Chess for Dummies

Name: Chess for Dummies
Price: 2.9 USD
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ISBN: 9780764550034

ISBN-10: 0764550039

ISBN-13: 9780764550034

Edition: 1999

Authors: James Eade

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Beginning with the basics of the chessboard and pieces, this book clearly outlines all of the elements of the game, with an insider's look at the variety of tactical situations that occur in a chess match.

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/24/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction


Laying the Groundwork


Tackling the Chess Basics


Greeting the Pieces and Their Powers


Getting to Know the Elements of Chess


Looking Out for the King: Check, Stalemate, and Checkmate


Gaining Chess Know-How


Tactics and Combinations in Hand-to-Hand Combat


Sacrifices: When It's Better to Give than to Receive


Mastering Mating Patterns


Building Pattern Recognition


Recognizing Pawn Formations


Making Special Moves


Game Time: Putting Your Chess Foot Forward


Selecting Your Strategy: The Principles of Play


Coming on Strong in the Opening


Making Headway during the Middlegame


Exiting with Style in the Endgame


Getting Into Advanced Action


Competition Play and Necessary Etiquette


Hitting the Net with Computer Chess


Got Notation? Reading and Writing about Chess


The Part of Tens


The Ten Most Famous Chess Games


The Ten Best Players of All Time


Appendixes


A Glossary of Chess


Other Chess Resources


Index