Karsten Müller

Upset of a ChampionGarry Kasparov is considered by many to be the greatest chessplayer ever. Until the turn of the 21 st century, there did not appear to be anyone who could successfully challenge him. However, in October 2000, Kasparov met another Russian, Vladimir Kramnik, in a title match. Sponsored by BrainGames, the match would be 16 games, with the winner being the first to score 8 points. Kasparov would keep his title in the event of an 8-8 drawn match. The world watched with great interest as Garry Kasparov would defend his title for the first time in five years. Kramnik of course was a great player, one of the worlds best, but Kasparov was, well Kasparov. The match began on October 8, 2000, with most chessplayers around the world regarding Kasparov as the heavy favorite to retain his title. Of course, anything could happen, particularly in a short match, but Garry had not been defeated in match play ever, and not many fans gave Kramnik much of a chance in London. However, apparently no one had told Kramnik this. It turned out that his preparation for the match had been outstanding, and not only did he defeat Kasparov, he did so without Kasparov scoring a single win! To say his result was impressive is rather an understatement. The chess world was stunned. But it was true Kramnik had come, seen and conquered the Great Garry. It was the start of a new era in chess. Although Kramniks win was not expected, it was well-deserved, as he did not lose a single game, restricting Kasparovs play and choices along the way. In particular, the choice of the Berlin Wall against Kasparovs Ruy Lopez proved to be a very good decision as the first game was to quickly show. During this match, German grandmaster Karsten Muller provided commentary on all the games. He has pulled together and updated his work, and it is now available in electronic form. Muller is one of the most popular chess writer of our time; his books are noted for their clarity and insight.

La mayoría de las partidas de ajedrez se decide en el final. Es aquí donde se cobra la recompensa por el buen juego, pero también puede ser el momento en el que tengas que utilizar todos tus recursos para impedir la victoria de tu rival. Si conoces unas pocas claves de la tecnica de finales, podras incrementar sensiblemente tu confianza a lo largo de toda la partida, y tambien entenderas a que posiciones debes intentar llegar y cuales debes evitar. Comenzando con los mates basicos y con los mas simples finales de peones, este libro te brindara todo el conocimiento necesario para llegar al nivel de jugador de club. El autor te guiara paso a paso a lo largo de una extensa gama de tacticas de finales y de maniobras, ayudandote a entender la logica subyacente. Gracias a este libro conoceras muchos trucos ingeniosos para el final. Te divertiras sorprendiendo a tus amigos y a tu familia, ¡o a tus oponentes en los campeonatos! Finales de ajedrez para niños permite aprender los finales de manera divertida, pero tambien es un curso de finales de ajedrez muy completo y riguroso, que provee las bases para desarrollar las habilidades caracteristicas de esta fase de la partida. Se puede decir que el gran maestro aleman Karsten Muller es probablemente el mas destacado escritor de finales de ajedrez. Siempre que se produce un final interesante, de alto nivel, el mundo del ajedrez ya sabe que Muller lo esta analizando y diseccionando, y que pronto habra noticias. Ya sea que escriba para lectores de nivel bajo o alto, su entusiasmo contagioso por el final ayuda a sus lectores a entender definitivamente esta fase de la partida. Su obra cumbre, Fundamental Chess Endings, en coautoria con Lamprecht, es una especie de Biblia moderna, utilizada por Magnus Carlsen en sus años de formacion.

White Goes for the JugularThe Danish Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, is one of the most aggressive chess openings ever devised. Dynamite was invented by a Swede, Alfred Nobel. The book you are reading now, however, was not written by Nordic players. Instead, Grandmaster Karsten Muller and FIDE Master Martin Voigt bring a touch of German method to the analysis of the explosive group of classical open games where White goes for out- and-out attack based on an early e4, d4 and Bc4, often with c2-c3 to follow. Muller and Voigt do not confine themselves to the Danish Gambit alone but they examine a whole family of related opening variations that share some common characteristics. Most importantly, White is ready to offer some material (a pawn or two, sometimes a piece or more). White goes for the jugular and if Black is not careful he will not even reach the middle game, let alone an endgameA guiding principle for the authors of this book is that White will play attacking chess, fighting for the initiative at every move. If Black does not meet the challenge in an equally determined way, he will surely lose.Excerpts, including the Table of Contents and the Foreword, of most Russell Enterprises books are available at http://russell-enterprises.com/excerptsdownloads.html.

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