Bøker av Rob Escalante

The Dragon is a double-edged weapon in the Sicilian.And being such a tactical opening, there are many ways to win quickly. This book will show you how to do just that with over 2000 miniatures (games ending 25 moves or less).It is an opening for the brave; one who is ready for an adventure.Before we let you get started on your adventure, we promise you two things. One, is that you will learn something new here. And second, you will find games to treasure and enjoy.Happy Hunting!

Need an aggressive system against the Sicilian?Introduced by Sozin, popularized by Fischer, and played by Grandmasters, correspondence players, OTB players, and computers, the Sozin is a sharp, tactical, and forceful response to the Sicilian.With White's bishop hitting Black's weak point on f7, and able to castle either to the Queenside or the Kingside, White is ready to set up his attacks.This book of over 2700 short games (many with annotations and diagrams, and all complete), plus opening indexes, provides a wealth of games and analysis to help you learn the systems against the Classical, Najdorf, and Dragon variations, and avoid the traps that can ensnare both sides. The miniatures are easy to play over; no game is over 25 moves.Mr. Escalante earned his Candidate Master's Title in 1992 and was the editor of Rank & File from 1995 to 1997.His games have appeared in Rank & File, The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, Chess Life, and other publications.

The Advance Variation of the French, like so many openings used today, originated with Greco in the 17th century. Despite being over 400 years old, the Advance French still has many areas still unexplored. And like all openings, the many tactical and strategical considerations are best demonstrated by miniatures. You'll find exploitations of underdevelopment, neglected centers, opened lines, active piece play, well supported pawns and of course, the Bxh7+ lines (known as the Greco sacrifice). With over 1300 (a baker's dozen) games, we know you'll find something to enjoy.

Geared for generating high scoring words (including bingos), this manuscript covers the following; 1) Two and three letter word lists 2) Letter dumps (when you have too many of the same letter) 3) Irregular nouns and verbs 4) Words from Greek, Latin, Hebrew, French, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, German, Gaelic, and even Hawaiian 5) Lists of common, and not so common, prefixes and suffixes that you can attach to your words 6) A way to build bingos. Additional word lists covering birds, astronomy, quantum physics, myths and fantasies, wines, science fiction, kings and rulers, and other popular topics, round out this enjoyable and entertaining book. Price includes a 5% discount.