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| Let's Play Chess | |
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| Why Play Chess? | |
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| Are We Having Fun Yet? Once the Game of Kingsï¿½Ç | |
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| Drawing the Battle Lines | |
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| Meet the Chessboard | |
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| Naming the Squares | |
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| Meet the Pieces | |
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| The Two R's: Reading and 'Riting Chess Moves | |
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| Now Take a Deep Breath | |
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| Rules of Engagement | |
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| Three Special Moves | |
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| Win, Lose, or Draw: How Does That Happen? Sometimes Nobody Wins | |
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| Okay, One More Deep Breath and You're Ready to Play! | |
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| How to Win with Just One Piece | |
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| Checkmate with Queen and King Versus King | |
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| Checkmate with Rook and King Versus King | |
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| Could You Do It Again? | |
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| TACTICS | |
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| It's a Material World | |
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| The Concept of Material | |
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| How to Win Material, and Avoid Losing Material | |
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| How to Defend Against a Threat to One of Your Pieces | |
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| Practice, Practice, Practice! | |
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| Tricks of the Tactical Trade | |
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| The Fork | |
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| The Pin | |
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| The Skewer | |
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| Two Attacks at Once | |
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| Dirtier Tricks | |
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| Getting an Enemy Piece Out of the Way | |
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| Attacking the Defender | |
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| Overloading the Defender | |
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| When You Are Your Own Worst Enemy | |
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| Wishing Can Help You Make It So | |
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| Superman's Not the Only One with X-Ray Vision! The In Between Move | |
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| Hunting Down the King | |
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| When a Material Advantage Is All Relative | |
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| The Emperor Has No Clothes! Exposing Your Opponent's King | |
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| Useful Tactics for Attacking the King | |
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| The Infinite Variety of Checkmates | |
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| STRATEGY | |
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| In the Beginning | |
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| The Beginning, Middle, and End of a Chess Game | |
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| The Opening or An Opening? When Does the Beginning End? Two Openings to Illustrate the Principles | |
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| Making the Most of Your Pieces | |
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| Mobility: Give Me Room! Do Be Cruel: Attack Your Opponent's Weaknesses | |
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| The Knight | |
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| The Bishop | |
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| The Rook | |
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| The Queen | |
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| Pawn Shop | |
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| The Pawns Are the Soul of Chess | |
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| Chain Gangs | |
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| Pawns: What Are They Good For? | |
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| The Final Frontier | |
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| The Advantage of Space | |
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| Relieving a Cramp | |
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| Weak Squares | |
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| Recognizing Weak Squares | |
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| Weak Squares and Pawn Structure | |
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| Weak Squares and the King | |
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| Repairing a Weak Square | |
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| All Good Things Must Come to an End | |
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| But Don't Forget What You've Learned Up to Now! The King Is a Strong Piece: Use It! The Passed Pawn Rules the Endgame! Three Specific Endgames | |
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| Beyond The Basics | |
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| Training Camp | |
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| Studying the Opening and the Endgame | |
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| Magazines and Periodicals | |
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| Using www.wolffchess.com and Other Web Sites | |
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| Studying Tactics | |
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| Studying Strategy | |
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| Reading for Pleasure | |
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| Collections of Games | |
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| Studying Your Own Games | |
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| Hall of Fame | |
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| The Classical Era | |
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| Soviet Dominance | |
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| The Fischer Revolution | |
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| Will the Real World Champion Please Stand Up? | |
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| Getting Competitive | |
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| Finding Stronger Opposition | |
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| Special Chess Rules for Tournament Play | |
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| How Chess Tournaments Work | |
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| Long-Distance Competition | |
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| Chess Competition for Children | |
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| Chess in Cyberspace | |
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| Chess Web sites | |
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| Playing Chess Online | |
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| Chess News and Information | |
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| Chess in the Palm of Your Hand | |
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| Chess on Your PC | |
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| How Computers Play Chess | |
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| The Thinking Machine? What About Artificial Intelligence? Will the Computer Overtake Us? Man versus Machine | |
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| What Does Deep Blue Mean for Us? | |
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| How to Beat the !?%@&?!# Computer | |
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| There's No Magic Bullet | |
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| The Computer's Strengths | |
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| The Computer's Weaknesses | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Your Chess Rolodex | |
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| Other Chess Notations | |
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| Answers to Exercises | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |