imbalance in the position, he also has a wide
choice. In some of the most critical lines, he accepts major structural
weaknesses in return for piece-play and dynamic chances, while he can also seek
to establish a modest space advantage without such heavy positional
commitments.
Viacheslav Eingorn is an extremely experienced
grandmaster from Ukraine. He played regularly and successfully in the Top
League of the USSR Championship in the 1980s, and is the author of Decision-Making at the Chessboard and Creative Chess Opening Preparation.
International Master Valentin Bogdanov has over thirty years' experience
as a chess trainer, and is also from Ukraine. His pupils include Moskalenko,
Savchenko and Drozdovsky, and he has acted as a second for Eingorn since the
late 1970s.
Gambit books by Eingorn: Decision-Making at the Chessboard, Creative Chess Opening Preparation, Chess Explained: The French (Eingorn &
Bogdanov). By Bogdanov: Chess Explained: The
Grünfeld, Play the
Alekhine.
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
"One of the main reasons to recommend this book is that the
authors clearly know their subject and, as you would expect from Eingorn, have
an eye for the slightly unusual moves that might improve upon the main games
and keep the variations alive for both sides. They also have a healthy respect
for White's strengths in the French, and show them in detail." - IM John
Watson, TWIC
"…if you are considering utilising the French as a
weapon against 1. e4, then this book is a very good and inexpensive way of
deciding if the opening is for you. It will give you a solid grounding in
fundamental positional ideas and typical tactics in the French." - Munroe
Morrison, Open File
"...plenty of textual explanations and good layout" -
John Saunders, www.bcmchess.co.uk
"All together we have here a very instructive written book
on the French Defence covered with a unbelievable amount of instructive text!"
- John Elburg, chessbooks.nl
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