Players And Pawns

Author : Gary Alan Fine
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226265032

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Players and Pawns by Gary Alan Fine Pdf

A chess match seems as solitary an endeavor as there is in sports: two minds, on their own, in fierce opposition. In contrast, Gary Alan Fine argues that chess is a social duet: two players in silent dialogue who always take each other into account in their play. Surrounding that one-on-one contest is a community life that can be nearly as dramatic and intense as the across-the-board confrontation. Fine has spent years immersed in the communities of amateur and professional chess players, and with Players and Pawns he takes readers deep inside them, revealing a complex, brilliant, feisty world of commitment and conflict. Within their community, chess players find both support and challenges, all amid a shared interest in and love of the long-standing traditions of the game, traditions that help chess players build a communal identity. Full of idiosyncratic characters and dramatic gameplay, Players and Pawns is a celebration of the fascinating world of serious chess.

Author : Kinyanjui Kombani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0195747305

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Of Pawns and Players by Kinyanjui Kombani Pdf

Author : Catherine Lawless
Publisher : Four Courts Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Women
ISBN : 1851827757

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Studies on Medieval and Early Modern Women by Catherine Lawless Pdf

The passive and active of 'pawns or players' is in many ways the kernel of the ongoing debate within the analysis of the role of women in the past. The essays, by both established and younger scholars and covering a wide time-span and geographical area, range from examinations of the laws which restrained or enabled women to discussions of women who resisted the authorities, from studies of women who stepped outside their prescribed role and behaved in a manner that might be described as 'manly' to analyses of the constructions of gender and womanhood that influenced such prescriptions.

Author : Gary Alan Fine
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780226264981

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Players and Pawns by Gary Alan Fine Pdf

A chess match seems about as solitary an endeavor as there is in sports: two minds, on their own, in fierce opposition. But is this the case? Inevitably these two minds are in dialogue, and perhaps might be better understood as partners in play. And surrounding that one-on-one contest is a community life that can be as dramatic and intense as the across-the-board confrontation. Gary Alan Fine has spent years immersed in several communities of amateur and professional chess players—children and adults—and inPlayers and Pawns he takes readers deep inside these worlds, revealing a complex, brilliant, feisty world of commitment and conflict. Opening with a close look at a routine, yet financially troubled, tournament in Atlantic City, Fine carries us from planning and setup through the climactic final day's match-ups between the weekend's top players, introducing us along the way to countless players and their relationships to the game. At tournaments like that one, as well as in locales as diverse as collegiate matches and cash games in Manhattan's Washington Square Park, players find themselves part of what Fine terms a “soft community,” an open, welcoming space built on their shared commitment to the game. Within that community, chess players find both support and challenges, all amid a shared interest in and love of the long-standing traditions of the game, traditions that help chess players build a communal identity. Full of idiosyncratic characters and dramatic gameplay, Players and Pawns is a richly analytical celebration of the ever-fascinating world of competitive chess.

Author : Ben H. Rome
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781597977241

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Games' Most Wanted by Ben H. Rome Pdf

Ever thought about capturing a queen, amassing real estate gold, or striking down a zombie or two? For centuries, games have stimulated the imagination. They have divided, and they have united. They have driven our competitive spirit and indulged our fancy. Live an entire lifetime in a few rolls of the dice. Push a few buttons and sustain perfect health. Essentially, games have and will continue to provide people worldwide a break from the everyday grind. With more than forty chapters, GamesÆ Most WantedÖ whisks readers away into the fantasyland of games. Learn more about board games that have.

Author : Sam Shankland
Publisher : Quality Chess
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11
Category : Chess
ISBN : 178483050X

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Small Steps to Giant Improvement by Sam Shankland Pdf

The correct use of the pawns is one of the most difficult aspects of chess strategy, but GM Sam Shankland breaks down the principles of Pawn Play to basic, easily understandable guidelines every chess player should know. He starts with extremely simple examples, but then lifts the level, showing how grandmasters could have made better decisions by using the book's guidelines.

Author : Herman Grooten
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916947

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Chess Strategy for Club Players by Herman Grooten Pdf

This new 3rd edition has, besides various corrections and improvements, a new introduction and a brand-new chapter called ‘Total Control’. In this 35-page chapter Grooten adds the final instructive brick to his formidable, yet very accessible, building: inspired by Tigran Petrosian’s playing style he explains amateurs how to exploit small advantages. With a new set of exercises. ---- Every club player knows the problem: the opening has ended, and now what? First find the right plan, then the good moves will follow! With this book, International Master Herman Grooten presents to amateur players a complete and structured course on: how to recognize key characteristics in all types of positions how to make use of those characteristics to choose the right plan His teachings are based on the famous "Elements" of Wilhelm Steinitz, but Grooten has significantly expanded and updated the work of the first World Champion. He supplies many modern examples, tested in his own practice as a coach of talented youngsters. In Chess Strategy for Club Players you will learn the basic elements of positional understanding: -- pawn structure -- piece placement -- lead in development -- open files -- weaknesses -- space advantage -- king safety -- exploiting small advantages. The author also explains what to do when, in a given position, the basic principles seem to point in different directions. Each chapter of this fundamental primer ends with a set of highly instructive exercises.

Author : Jorg Hickl
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916329

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The Power of Pawns by Jorg Hickl Pdf

'If you want to improve at chess, you must know the characteristics of typical pawn formations. Understanding the pawn structure is a key tool when you are evaluating a position on the board. One simple pawn move can ruin your position or win the game. Post-beginners should know the basic essentials of chess structures and that is what this modern training manual focuses on. Experienced chess teacher Jörg Hickl helps you to: - Assess the strengths and weaknesses of pawn structures - Recognize strategic patterns - Identify how you can improve your position - Develop a plan of action The Power of Pawns provides common sense guidance and Jörg Hickl uses practical examples to explain typical structures, strategies and plans. His tips and exercises are both highly enjoyable and to the point.

Author : Hans Kmoch
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486319698

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Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch Pdf

Profoundly original book demonstrates how basic relationships of one or two pawns constitute winning strategy. Multitude of examples illustrate theory. 182 diagrams. Index of games.

Author : Ivan Sokolov
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789083382739

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Winning Chess Middlegames by Ivan Sokolov Pdf

Have you ever wondered why it takes grandmasters just seconds to see what's happening in a chess position? It's all about pawn structures, as Ivan Sokolov explained in his groundbreaking book Winning Chess Middlegames. In his 2010 bestseller, Grandmaster Sokolov focused on structures arising from 1.d4 openings; in this new companion guide, 1.e4 players get their turn. This new volume covers a dozen topical structures including various pawn formations in the flexible Ruy Lopez, Italian and Petroff openings. But also Black's doubled f-pawn in the Rauzer Sicilian, the notorious Maroczy Bind, the mysterious Hedgehog, the versatile Sveshnikov and the paradoxical French Winawer. Deeply analysed top-level games illustrate the motifs in all these structures. Club players who study Winning Chess Middlegames 1.e4 or 1.d4 will: significantly improve their middlegame skills develop an accurate sense of which positions suit their style gain new strategic and practical knowledge of openings Ivan Sokolov's analysis is profound but accessible, and he doesn't take anything for granted. As reviewer Sean Marsh wrote of the first volume: "The lucid and informative explanations convey a large amount of genuine Grandmasterly wisdom. This is easily one of the best middlegame books of recent times."

Author : Tim Harding
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486133690

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Better Chess for Average Players by Tim Harding Pdf

Designed for the typical amateur player who wants to improve his or her chess skills, this clear, straightforward guide provides the extra knowledge and technique that turns a losing player into a winner. The author, a well-known chess teacher and author of a dozen books on openings, coaches the reader through all the fundamentals of attacking, sacrifices, defense, positional play and choosing a move, as well as how to approach the endgame. The crucial processes of assessing the position and choosing a move are examined in depth, and there are helpful sections on how to cope with difficult positions and time-trouble. Several illustrative games, from the annals of the imaginary Midlington Chess Club, add a light touch to this expert practical guide to better chess. Tim Harding is a well-known chess author and captain of the Irish Correspondence Chess Team. He represented Ireland in the 1984 FIDE chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki.

Author : Karsten Müller,Frank Lamprecht
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-24
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1904600883

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Secrets of Pawn Endings by Karsten Müller,Frank Lamprecht Pdf

Author : Kinyanjui Kombani
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789966362285

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The Last Villains of Molo by Kinyanjui Kombani Pdf

Bone, Bomu, Bafu, Ngeta and Rock find themselves in Ngando slums having fled the ethic-based violence in Molo. With little to do, they engage in all maner of trade to eke out a living. The entry of Nancy - stylish sophisticated and shrewd - catapults them into a nightmare that leads to destitution, betrayal, desperation, revenge, friendship and lasting love. This is a story of a new generation that rises above the confines of hatred and retribution and reasserts the inherent goodness in man. Told against the background of the 1992 'tribal' clashes in Kenya, The Last Villains of Molo is one of the most critically acclaimed modern stories. It has been studied in five universities in Kenya and Germany, and is currently being scripted for film.

Author : Dražen Marović
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1901983315

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Understanding Pawn Play in Chess by Dražen Marović Pdf

Chess owes its strategic depth to pawns, which take many roles in the chess struggle. In this text, an experienced grandmaster explores the pawn's multi-facted nature, and provides the reader with a range of pawn-play concepts.

Author : Alexander Panchenko
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916107

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Mastering Chess Middlegames by Alexander Panchenko Pdf

Grandmaster Alexander Panchenko (1953-2009) was one of the most successful chess trainers in the Soviet Union, and later in Russia. Panchenko ran a legendary chess school that specialised in turning promising players into masters. The secret of his success were his dedication and enthusiasm as a teacher combined with his outstanding training materials. ‘Pancha’ provided his pupils with systematic knowledge, deep understanding and the ability to take practical decisions. Now, Panchenko’s classic Mastering Chess Middlegames is for the first time available in translation, giving club-players around the world access to this unique training method. The book contains a collection of inspiring lessons on the most important middlegame topics: attack, defence, counterplay, realising the advantage, obstructing the plans of your opponent, the battle of the heavy pieces, and much more. In each chapter, Panchenko clearly identifies the various aspects of the topic, formulates easy-to-grasp rules, presents a large number of well-chosen examples and ends with a wealth of practical tests. The brilliance of Alexander Panchenko’s didactic method shines through in this book. It is hard to give better advice for ambitious chess players than to follow this tried-and-tested and highly instructive road towards mastering the chess middlegame.