Catastrophes & Tactics in the Chess Opening - Volume 2: 1.d4 d5 - Large Print Edition: Winning in 15 Moves or Less: Chess Tactics, Brilliancies & . Quickly at Chess Series - Large Print)

Everybody wants to win fast, preferably straight out of the chess opening. This book is a collection of games played by top players in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of blunders, an accumulation of mistakes or brilliant chess tactics. Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your opening play, opening repertoire, strategies, and tactical ability. The chess openings covered in this volume are:1) The Slav Defense2) The Queen's Gambit Accepted3) The Queen's Gambit Declined including the Exchange Variation4) The Tarrasch & Semi-Tarrasch Variations5) The Semi-Slav & Meran Variations6) Specialty Lines such as The Chigorin Defence, Albin Countergambit, Baltic Defense7) 1.d4 d5 specialties such as the Barry Attack, the London Opening, the Pseudo-Trompowsky and much more.After sorting games with the worst mistakes & blunders away, there remains a collection of games showing a catalog of typical mistakes, misunderstandings, misevaluations and how to exploit these: either through simple execution or brilliant chess tactics.