Stefan Kindermann books
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STEFAN KINDERMANN gained the chess Grandmaster title in 1988. He has represented Germany in six chess Olympiads and once qualified for the World Championship. He has worked for many years as a chess writer and trainer and is one of the world's leading experts on the Leningrad System. |
To the Spanish Exchange Variation
The Leningrad System
A complete weapon against 1 d4 - by GM Stefan Kindermann
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Black Repertoire for Tournament Players. Translated by Brian Ings. 2005. 208 pp. with many diagrams. (PROGRESS IN CHESS, vol 16)
ISBN 3-283-00478-1 €29,95€ / sFr 54 / £18 / $ 35 |
The Leningrad System is one of the sharpest and most interesting replies to 1 d4, and since this typical set-up is also playable against the flank openings 1 c4 and 1 Nf3, it provides the Black player with a genuine universal weapon. A repertoire for Black based on 7... Qe8 in the main line of the Leningrad System is presented here, but since the typical motifs and ideas for both sides are fully explained, White players too will benefit from a study of the book.
This English edition is a fully updated and expanded version of the German edition, which received some highly favourable reviews, for example:
«...must be among the best opening books of the past five years ... rich with history of the variation, meticulously researched, enhanced by explanation and exercises, and full of original analysis ... Anyone interested in the theory of the Dutch Defence and the Leningrad Variation will find it an absolute must for their library ... Obviously I highly recommend this book...»
- John Watson in The Week in Chess.
You can download the chapter on The knight move 8 Nd5 in PDF format here.
Publishers:
USA distribution:
Trafalgar Square Publishing
PO Box 257/ Howe Hill Road
North Pomfret, VT 05053
Paul Feldstein
Tel 0802-457-1911
Fax 0802-457-1913
EMail pfeldstn@sover.net
The Spanish Exchange Variation
A Fischer Favourite - by GM Stefan Kindermann
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White Repertoire for Tournament Players. Translated by Phil Adams. 2005. 124 pp. with many diagrams. (PROGRESS IN CHESS, vol 15)
ISBN 3-283-00479-X €21,50/ sFr 39,80/ £14,99/ US$25 |
The Spanish Exchange Variation lets you play one of the major chess openings, the Ruy Lopez, without the risk of drowning in the huge flow of information now available to the modern chessplayer. White's play in this opening is often very thematic, thus an understanding of the typical positions is more important than concrete knowledge of variations. It is a sound and solid opening, yet gives good winning chances for White. In contrast, it can be hard for Black to win without taking considerable risks. If Black survives the middlegame, there is often an unpleasant endgame lying in wait.
This opening has been played by many top players over the years (Lasker, Fischer, Timman, Shirov...). In recent times it has scored well for White in the hands of specialists such as Rozentalis and Glek. In 2004 it was used by the new FIDE World Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov to defeat super Grandmasters Adams and Grischuk on his way to the title.
Grandmaster Stefan Kindermann, who plays the Spanish Exchange Variation himself, provides clear explanations, as well as instructive analysis of carefully selected examples, and he reveals many new ideas and fresh assessments. Although this is a repertoire book for White, the author's treatment is objective, and a special chapter is even devoted to what he considers to be Black's best choice against this formidable weapon. A key feature of the book is the chapter on typical positions, which should quickly provide you with enough basic strategic understanding of this opening to allow you to start playing it with confidence.
You can download the chapter on The ambitious 5...Qd6 6 Na3 from the Illustrative Games section, in PDF format here.
Publishers:
USA distribution:
Trafalgar Square Publishing
PO Box 257/ Howe Hill Road
North Pomfret, VT 05053
Paul Feldstein
Tel 0802-457-1911
Fax 0802-457-1913
EMail pfeldstn@sover.net