«Mating the Castled King», de Danny Gormally (tapa blanda)

This Mating the Castled King by Danny Gormally is an English-language chess book in paperback that focuses on one of the most important attacking themes in practical play: how to attack a king after castling. Rather than treating the attack as a matter of instinct alone, it shows the recurring tactical and strategic patterns that appear in typical pawn structures and positions.

What this book is about

Many players enjoy winning with a direct attack, but once the king has castled, the real challenge is knowing how to turn that position into a concrete assault. Danny Gormally organises the subject around ideas and motifs that recur again and again, making the topic easier to recognise and apply in real games.

The result is a structured way to study attacking play. Instead of memorising isolated examples, you work with patterns that are easier to transfer into your own games.

What you will find inside

The book uses carefully chosen model games and test positions to build practical understanding of attacking play. It is aimed at players who want to sharpen their sense of initiative, coordinate their pieces more effectively in an attack, and spot the usual routes to mate against a castled king more quickly.

Author and edition

Danny Gormally is the author of this English-language paperback edition. The book has 336 pages and was published on 30 April 2014.

This is a useful choice for chess players who want to understand attacking play against the castled king more clearly and study recurring tactical motifs in a structured way.

Key details

• Product type: chess book
• Title: Mating the Castled King by Danny Gormally
• Subject: attacking the castled king
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Page count: 336
• Publication date: 30 April 2014
• ISBN: 978-1-907982-71-2