Antikvariskt - Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

Why walk into your opponent's favourite opening? Instead, give him a shock with the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the scourge of club-level chess! Do you relish the prospect of setting your opponent awkward problems from the start of the game? If so, read on, for in the Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit, it's every man for himself. and only the brave survive. The Blackmar-Diemer-Gambit is a favourite of club players who wish to rebel against the opening "fashion" created by professional players. The BDG has generated its own sub-culture, with magazines and computer notice-boards devoted to it. However, don't be fooled by its reputation - the Blackmar-Diemer gives White very dangerous attacking chances, and Black must know a precise defence to come out of the opening alive. Grandmasters such as Dragoljub Velimirovic and Juan Bellon have used the surprise value of the Blackmar-Diemer to good effect in tournament games, while the victims of the gambit include no less player than Joel Benjamin. This book is the first systematic survey of this gambit to be written by a player of international calibre, who can look at the gambit objectively.