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However, IM Hans Berliner, a former world champion of correspondence chess, wrote that Adams' "theories, though looked upon with scorn by most top chess players, made an immediate and lasting impression on me. Weaver W. Adams was the first person I met who actually had theories about how chess should be played."
The Three Knights Game is a chess opening which most commonly begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3. In the Three Knights Game, Black chooses to break symmetry in order to avoid the main lines of what is often considered the drawish Four Knights Game after the usual 3...Nf6. The relevant ECO code is C46.
A Short History of Chess. McKay. ISBN 0-679-14550-8. OCLC 17340178. Eales, Richard (1985). Chess, The History of a Game. Facts on File. ISBN 978-0816011957. Forbes, Duncan (1860). The History of Chess: From the Time of the Early Invention of the Game in India Till the Period of Its Establishment in Western and Central Europe. London: W.H. Allen ...
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The Queen's Gambit is the chess opening that starts with the moves: [1]. 1. d4 d5 2. c4. It is one of the oldest openings and is still commonly played today. It is traditionally described as a gambit because White appears to sacrifice the c-pawn; however, this could be considered a misnomer as Black cannot retain the pawn without incurring a disadvantage.
Handbuch des Schachspiels (Handbook of Chess, often simply called the Handbuch) is a chess book, first published in 1843 [1] by Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa.It was a comprehensive reference book on the game, and one of the most important references on opening theory for many decades.
Everyman Chess. ISBN 9781857443615. Ward, Chris (2004). The Controversial Samisch King's Indian. Batsford. ISBN 9780713488722. Golubev, Mikhail (2006). Understanding the King's Indian. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-904600-31-X. Cherniaev, Alexander (2008). The Samisch King's Indian Uncovered. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1857445404. Markoš, Ján (2008).