A Queen And A Rook

Author : Em Stevens
Publisher : Now and Wren Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781973723110

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Rook Takes Queen by Em Stevens Pdf

Rook Black is determined to leave her chess career in the past. Unfortunately, beyond being able to kick ass on the board, she doesn't have many skills to offer up, which leads her to a hustle-- and a lot of trouble. Trying to make it right, she's stuck back in the game and miserable about it... until she meets Carmen. Carmen Barnes is a beauty queen who's out to prove she's more than just a pretty face. Determined to use her crown to change the world, she wants to leave a mark that makes people think. Hosting a chess tournament for a local teen's homeless shelter is just the thing. One caveat: She doesn't know a thing about chess. There's also the stifling rules that come with her title. Romance--or a lack thereof-- is written into her contract. When a stubborn chess player is pitted against an ambitious pageant winner, heads butt and sparks fly. Will Rook's gambit pay off? Fate aims for a checkmate in this lesbian romance!

Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : PSU:000066222033

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Secrets of Pawnless Endings by John Nunn Pdf

Author : José Raúl Capablanca
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547019954

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Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca Pdf

The author is a world chess champion and one of the greatest chess players in the history of chess. This book is one of the treasures in the chess literature. Although this is usually aimed at beginners, it contains valuable insights that can benefit chess players of all levels of understanding, including masters.

Author : Joely Burkhart
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1718679602

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Queen Takes Rook by Joely Burkhart Pdf

A Reverse Harem Vampire Romance The epic showdown between the last Isador queen and House Skye begins. Strengthened by her new queen sib, Shara Isador plans to return to her mansion-in-progress for some much needed rest. She especially wants to get to know her new twin Blood and fears she may have made a mistake in taking them. She does not love them. Yet. However, the sun god and the queen of New York City have other plans. The snares are set to capture the young but extremely powerful vampire queen. Someone inside Zaniyah's nest has betrayed them, and Shara's trusted butler calls to inform her that a large package has arrived-from Marne Ceresa, the queen of Rome. A trap, surely. Or could the unknown gift be an olive branch from the feared Triune queen?

Author : Euclid (pseud.),A. Crosskill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Chess
ISBN : NYPL:33433082494083

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Analysis of the Chess Ending King and Queen Against King and Rook by Euclid (pseud.),A. Crosskill Pdf

Author : Karsten Müller,Yakov Konoval
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781949859324

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Understanding Queen Endgames by Karsten Müller,Yakov Konoval Pdf

The Daunting Domain of Queen Endgames Explained! Knowing the abilities and limitations of the powerful queen is very valuable for mastering the secrets of the royal game, and this can be studied best in the endgame. Queen endgames are very difficult, if only for purely mathematical reasons – the queen is the most mobile peace in chess, and the amount of possible options is incomparably higher than in any other type of endgames. This book follows a dual philosophy as in the three previous works by the same authors: Understanding Rook Endgames, Understanding Minor Piece Endgames and Understanding Rook vs. Minor Piece Endgames. The 7-piece endings are dealt with in great detail. They are often so complex that pre-tablebase analysis almost always contains errors. Many new discoveries are revealed here. But to really understand the fight of a queen against a queen or minor pieces with rooks, these theoretical positions are of course not enough. So subchapters on the principles of each material configuration have been added. All in all, this fantastic book is already on my (very short) “must study” list for chessplayers of different levels, including the top ten! I want to thank the authors for the courage which is required just to start working on such a complex topic, as well as for the very high quality of their work, which will endure for decades to come and will be very useful for many future generations of chessplayers. – from the Foreword by Vladimir Kramnik,14th World Chess Champion

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cadogan Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Chess
ISBN : UCAL:B4966928

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Comprehensive Chess Endings: Bishop endings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daniel O'Malley
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316193276

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The Rook by Daniel O'Malley Pdf

Myfanwy Thomas awakens in a London park surrounded by dead bodies. With her memory gone, she must trust the instructions left by her former in order to survive. She quickly learns that she is a Rook, a high-level operative in a secret agency that protects the world from supernatural threats. But there is a mole inside the organization, and this person wants her dead. Battling to save herself, Myfanwy will encounter a person with four bodies, a woman who can enter her dreams, children transformed into deadly fighters, and terrifyingly vast conspiracy. Suspenseful and hilarious, The Rook is an outrageously imaginative thriller for readers who like their espionage with a dollop of purple slime. "Utterly convincing and engrossing -- -totally thought-through and frequently hilarious....Even this aging, jaded, attention-deficit-disordered critic was blown away."-Lev Grossman, Time

Author : Mikhail Shereshevsky
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789493257399

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Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Shereshevsky Pdf

In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically instead of trying to calculate every move. To maximize your winning chances, this invaluable manual will teach you lessons such as ‘do not hurry’ and ‘centralize your king’ or ‘fight for the initiative’. Endgame Strategy is considered to be one of the most important endgame manuals. In comparison with the 1981 publication, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and the author has added dozens of new and inspiring positions. The book is highly recommended by club players, coaches, and grandmasters alike. ‘I especially read the chapter “Do not hurry!” with pleasure; not just because I agree with what he says, but more importantly because it defines the playing style of Magnus Carlsen,’ said Grandmaster Simen Agdestein, long-time trainer of the Norwegian World Champion.

Author : Steven James
Publisher : Revell
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441216294

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The Rook (The Bowers Files Book #2) by Steven James Pdf

An arsonist has struck a top-secret research facility at a key US naval base. But it's not just a random terrorist attack. These people were after something specific. When Special Agent Patrick Bowers is called in to investigate, he is drawn into a deadly web of intrigue and deception. With his own criminology research being turned against him and one of the world's most deadly devices missing, Bowers is caught up in a race against time to stop an international assassin before it's too late. Full of fast-paced action and mind-bending plot twists, The Rook is an adrenaline-laced page-turner that will keep readers up all night. Book 2 in the Bowers Files, this riveting look into the criminal mind is the perfect follow-up to James's well-reviewed The Pawn.

Author : Erik Kislik
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1911465244

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Applying Logic in Chess by Erik Kislik Pdf

One of the world's top chess trainers offers practical advice on an enormous range of topics, including computer use, preparation and psychology. Erik Kislik is originally from California and lives in Budapest, Hungary. He has worked with many leading grandmasters, including assisting World Champion Magnus Carlsen with his opening preparation.

Author : Aron Nimzowitsch
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-31
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916602

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My System & Chess Praxis by Aron Nimzowitsch Pdf

In My System, he expounded his theories of prophylaxis, blockade and much more, while providing ground-breaking insights in pawn structures. In the sequel Chess Praxis, Nimzowitsch demonstrated how he had successfully tested his theories in his games. Without reading Nimzowitsch your chess education cannot be complete. Perhaps not all of his convictions have stood the test of time, but even today, any chess student will deepen his understanding while enjoying the author’s insights and witticisms. Part of the charm of Nimzowitsch’s prose was his idiosyncratic use of the German language, which has been very carefully preserved in Robert Sherwood’s new translation. Added in this edition are the influential essays The Blockade and On the History of the Chess Revolution 1911-1914.

Author : Walter Tevis
Publisher : Rosetta Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780795343063

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The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis Pdf

Netflix’s most watched limited series to date! The thrilling novel of one young woman’s journey through the worlds of chess and drug addiction.​ When eight-year-old Beth Harmon’s parents are killed in an automobile accident, she’s placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a prodigy. Though penniless, she is desperate to learn more—and steals a chess magazine and enough money to enter a tournament. Beth also steals some of her foster mother’s tranquilizers to which she is becoming addicted. At thirteen, Beth wins the chess tournament. By the age of sixteen she is competing in the US Open Championship and, like Fast Eddie in The Hustler, she hates to lose. By eighteen she is the US champion—and Russia awaits . . . Fast-paced and elegantly written, The Queen’s Gambit is a thriller masquerading as a chess novel—one that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. “The Queen’s Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years—for the pure pleasure and skill of it.” —Michael Ondaatje, Man Booker Prize–winning author of The English Patient

Author : Paul Keres
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781849945394

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Practical Chess Endings by Paul Keres Pdf

An updated edition of Paul Keres' classic endgame instructor, designed specifically for practical players with over 500 extra diagrams to facilitate learning and memorisation of critical lines of endgame play. It is an essential practical book, for all chess players, from one of the world's greatest grandmasters. Keres remained an elite grandmaster throughout his life and is widely regarded as one of the s strongest ever players not to have won the world chess champion. His book is a comprehensive guide to the precise handling of all basic endgame positions. It features logical step-by-step explanations of procedures required to obtain the best possible results from frequently occurring queen, rook, bishop, knight and pawn endings. It includes commentaries on the final stages of selected tournament games, which demonstrate the art of favourable transposition from complex to clear-cut endgames.

Author : Izzi Edward (author)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1005545278

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When A Rook Takes The Queen by Izzi Edward (author) Pdf