Overview
The Averbakh is a solid and respectable variation against the KID. It bears the name of the well-known Soviet grandmaster, theorist, and endgame specialist Averbakh (photo). Yuri Lvovich Averbakh is the oldest living grandmaster who recently celebrated his 99th birthday in Moscow on 8 February. In the early 1950s, Averbakh was one of the first grandmasters to play the variation more than once. He contributed greatly to the development of its theory. Averbakh used the variation several years, then changed course to other variations to fight the KID. Occasionally, he returned to his old love that by then bore his name
Full Product Details
Author: Jan Boekelman
Publisher: Thinkers Publishing
Imprint: Thinkers Publishing
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 9789464201376
ISBN 10: 9464201371
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 11 January 2022
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Two decades ago, the odds were stacked against a non-FIDE titled player writing a decent opening book, but times have changed with the advent of strong computer engines and other electronic resources. A look at Boekelman's lengthy bibliography gives an idea of the tools he worked which also included testing the Averbakh against the noted KID expert Mark Hebden in a number of online games. If you are looking for a flexible and non-trendy answer to the King's Indian and open 1.d4 or 1.c4 this could be the book for you! IM John Donaldson, March 2022.
Two decades ago, the odds were stacked against a non-FIDE titled player writing a decent opening book, but times have changed with the advent of strong computer engines and other electronic resources. A look at Boekelman's lengthy bibliography gives an idea of the tools he worked which also included testing the Averbakh against the noted KID expert Mark Hebden in a number of online games. If you are looking for a flexible and non-trendy answer to the King's Indian and open 1.d4 or 1.c4 this could be the book for you! IM John Donaldson, March 2022.
Author Information
Jan Boekelman is a Dutch chess enthusiast and theorist. In his younger years he participated in the Dutch Youth Championships, the Open Dutch Championships and he played a number of years in a team in the Dutch national league. In those years he wrote theoretical articles for the New in Chess magazine and its predecessor Schaakbulletin. After a long stay outside the Netherlands, Jan has picked up chess again. He now focuses mainly on opening analyses.
