"I had a fantastic position, but I couldn't figure out what to do next!" Sound familiar? If so, then Fred Wilson's Simple Attacking Plans was written for you. The author distills the complexities of mounting an offensive against your opponent's king down to four principles that lie at the root of most successful chess attacks.

Novice players and amateurs of intermediate strength will benefit from the explanations of ideas and tips for practical play, all presented in an easy, conversational style. More experienced competitors will appreciate this book as a games collection featuring masterpieces of enterprising play – some of them never before published.

Content:
007INTRODUCTION

008 1. Davisson – Perlowitz, U.S. Amateur East 2008

010 2. Whately – another sixth-grader, New York 1999

018 3. Parma – Kozomara, Vrnjaè ka Banja 1962

020 4. Browne – Bellón, Las Palmas 1977

SELECTED GAMES

025 5. Rossolimo – Winser, Hastings 1949-50

031 6. Whitehead – Biyiasas, Lone Pine 1977

037 7. Gurevich – Karanja, New York 1987

043 8. Horowitz – Kibberman, Warsaw Chess Olympiad 1935

049 9. Andonov – Watson, St. John 1988

054 10. Palau – Te Kolsté, London Chess Olympiad 1927

058 11. “Lena” – Tamburro, Internet Chess Club 2009

065GRECO’S SACRIFICE, OR THE GREEK GIFT

065 12. Alberston – amateur, New York (casual game) 1986

066 13. Rohde – amateur, New York, Marshall CC 2008

068 14. Kuhnrich – Wilson, New York (casual game) 1966

073 15. Wilson – Temple, New York (5-minute game) 1996

077ATTACKING A FIANCHETTO CASTLED POSITION

077 16. Temple – Andrews, New York 1996

082 17. Temple – Peterson, NYC HS Championship 1997

083 18. Wilson – Tabakman, New York 1997

086 19. Adams – Martin, London 2003

090 20. Winik – Joseph, New York 2002

094 21. Larsen – Korchnoi, Brussels 1987

MORE SELECTED GAMES

100 22. Norman-Hansen – Tartakower, Copenhagen 1923

105 23. Bauer – Kaufman, Foxwoods Open 1999

112 24. Schrade – Kerr, New York, BAL “A” Division 2001

118 25. Taubenhaus – Winawer, Warsaw 1900

121 26. Maróczy – Von Bardeleben, Barmen 1905

125 27. Wilson – O’Keefe, New York 2001

134 28. Wilson – Koppel, New York 1966

137 29. Bonin – Privman, New York 2000

138 30. Galdunts – Katz, Calvi 2004

142 31. Troff – Naroditsky, St. Louis 2011

147 32. Hammer – Carlsen, Halkidiki 2003

151 33. Epstein – Mihevc, Elista 1998

155 34. Hess – Spoelman, Crete 2004

160DEFLECTION, UNDERMINING, OR REMOVING THE GUARD?

161 35. Shipman – Levy, New York City 1965

166 36. Kristol – Morozova, USSR 1966

168 37. Lolli – Ercole del Rio, Modena 1755

174 Player Index

175 Index of Openings