Are you bored with playing it safe in the opening? Had enough of
developing your pieces sensibly, aiming to control the centre and
getting your king castled? Do you yearn to tear the opposition apart in
the style of the great 19th century masters? Then Grandmaster Gambits 1
e4 is the book for you!
The highly successful writing duo of Richard Palliser and Simon
(GingerGM) Williams have teamed up again to create a repertoire based on
jettisoning a pawn (and often a whole lot more) very early on. Whatever
opening your opponent favours against 1 e4, the authors have a dynamic
gambiteering counter which will throw them onto their own resources.
The Sicilian Defence? Attack it with the Wing Gambit.
1...e5? Tear Black apart with the Max Lange Attack.
The French? Suffocate Black with the Advance Variation including
Magnus Carlsen's souped-up version of the Milner-Barry Gambit.
The Caro-Kann? Play the Hillbilly Attack with 2 Bc4! Your opponent
might laugh but they won't be laughing when you crash through on f7.
Forget about playing "properly" in the opening. Open 1 e4, play the
Grandmaster Gambits and rip your unprepared opponents apart!
Richard Palliser is an International Master and the editor of CHESS
Magazine. In 2006 he became Joint British Rapidplay Champion and in 2019
finished third in the British Championship. He has established a
reputation as a skilled chess writer and written many works for
Everyman, including the bestselling The Complete Chess Workout.
Simon Williams is a Grandmaster, a well-known presenter and a
widely-followed streamer, as well as a popular writer whose previous
books have received great praise. He is much admired for his dynamic and
spontaneous attacking style.
