Tactics in the Chess Opening 3 French Defence and Other Half-Open Games

The chess opening is a minefield, and this is the map. In over 230 carefully selected and expertly annotated games, all tactical themes and typical traps in the half-open games are treated and explained. This book teaches how to recognize opportunities to attack early, and at the same time will prevent you from walking into a knife before the game has really started.Nijboer, Friso is the author of 'Tactics in the Chess Opening 3 French Defence and Other Half-Open Games', published 2005 under ISBN 9789056911621 and ISBN 9056911627.