{"product_id":"openings-9781857443493","title":"Openings","description":"Start every game with confidence! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defence formations in the process. \u003ci\u003eWinning Chess Openings\u003c\/i\u003e shows players how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's entertaining, easy-to-follow style, they are shown formations that can be used with other White or Black pieces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinning Chess Openings \u003c\/i\u003eexplains how to: \u003cbr\u003e*Build a safe house for a king\u003cbr\u003e*Estimate losses of ten moves or fewer\u003cbr\u003e*Utilise the elements: time, force, space, and pawn structure\u003cbr\u003e*Plan strategy based on time-tested opening principles of play\u003cbr\u003e*Employ a defence for Black against any White opening\u003cbr\u003e*Apply an opening for White used by World Champions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinning Chess Openings\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the author\u003cbr\u003eYasser Seirawan is the highest-rated American chess professional on the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) rating ladder and the first American to vie for the World Championship title since Bobby Fischer. He is a three-time U.S Champion, the 1989 Western Hemisphere Champion and an eight-time member of the U.S chess Olympiad team. Currently one of the worlds top-ranked chess players, he is one of only a handful of players to have defeated world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in tournament play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Everyman Chess","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567319650578,"sku":"9781857443493","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_adfaaa61-8123-43e4-91a3-1a605a759ff6.jpg?v=1731918330","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/openings-9781857443493","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}