This book is a collection of games played by the best players in the world in which either White or Black wins in 15 moves or less either a result of brilliant chess tactics, an accumulation of mistakes or blunders.Â
Through the study of the games in this volume, you will improve your:Â
Opening playÂ
Opening repertoireÂ
Tactical vision
Tactical ability.
The chess opening variations in this volume are split up in the following chapters:Â
1) Anti-Dutch (1 d4 f5)Â
2) Dutch Main Lines
3) Benonis - Modern Benoni, Schmid Benoni, Old Benoni & Benko GambitÂ
4) Trompowsky (1 d4 Nf6 2 Bg5)Â
5) The d-pawn Specials: Anti-Indians - Torre, London, Colle & Other 3rd move optionsÂ
6) Old IndianÂ
7) Budapest & Fajarowicz GambitsÂ
8) Minor d-pawn Specials
 Carsten Hansen, a Danish FIDE Master at Chess, was born in 1971, a year where the winter came very early and heavy to the region of Denmark where his parents had settled. After his father had shoveled snow for five hours he realized that not even the main roads were being cleared anymore. The national guard came to pick up his pregnant wife and eight hours later Carsten was brought into the world.
At age 14, Carsten became the youngest master player at chess in Denmark at the time. He was, however, soon surpassed by a player that came to play an important role in his writing career several years later, Peter Heine Nielsen.