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1 online resource |
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--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part 1 Laying the Groundwork for Champion Chess; Chapter 1 Tackling Chess Basics; Chesstacular! Understanding the Basics of the Game; The underlying concepts; The finer points of the game; Three parts that make a whole; Different ways to get your game on; Chessboard Chatter: Bringing Home a Board and Chess Set; Finding the right board and set; Getting up close and personal with your board; Piecemeal: Putting the Pieces on the Board |
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Chapter 2 Getting to Know the Pieces and Their PowersActing Like a Chariot: The Rook; Showing Off Slender Curves: The Bishop; Flaunting Her Power: The Queen; Moving One Square at a Time: The King; Galloping in an L-Formation: The Knight; Scooting Around as the Army's Runt: The Pawn; Chapter 3 Exploring the Elements of Chess; Hogging the Board: Space; Avoiding that cramped feeling; Gaining control; Employing space strategies from the get-go; Considering the laws of space; Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck: Material; Valuing your pawns and pieces; Adopting material strategies |
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Positioning Pieces in Good Time: DevelopmentGaining a tempo; Making a gambit (maybe); Protecting the Head Honcho: King Safety; Working Together: Pawn Structure; Two at a time: Pawn duos; Promote the little guys: Passed pawns; Mobility is key: Isolated pawns; Left behind on open files: Backward pawns; On the verge of backward: Hanging pawns; In front of a pawn sibling: Doubled pawns; Lines in the sand: Pawn chains; All together now: Pawn tips for the road; Chapter 4 Going after the King: Check, Stalemate, and Checkmate; Check 'Em Out: Attacking the Enemy King; Stuck in a Rut: Stalemate |
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No Escape for Ye King: CheckmateCutting off squares with the king and the queen; Checkmating with the king and the rook; Chapter 5 Making a Few Special Moves; Capturing a Pawn at Your Side: En Passant; Boosting Your Pawns' Powers: Promotion; Guarding Your King and Putting a Rook in Motion: Castling; Chapter 6 Got Notation? Reading and Writing about Chess; Keeping Track of the Pieces; Writing the Moves of a Game; Describing a typical opening; Indicating captures; Noting an exchange and a castle; Recording a pawn promotion; Accounting for Ambiguities (Which Knight, for Pete's Sake?) |
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Commenting on a Game after the FactPart 2 Gaining Chess Know-How; Chapter 7 Trying Out Tactics and Combinations in Hand-to-Hand Combat; Knowing Your Tactical Game Plan; Bullying two guys at once: The fork; Going after the bodyguard: The pin; Forcing your opponent to move it or lose it: The skewer; Stealing the show: The discovered attack; Making the king sweat: The discovered check and the double check; Combining Moves to Speed Your Progress; Sacrificing a piece to clear a path; Luring your opponent with a decoy; Deflecting your opponent off a square; Destroying the guard |
| Summary |
Introduces readers of all levels to different perspectives on chess, from strategy and etiquette, to winning defensive and offensive secrets. Contains chapters on computer chess games, playing chess online, new tournament rules and much more |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-374) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chess.
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Board games.
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Board games
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Chess
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GAMES
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chess.
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GAMES -- Chess.
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GAMES -- Board.
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Board games
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Chess
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| Genre/Form |
Board games
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Board games.
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Jeux de plateaux.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119280033 |
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1119280036 |
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9781119280026 |
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1119280028 |
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111928001X |
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9781119280019 |
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