Hansen: The Basman-Williams Attack Bestseller sacrificing a knight on f5

sacrificing a knight on f5

) half and full points when you find yourself in one of those lousy positions that we all end up in at one time or another

spectacular sacrifices and great humor characterize the career of Mikhail Tal

Her success shows that direct attacking play can be extremely effective in practice

Hansen: The Basman-Williams Attack Bestseller sacrificing a knight on f5An innovative approach to dealing with the King's Indian and Grnfeld Indian defenses The Basman Williams Attack arises after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4, which was first played by the inventive and creative English International Master Michael Basman in the 1970s and later adopted & developed by English Grandmaster Simon Williams. Nowadays, it has become a weapon used by several top grandmasters and it was even adopted for use in the recent Candidates