The King is a Powerful Piece: More than 100 Illustrative Games

The King is a Powerful Piece: More than 100 Illustrative Games is a chess book by Tigran Gyozalyan on the king’s role in the opening and middlegame, showing how it can be used actively rather than treated only as a piece to hide and protect.

What the book covers

Traditional chess teaching usually keeps the king out of the action until the endgame. This book takes a different view and examines how the king can already play an active part in the earlier stages of the game.

The examples are drawn from more than 100 illustrative games, with material from well-known players including Steinitz, Alekhine, Karpov and Kasparov. The book also includes positions for independent analysis, so you can work through the ideas yourself as you study.

Why it stands out

This is a practical study title for players who want to strengthen strategic understanding and game analysis. It combines illustrative games with positions to solve, making it easier to study how the king can support its own army in the opening and middlegame.

Key details

• Product type: chess book
• Author: Tigran Gyozalyan
• Subject: the active role of the king in the opening and middlegame
• Game examples: more than 100 illustrative games
• Study material: positions for independent analysis
• Use: chess study
• Use: strategic training and game analysis