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Everything Chess Basics Book

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ISBN-10: 158062586X

ISBN-13: 9781580625869

Edition: 2003

Authors: Peter Kurzdorfer, U. S. Chess US Chess Federation, US Chess Federation Staff

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List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Publication date: 7/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

An Adams Media author.

About the U.S. Chess Federation
Acknowledgments
Top Ten Reasons to Learn the Game of Chess
Introduction
What Is Chess?
Early Chess
Modern Chess
American Chess
Computer Chess
World Chess Champions
The United States Chess Federation
The Chessboard
The Battlefield
Checkered Squares
Ranks
Files
Diagonals
Highways
Squares
The Pieces and Pawns
To Begin
The King
The Rook
The Bishop
The Queen
The Knight
Types of Pieces
The Pawns
Ending the Game
Check
Checkmate
Winning and Losing
Draw by Agreement
Stalemate
Insufficient Mating Material
Three-Position Repetition
Fifty-Move Rule
Special Moves
Touch Move
Promotion
En Passant
Castling
The Clock
Notation
Why Keep Records?
You Already Know the Basics!
Algebraic Notation
Other Notations
Diagrams
Game Scores
Basic Strategy
Principles to Follow
King Safety
Greater Force
Control the Center
Control More Squares
Develop the Pieces
Healthy and Unhealthy Pawns
Whenever Possible, Operate with Threats
Threats
Forcing Moves
How to Meet a Threat
En Prise
Convergence
Blindfold Play
Battery
Promotion
Opposition
Planning Checkmate
The Basic Checkmates
Two Rooks
Rook and King
Queen and King
The Two Bishops
Bishop and Knight
Other Checkmates
How to Plan Ahead
Tactics
Strategy
Seeing Ahead
Planning Greater Force
Controlling the Center
Getting All Your Pieces Involved
Exposing the King
Planning Defense
What the Pieces Can Do
Double Attack
Fork
Discovered Attack
Discovered Check
Pin
Skewer
Tactical Weapons
Removing the Defender
Overload
Interference
Zwischenzug
Desperado
No Retreat
Putting It All Together
Time or Force?
The Opening
The Threats Begin
Forming a Plan
Evaluation
The Initiative
Counterattack
Removing the Defender
Winning a Won Game
The World of Chess
A Parlor Game
Chess Clubs
Chess Instruction
Simultaneous Exhibitions
Composed Problems
Serious Competition
Correspondence Chess
Chess Books and Magazines
Chess in Education
Other Forms of Chess
Chess Computers
A Modern Invention
Machines That Play Chess
Software That Play Chess
Analysis Engines
Chess Databases
Online Chess
Internet Sources
Glossary
Frequently Asked Questions
Index
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