SPQR I: The King's Gambit

SPQR I: The King's Gambit
Author: John Maddox Roberts
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429908335

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Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder--the glory that was Rome. In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly ex-slaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy. But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger--highborn commander of the local vigiles--was determined to investigate. Despite official apathy, brazen bribes, and sinister threates, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves.

SPQR I: The Kings Gambit

SPQR I: The Kings Gambit
Author: John Maddox Roberts
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2001-08-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312277055

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Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder--the glory that was Rome. In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly ex-slaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy. But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger--highborn commander of the local vigiles--was determined to investigate. Despite official apathy, brazen bribes, and sinister threates, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves.

SPQR

SPQR
Author: John Maddox Roberts
Publisher: Avon Books
Total Pages: 229
Release: 1990
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780380759934

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Decius Caecillus Metellus the Younger, an employee of the civil detective force of Rome, investigates two murders that are connected with secret information leaked from the Vestal temple, and uncovers corruption at the highest levels of government that co

The King's Gambit

The King's Gambit
Author: Viktor Korchnoĭ
Publisher: B.T. Batsford
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1974
Genre: Chess
ISBN:

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The King's Gambit as White

The King's Gambit as White
Author: Bob Raingruber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1995
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN:

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The Fascinating King's Gambit

The Fascinating King's Gambit
Author: Thomas Johansson
Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2005-01
Genre: Games
ISBN: 1412046475

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The Fascinating King's Gambit by Thomas Johansson This work is probably the first book devoted to investigating the entire Bishop's Gambit. But that is not all! A complete in depth repertoire against black's different ways of declining white's pawn offer is also provided. A great service for those who may want to take up this opening with the white pieces! The author laboured with the analytical work for nearly two years, aiming to create one of the best theoretical guides to the King's Gambit ever written. - But if he fulfilled this ambition can of course, only be determined by the reader! What can not be denied is that Johansson shares a multitude of theoretical novelties and insights with his readers. Basically offering them access to an almost unexplored world which until now has been reserved for a relatively small crowd of strong King's Gambiteers. From the author of The King's Gambit for the Creative Aggressor! Instead of going on and on about the content of this book, let me just quote a very famous King's Gambiteer, grandmaster David Bronstein. 'You want to play the King's Gambit? Well, Black can draw after 3.Nf3. Play 3.Bc4 if you want to win!' Visit the author's website at: http://hem.passagen.se/tjmisha/countdown.html

Winning with the King's Gambit

Winning with the King's Gambit
Author: Joe Gallagher
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2021-01-29
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1849946973

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'This romantic opening is a real rarity at top-level chess. Probably the greatest expert on this line right now is England's Grandmaster Joe Gallagher.' - Nigel Short in The Daily Telegraph The King's Gambit has always been a great favourite of tactical players. However, since its heyday in the nineteenth century, it appeared only sporadically in Grandmaster chess. Recently, this has begun to change, and the King's Gambit has once again become a force to be reckoned with. A whole host of new ideas have appeared, many of them introduced into international competition by the author himself and explained in this book.