Start every game with confidence! The two greatest challenges for
beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but
also to choose appropriate attack and defense formations in the process.
Winning Chess Openings shows you how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's
entertaining, easy-to-follow style, you're shown formations that can be
used with other White or Black pieces. Winning Chess Openings will help
you develop a solid understanding of opening principles that you can
apply to every game you play without having to memorise a dizzying array
of tedious and lengthy opening lines. Build a safe house for a King.
Estimate losses of ten moves or fewer. Utilise the elements: time,
force, space and pawn structure. Plan strategy based on time-tested
opening principles. Employ a defense for Black against any White
Opening. Apply an opening for White used by World Champions. Winning
Chess Openings will help readers develop a solid understanding of
opening principles that can be applied to every game they play--without
having to memorize a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening
lines.