{"product_id":"openings-for-amateurs-theory-vs-practice-9781936277650","title":"Openings for Amateurs - Theory Vs Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe final volume in Pete Tamburro's trilogy is finally here! Chock-full of practical advice aimed at the average-to-advancing club player, \u003ci\u003eOpenings for Amateurs - Theory vs Practice \u003c\/i\u003erounds off this acclaimed series with discussions of sharp and sneaky openings you will often face in tournaments and cautionary tales of the opening traps that people still fall into. And since you've advanced this far, there are 38 carefully annotated games on key themes in positional chess, including a close look at isolated queen pawn openings; what to know about the Minority Attack; learning why \"equal\" doesn't always mean \"drawn\"; and a deeper dive into the Ruy López, where you will learn some grand strategies - one of them going back all the way to Alexander the Great.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final section is a special feature, rarely seen in the chess literature: a collection of nearly two dozen games from the biggest amateur team tournament in the world, where Pete illustrates what he's been talking about in all three volumes. It's a chess feast of 85 games explained to amateurs the way they should be!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning chess writer Pete Tamburro has been a regular columnist for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Chess Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChess Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChess Life for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Chess News\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBritish Chess Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. The author of \u003ci\u003eLearn Chess from the Greats\u003c\/i\u003e and of the first two volumes in the \u003ci\u003eOpenings for Amateurs\u003c\/i\u003e series, he is also a highly successful chess teacher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mongoose Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572163445010,"sku":"9781936277650","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9cf73a8f-944e-41b0-b7f6-434189d820c9.jpg?v=1755855318","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/openings-for-amateurs-theory-vs-practice-9781936277650","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}