Fundamental Chess

Author : Paul van der Sterren
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1906454132

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Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul van der Sterren Pdf

* The perfect survival guide to the chess openings * All openings covered * Detailed verbal explanations of plans for both sides * Up-to-date and featuring many tips and recommendations * Insights into the 'character' of each opening * Written by one of the world's foremost opening experts The first moves of a chess game define the nature of the whole struggle, as both players stake their claim to the critical squares and start to develop their plans. It is essential to play purposefully and to avoid falling into traps or reaching a position that you don't understand. This is not a book that provides masses of variations to memorize. Paul van der Sterren instead offers a wealth of ideas and explanation, together with the basic variations of each and every opening. This knowledge will equip players to succeed in the opening up to good club level, and provide a superb grounding in opening play on which to build a more sophisticated repertoire. The strategies he explains will, unlike ever-changing chess opening theory, remain valid as long as chess is played, and so the time spent studying this book will be rewarded many times over. Grandmaster Paul van der Sterren has won the Dutch Championship on two occasions, and in 1993 reached the Candidates stage of the World Chess Championship. He is an internationally renowned chess writer and editor: he was one of the founding editors of New in Chess, for whose Yearbooks he has contributed more than 150 opening surveys.

Author : Yasser Seirawan
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781857448245

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Winning Chess Openings by Yasser Seirawan Pdf

Start every game with confidence! The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defense formations in the process. Winning Chess Openings shows you how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's entertaining, easy-to-follow style, you're shown formations that can be used with other White or Black pieces. Winning Chess Openings will help you develop a solid understanding of opening principles that you can apply to every game you play without having to memorise a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening lines. * Build a safe house for a King * Estimate losses of ten moves or fewer * Utilise the elements: time, force, space and pawn structure * Plan strategy based on time-tested opening principles * Employ a defense for Black against any White Opening * Apply an opening for White used by World Champions Winning Chess Openings will help readers develop a solid understanding of opening principles that can be applied to every game they play--without having to memorize a dizzying array of tedious and lengthy opening lines.

Author : José Raúl Capablanca
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,5 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 : John Watson
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1904600603

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Mastering the Chess Openings by John Watson Pdf

Presents information on the ideas and strategies for chess openings.

Author : Boroljub Zlatanovic
Publisher : Thinkers Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9492510685

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Fundamental Chess Strategy in 100 Games by Boroljub Zlatanovic Pdf

This book would bring something new into your chess library. In computer era focus is usually on openings. Watching broadcasts new generations rather choose games with favorite opening played seeking for some interesting idea or even brilliant novelty. I offer and recommend different concept, based on famous Soviet chess school. Focus should be on understanding strategy concepts, principles and inner logic. Fashionable opening lines will be forgotten (or re-evaluated) sooner or later, but understanding cannot be lost and can be only upgraded. It is sad to see some player well equipped with opening lines, unable to realize big positional advantage in deep endgame. So, our advice is to learn about Strategy and Logic. The book is highly recommended for club players, advanced players and masters, although even higher rated players can find a lot of useful things for themselves. There is no doubt lower rated players will learn a lot about thinking process and making decisions, while some logical principles can be good advice for strong players also.

Author : José R. Capablanca
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0156028077

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A Primer of Chess by José R. Capablanca Pdf

A basic manual of chess by the master José Raul Capablanca, regarded as one of the half dozen greatest players ever. Capablanca was noted especially for his technical mastery, and in this book he explains the fundamentals as no one else could. Diagrams.

Author : Karsten Muller,Wolfgang Pajeken
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1904600867

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How to Play Chess Endgames by Karsten Muller,Wolfgang Pajeken Pdf

In this companion volume to Fundamental Chess Endings, M�ller and Pajeken focus on the practical side of playing endgames. They cover all aspects of strategic endgames, with particular emphasis on thinking methods, and ways to create difficulties for opponents over the board. Using hundreds of outstanding examples from modern practice, the authors explain not only how to conduct 'classical' endgame tasks, such as exploiting an extra pawn or more active pieces, but also how to handle the extremely unbalanced endings that often arise from the dynamic openings favoured nowadays. All varieties of endgames are covered, and there are more than 200 exercises for the reader, together with full solutions. Major topics include: * Basic Principles and Methods * Activity * Schematic Thinking * The Fight for the Initiative * Prophylaxis and Preventing Counterplay * The Bishop-Pair in the Endgame * Domination * The Art of Defence * Typical Mistakes * Rules of Thumb

Author : Antonio Gude
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1911465171

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Fundamental Chess Tactics by Antonio Gude Pdf

Author : Gregory Levenfish,Vasily Smyslov,Sam Sloan
Publisher : Ishi Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1637110049

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Rook Endings by Gregory Levenfish,Vasily Smyslov,Sam Sloan Pdf

Basic Chess Endings involving rooks and pawns

Author : Stefan Djuric,Dimitry Komarov,Claudio Pantaleoni
Publisher : Chess Opening Essentials
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9056912038

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Chess Opening Essentials - The Ideas and Planning Behind All Chess Openings by Stefan Djuric,Dimitry Komarov,Claudio Pantaleoni Pdf

Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow. Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavor of how every opening works and points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.Chess Opening essentials helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening ideas, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire as well as a reference book to which advanced players keep returning.The authors do not propagate forcing tactical variations to be memorized mechanically, but explain what you should actually be trying to achieve when playing the opening of your choice. They include the main alternative responses and give clear indications for further study.

Author : Nick De Firmian
Publisher : Batsford
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781849940931

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Batsford's Modern Chess Openings by Nick De Firmian Pdf

The classic chess reference book – as seen in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit. The standard reference work on chess openings for more than half a century, earning the epithet 'the chess player's bible'. Batsford's Modern Chess Openings is the most comprehensive single-volume work on the openings. Covering every standard line of play, it provides the distilled essence of contemporary opening theory. This edition is an indispensable reference work for club and tournament players.International Grandmaster Nick de Firmian is a three-times US Champion and an expert on opening theory. He helped develop computer Deeper Blue's opening repertoire in its match victory over arch-theoretician Gary Kasparov.

Author : Artur Yusupov
Publisher : Quality Chess Uk Llp
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Games
ISBN : 1906552010

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Build Up Your Chess 1 by Artur Yusupov Pdf

Artur Yusupov's complete course of chess training stretches to nine volumes, guiding the reader towards a higher chess understanding using carefully selected positions and advice. To make sure that this new knowledge sticks, it is then tested by a selection of puzzles. The course is structured in three series with three levels. The Fundamentals level is the easiest one, Beyond the Basics is more challenging, and Mastery is quite difficult, even for stronger players. The various topics – Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, and Openings – are spread evenly across the nine volumes, giving readers the chance to improve every area as they work through the books. This book is the first volume at the Fundamentals level. The Build Up Your Chess series won the prestigious Boleslavsky Medal from FIDE (the World Chess Federation) as the best instructional chess books in the world.

Author : Tim Ander
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1793247366

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Chess Openings by Tim Ander Pdf

Do you love playing chess? Do you tend to use the same predictable openings when beginning a game? Would you like to learn the best ones that will improve your overall strategy? Chess has been played for around 1500 years and has lost none of its appeal to those who like to think tactically and outwit opponents with skill. The game can be learned fairly quickly but mastering it takes much longer and the opening moves are often crucial. In this book, Chess Openings: Learn the Fundamental Chess Openings for Winning Strategies, you can learn some of the moves that are the hallmarks of a great strategy, including: The King's Gambit Ruy Lopez Sicilian defense King's Indian defense Halloween Gambit And more!; Many people see the end move, when the game draws to its conclusion, as the most critical one. But, as shown in Chess Openings, it can often be the first ones that set the scene for a successful outcome. Get a copy of this illuminating book and see how your opening moves could improve your chances of victory and your overall game.

Author : Reuben Fine
Publisher : Moran Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781406737981

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Modern Chess Openings by Reuben Fine Pdf

A guide for keen chess players documenting the best attacking and defensive opening moves. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Antonio Gude
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Checkmate (Chess)
ISBN : 1910093807

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Fundamental Checkmates by Antonio Gude Pdf

Chess might seem a complex and mysterious game, but the ultimate goal is simple: checkmate. Checkmate can occur in all stages of the game, from snap mates in the opening, through middlegame attacks to simplified endgames. Learning how to use our pieces together to corner the enemy king is a fundamental skill that all chess-players must constantly practise, sharpen and develop. This book lays out, in systematic and thorough fashion, a wide range of mating patterns and techniques, in particular showing how each piece-pair can combine to deliver mate. A working knowledge of these ideas enables players to move on to mating combinations, where pieces lay down their lives so that the remaining forces can deliver mate. Gude explains an amazing variety of tactical devices, and illustrates them in unforgettable style with some of the most brilliant mating attacks from practice, new and old. There are chapters on how to attack kings in the centre, as well as standard (and other!) attacks against the castled position. This is a true textbook of checkmate; readers will never be short of mating ideas, and will instinctively know when there is a possibility to launch an attack, or when they must parry the opponent's threats. Fundamental Checkmates also features more than 300 exercises with full solutions. Antonio Gude is an extremely experienced chess writer and teacher from Spain. Several of his books on tactics and for beginners are long-standing best-sellers in Spanish language. Gude has also translated a great many books, including some of the classics of chess literature.