Description: Arizona is under siege from the world-wide scourge. We are suffering delays in shipping, so our time limit is now 20 business days. We are hoping to get back to 10 days in the near future. Ever since the end of World War II the chess world hosted great contests over the viability of the Sicilian Defense (1. P-K4 P-QB4). This asymmetrical opening gives great scope for both players. But it is the bane of non-masters in weekend tournaments, as grandmaster theory is a cataract of complications, and every so often today's novelty is refuted by tomorrow's novelty. What is a weekender to do? Play for the upset. Throw punches. Don't just sit there! Here are 14 games where the underdog put the champ on the canvas with the Smith-Morra Gambit. Ken Smith revived the old Morra Gambit and put his own name on it, which is entirely fair, and he did more than anyone to make it popular with the chess public. The Smith-Morra Gambit (1. P-K4 P-QB4, 2. P-Q4 PxP, 3. P-QB3) cuts across forests of dead trees ground into pulp to make books; it is a simple, hard-to-refute opening that the White player can essay without spending a lifetime of study or a king's ransom on books--and all that for only one pawn sacrificed. Black may not be keen on accepting. Bent Larsen liked accepting it--a pawn is a pawn. But for Joe Sixpawns at a weekend swiss? Maybe not. I, Ed Yetman, once had a 2200+ master's rating for five years with International Correspondence Chess Federation. I wrote this book on Upsets in the Smith-Morra so that the tradition of Ken Smith and Pierre Morra might continue. We will add bonus material! Descriptive notation, Soft-cover. We combine shipping-to combine, put everything in a basket and then ask for an invoice. This comes from the private library of Allan Troy, late owner of Troy's Chess Shoppe, Torrance, California. Follow us for our ongoing sale of 18th, 19th, and 20th century chess books and clocks! Certain individuals are trying to profit by selling our merchandise! Check our store to make sure you are doing business with allansbooks! Accept no substitutes!
Price: 12 USD
Location: Tubac, Arizona
End Time: 2024-08-29T03:42:50.000Z
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Book Title: Smith-Morra Upsets
Topic: Chess
Format: Paperback
Author: Ed Yetman, III
Language: English
Subject: Games & Puzzles
