Jan 02, 2017 this move order coincides with the 2nd edition english language of the book. Feb 12, 20 the lion is an extraordinary chess opening. More than 85% of all chess games start with either 1. The areas natural beauty can be seen at clare castle country park and lavenham falconry, while long melford heritage centre. Maurice bishop explains his game and ideas that you can use to crush your opponent with the black lion. Another amazing chess game of the black lion youtube. Gm williams calls his black lion aggressive or an aggressive version of the philidor. Pentium iii 1 ghz, 1 gb ram, windows vista, xp service pack 3, directx9 graphic card with 256 mb ram, dvdrom drive, windows media player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Blacklion furniture sale free nationwide delivery on. Mar 14, 2016 in this video lesson, i take a look at a game i played in the french league. The current decade now has christian bauers the philidor files, which is certainly the best most current book ever written on the opening and one which i expect to contribute much to making it both more popular for black and also more deeply prepared by white. This move order coincides with the 2nd edition english language of the book.
Mainly by using the inexhaustible chess oeuvre of this systems preeminent champion, leo jansen, the authors have been able to turn the black lion into a playable chess opening. The black lion by simon williams pc dvd an aggressive version of the philidor defense looking for an interesting, exciting, aggressive and flexible opening to play against 1 e4 then the black lion is just the opening for you. On the page the book you can read all about the one and only real book about the lion. The book is also unique in that all the diagrams are given from blacks point of view. Think at least one of the authors not more than club player playing strength, the typical plan of exploiting the closed position by delaying castling, and playing h6, g5, nd7f8g6 was mentioned by alekhine in his first best games book, annotating a game of his played in 1905 or so. I looked at it and thought it seemed as though this was a kia for black. This robust, multipurpose opening system looks quiet, like a sleeping lion, but when this predator is. This opening, first brought into the limelight by dutch amateur players jerry van rekom and leo jansen. I found a book that goes fairly deeply in to the antoshin and. The black lion, long melford is located in sudbury. Janssen, leo and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. I bought a book a while back called the black lion purporting to be a cure all to facing either 1.
The black lion philidor defence openings books media. This opening, first brought into the limelight by dutch amateur players jerry van rekom and leo jansen, now. Dec 25, 2008 more than 85% of all chess games start with whites first move being either 1. This robust repertoire is based on a multipurpose opening system that looks quiet, like a sleeping lion hence the name. About every ten years, a new book comes along to revive interest in the ancient philidor defense 1. This awesome book ready for download, you can get this book now for free. Nonetheless, many individuals often have no room to bring guide for them. Opening books about the lion, as our opening has come to be known, have been a success ever since their first appearance in 1997. In our last example of philidor defense we will look at other possibilities for white after black plays 4nbd7. For the last 15 years he has concentrated on teaching, playing and making instructional chess dvds. We offer a great selection of chess sets, supplies, and more at great discounts.
Macauley peterson hosts international master lawrence trent and grandmaster simon williams to breakdown the chess world into lively short bites. The black lion, as it is called here, is an opening that can be played against virtually any white first move. Simon williams the black lion an aggressive version of. A practical black repertoire with nf6, g6, d6 english. Black lion dvd available to buy here grandmaster chess lesson. Looking for an interesting, exciting, aggressive and flexible opening to play against 1 e4then the black lion is just the opening for you. The black lion an aggressive version of the philidor defence gm williams is one of the most funny, passionate, instructive characters in the chess world. This is a sample clip of the new dvd the black lion an aggressive version of the philidor defense. Mar 16, 2020 once you learn the black lion, you will have a fullyanalysed and exciting opening to 1 e4. With nearly 15 hours of video and an accompanying book, youll be the king of the jungle, the top of the. You can zip through the first 7 8 moves without losing 10 seconds. Playing with black you have an incredible strong weapon against all the white opening moves you can imagine. Mar 09, 2020 once you learn the black lion, you will have a fullyanalysed and exciting opening to 1 e4. Get the latest updates on new products and upcoming sales.
Attach to internet, download, and also conserve to your tool. Feb 25, 2020 another amazing chess game of the black lion. Think of that you get such specific awesome encounter as well as expertise by just reading an ebook the black lion. Looking for an interesting, exciting, aggressive and flexible opening to play against 1 e4 then the black lion is just the opening for you. Simon williams the black lion an aggressive version of the philidor defense duration. With the lion you get a whole new chess strategy and philosophy. The black lion by jerry van rekom, leo janssen, paperback. Anyone who has some ideas on how this opening plays out or if there is a solid line that refutes black play, i would be interested to hear about it.
The black opening looks quiet, like the slumbering predator the lion. An aggressive version of the philidor defense from wholesale chess. In the introduction, he begins to explain the plans for black, when one should castle, and what is the main goal of the opening. The current decade now has christian bauers the philidor files, which is certainly the best book ever written on the opening and one which i expect to contribute much to making it both more popular for black and also more deeply prepared by white. This opening, first brought into the limelight by dutch amateur players jerry van rekom and leo jansen, now gets the grandmaster treatment. Now, jerry van rekom, one of the authors of the lion, the black weapon is the. Simon williams the black lion an aggressive version of the.
Blacklion furniture sale free nationwide delivery on most. Chesspub forum the black lion 2nd edition utc welcome, guest. The black lion presents a flexible, logical and sensible way for black to meet both of these moves this robust, multipurpose opening system looks quiet, like a sleeping lion hence the name. That gives the book more room to discuss other systems including the interesting games arising out of an early f4 by white. This robust, multipurpose opening system looks quiet, like a sleeping lion, but when this predator is provoked, and the game heats up, black eats its prey in an extremely swift. Analysis of my round 2 game of the caplin systems hastings chess congress 2019 against junior ranesh ratnesan.
He is the author of numerous chess books, like play the classical dutch, which got voted. In the introduction, he begins to explain the plans for black, when one should castle, and what is. We have a look at the game between aronian and vachierlagrave. To start with, it has not been analysed so thoroughly, since the white fans of 1. It seems the only time it becomes aggressive is when white moves a pawn in front of its king, and then black attack with its g pawn and hopes to mate the king up that side. Collection of games versus 17001900 opponents demonstrating the 3 main lion variations. Ive witnessed his passion for teaching chess in endless videos, and if there would be a competition, a world championship for funniest video teacher, im sure he would win it easily. Nov 20, 2011 collection of games versus 17001900 opponents demonstrating the 3 main lion variations. Play the classical dutch got voted, in new in chess, as one of the top 10 chess books of all time.
Pentium iii 1 ghz, 1 gb ram, windows vista, xp service pack 3. The black lion an aggressive version of the philidor defense. The first edition in 2002 was trashed by flear in an old yearbook, and with good reason. The black lion the massachusetts chess association. It is possible that the lion is most effective against 1. This is a sample clip of the new dvd the black lion an aggressive version of the philidor defense by gm simon williams. Janssen and van rekom are both enthusiastic amateurs, although neither of them are fiderated. In this video lesson, i take a look at a game i played in the french league. The black lion an aggressive version of the philidor. Its not for nothing that the lion is known as the king of all animals. By clicking the web link that we offer, you can take the book the black lion. Play the classical dutch got voted, in new in chess, as one of the top 10 chess. The black lion, the chess predators choice against both 1. I take a look at a game i played in the french league.
Were this book titled play the hanham philidor it would likely hold a lot less allure than does the black lion. However, the analysis often goes deep into the middlegame and. The name of the lion results from the following thoughts of our chess friend rob klop, who, sadly, passed away much too soon. This book presents a flexible, logical and sensible way for black to meet both of these moves. Simon williams became a im in 1998 and a gm in 2008.
Blacklion international 10635 park rd charlotte, nc 28210 call us at 8664665466 subscribe to our newsletter. Of course, the lions head can still be studied in the earlier editions of the lion, the black weapon. The queen trade only happens in one of them named the lions yawn in book by jerry van rekom. The name black lion was the name given to a set of philidor variations by the book mentioned by kindaspongey. If thats true can somebody tell me what line is not discussed in that book which proves this shouldnt be used for otb play. He is the author of numerous chess books, like play the classical dutch, which got voted, in new in chess, as one of the top 10 chess books of all time. The book is also unique in that all the diagrams are given from black s point of view.
I was black against capone, a strong international master. The english was completely incomprehensible, their exclamation and question marks were completely illogical, they left out a huge number of key variations and their diagrams from black s point of view were found. And so it is an explosive chess opening repertoire for black download book. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. This robust, multipurpose opening system looks quiet, like a sleeping lion, but when this predator is provoked, and the game. This robust repertoire is based on a multipurpose opening system that looks quiet, like a sleeping lion. More than 85% of all chess games start with whites first move being either 1.
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