Overview
I left chess in 2012. I did not touch it for several years. Then I decided to test my strength in Internet blitz. I started from scratch. The board floated before my eyes, and my knee twitched. Less than two months later, I crossed the grandmaster rating mark. My opponents, among them lots of players with a big name, played chess better than me. Surprisingly though, I knew more. On a small island of chess theory, onto which I lured them, I was better equipped. Much better! About 30% of the games ended in wins around the 20th move. A quarter of the games simply ended in mate. In all games, I opened with the moves 1.b3 and 1b6. International Master Ilya Odessky is the worlds leading expert on the 1.b3 and 1b6 chess opening systems. Despite their apparent calm, these openings can get extremely sharp. Now Odessky presents his findings and achievements of recent years. His baffling traps will help you crush your opponents in the opening, with both White and Black. Odessky admits that some of his lines may objectively be somewhat dubious. But in blitz and rapid games they will lead to spectacular play and many surprising wins. Ilya Odessky will entertain, amuse and surprise you in this highly unusual chess opening book full of ultra-romantic chess.
Full Product Details
Author: Ilya Odessky
Publisher: New In Chess
Imprint: New In Chess
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.860kg
ISBN: 9789056918903
ISBN 10: 9056918907
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 07 December 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Full of wit, pithy comments, barbed leading questions, some political incorrectness, and many dramatic turns of phrase. In these pages, success relies on the fact that 'to err is human', as in a stressful situation (i.e. limited time, lack of opening knowledge) strong players have a tendency to go astray. Maybe this aspect of the book is more important than the content itself. So if you are tempted to open up these pages, be prepared for calculated gambles, psychological ploys, and sheer bravado! If you have recently become an adept of online Blitz, and want to develop the traits that this involves, then this book could be a godsend. The mischievous almost anti-establishment joy in all this trickery is contagious. What tremendous fun! So it's far from being a rigorous textbook on 1.b3 and 1...b6, more a personal journey showing the appeal as well as the trials and tribulations of going your own way. --Glenn Flear, Grandmaster
Author Information
Ilya Odessky is an International Master from Russia, a well-known chess coach and a prolific author.
