Queen Sacrifice

Author : Tony Riches
Publisher : Tony Riches
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479357178

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Queen Sacrifice by Tony Riches Pdf

"10th Century Wales is a country divided, with the kingdom of the south becoming Saxon and the north violently defending the old ways. The inevitable civil war is brutal and savage in this tale of divided loyalty and revenge, treachery and love. The bishops of Wales struggle to keep the faith while knights and war lords turn events to advantage and the lives of ordinary people are changed forever by the conflict. Queen Sacrifice is a tale of love and sacrifice, soldiers and spies, heroes and assassins, who meet in the war to end all wars. The tale is perfect for fans of George R R Martin. The narrative also follows every move in the queen sacrifice game, known as 'The Game of the Century' between Donald Byrne and 13-year-old Bobby Fischer on October 17th, 1956"--Provided by publisher

Author : Vivian Wood
Publisher : Vivian Wood
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Queen's Sacrifice by Vivian Wood Pdf

Hades is as handsome as the devil and just as deceptive. A dark-haired, light eyed arms dealer who steals my breath away. When he finds me after months of captivity, he sweeps me off my feet. With his rough Scottish burr, he tells me that I'm his. Hades swears that he never thought he would lay eyes on me again. I haltingly tell him that I'm carrying his child. Hades has claimed me as his queen. Together, we will face terrible challenges. And if we are to survive, we may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Author : Bryan Alexander
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421436425

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Academia Next by Bryan Alexander Pdf

An unusually multifaceted approach to American higher education that views institutions as complex organisms, Academia Next offers a fresh perspective on the emerging colleges and universities of today and tomorrow.

Author : Jurgen Kaufeld,Guido Kern
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-10
Category : Games
ISBN : 9789056915322

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Grandmaster Chess Strategy by Jurgen Kaufeld,Guido Kern Pdf

What Amateurs Can Learn from Ulf Andersson's Positional Masterpieces One of the most effective ways to improve your chess is to take a world class-player as your example. By collecting his games, studying his choices and examining his style, you will understand what made him rise to the very top. This is what Guido Kern and Jurgen Kaufeld have done with Swedish chess legend Ulf Andersson, a positional genius with a crystal-clear style, who rose to the number 4 spot of the FIDE world rankings. Kaufeld and Kern have selected 80 of Andersson’s games and grouped them into 15 thematic strategy lessons, pinpointing exactly how the Swede made the difference in each case. Their instructive verbal explanations will improve your strategic skills and your positional feeling. Every chess player knows how difficult it can be to convert an advantage into a win. Positional technique is what you need and Grandmaster Chess Strategy teaches you exactly that. Throughout the book the authors have selected dozens of test positions at particularly instructive stages of the games.

Author : Fred Reinfeld
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781936490882

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1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations by Fred Reinfeld Pdf

Enhance Your Tactical Weapons! 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combination is the companion volume to Reinfeld's 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate. Of course each book can be taken on its own, but together they make a wonderful collection, and cover the full range of tactical chess. And they are now both available in 21st-century editions, using modern algebraic notation. Reinfeld has arranged his quiz positions so that they fall into orderly chapters, each with a common theme. Still, the degree of difficulty varies widely. Easiest are one move shots, suitable for players starting out. Most difficult are the examples that run seven moves and more; some of these may even stump an ordinary master. Most of all, this a book of combinative ideas, all designed to enhance your arsenal of weapons. The first step toward mastery is to become familiar with the different types of tactical motifs. The second step is to study a great many examples of these tactical themes. So, the object of this book is to add to your knowledge, to make you a strong chessplayer, and (last but not least) to delight you with some of the most beautiful moves ever played on the chessboard.

Author : Frank Hoffmeister
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781476644561

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Chess Theory from Stamma to Steinitz, 1735-1894 by Frank Hoffmeister Pdf

Most chess biographies present the games of famous players--but not their writings. Filling that gap, this book begins with Syrian master and author of chess studies Philip Stamma, and finishes with the first world champion William Steinitz. The main novelties in opening, middlegame and endgame theory in the 160 year period are examined and biographical sketches put the contributions of more than 30 masters into context. The author presents many new insights--for example, regarding the origins of the Ponziani Opening, the Dutch Defense and the Petroff Defense. French star La Bourdonnais used other sources for almost every part of his Nouveau Traite. Morphy's analysis of the Philidor Defense was faulty and Anderssen's play included many positional ideas. Harrwitz and Neumann published modern treatises long before Steinitz came out with his Modern Chess Instructor. Many ending themes belong to less well-known authors, such as Cozio, Chapais, van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Sarratt, Kling and Horwitz, Berger and Salvio.

Author : Elena Rakhimova-Sommers
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781498503310

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Nabokov's Women by Elena Rakhimova-Sommers Pdf

This volume studies the enigmatic but silent heroines Nabokov brings to the page. Chapter 4, "Nabokov's Mermaid: 'Spring in Fialta'" by Elena Rakhimova-Sommers, is not available in the ebook format due to digital rights restrictions. You can find the earlier version of the chapter in the journal Nabokov Studies.

Author : Rudolf Spielmann
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486143064

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The Art of Sacrifice in Chess by Rudolf Spielmann Pdf

"The beauty of a game of chess is usually appraised, and with good reason, according to the sacrifices it contains. On principle we incline to rate a sacrificial game more highly than a positional game. Instinctively we place the moral value above the scientific. We honor Capablanca, but our hearts beat higher when Morphy’s name is mentioned." — Introduction. Perhaps the strongest Austrian-born grandmaster of the20th century, Rudolf Spielmann (1883–1942) defeated such world-class opponents as Nimzovich, Tartakower, Bogoljubov — and even the great Capablanca. Among the reasons for his success was his mastery of the art of sacrifice. In this ground-breaking classic, distilled from 40 years of tournament play, he outlines the hard-won lessons that enable a player to win games by giving up pieces! Drawing on dozens of his own games against such topflight players as Schlechter, Tartakower, Bogoljubov, Reti, Rubinstein and Tarrasch, Spielmann describes and analysis various type of sacrifices: (positional, for gain, mating) and real sacrifices: (for development, obstructive, preventive, line-clearance, vacating, deflecting and more). The result was the first systematic attempt to explain and exploit the theory of chess sacrifice; it remains an extremely helpful and useful weapon in the arsenal of chess players at every level.

Author : Rudolf Spielmann
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-26
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781936490790

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The Art of Sacrifice in Chess by Rudolf Spielmann Pdf

The 21st Century Edition of Spielmann’s Classic Work Austrian Grandmaster Rudolf Spielmann’s The Art of Sacrifice in Chess first appeared in the mid-1930s. It was immediately recognized as a classic, a masterpiece that examined the nature of chess sacrifices. In this modernized, 21st century edition, all of Spielmann’s original work has been preserved. The antiquated English Descriptive Notation has been replaced with modern Figurine Algebraic, and German grandmaster Karsten Müller has added his own notes to Spielmann’s original text. But the German grandmaster has gone far beyond simply inserting clarifying commentary. Müller has virtually doubled the size of the original work by adding eleven new chapters, including: The Greek Gift Sacrifice Bxh2/7+; Disaster on g7; The Achilles’ Heel f7; Strike at the Edge; Destroying the King’s Shelter; Sacrifices on f6; Sacrifices on e6; The Magic of Mikhail Tal; Shirov’s Sacrifices; and The Fine Art of Defense. There are exercises at the end of each new chapter to help you hone your skill of sacrificing. “Grandmaster Karsten Müller’s notes to the original text, along with the new material, brilliantly complements Spielmann’s classic work. A welcome addition to any chessplayer’s library...” – Garry Kasparov

Author : Tim Svart
Publisher : PageturnerInk
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Sacrifice by Tim Svart Pdf

A hidden scheme. Suspiciously pat answers. Can one untested leader navigate the thin line between professional and personal justice? Chief Inspector “Karre” Karrenberg has no appetite for overseeing a homicide squad. Still grieving over his ex-wife’s fatal car crash that left his daughter in a coma, the veteran detective’s gut tells him to ignore all the evidence that it was an accident. But he’s forced to put his own needs aside when a poor young woman’s lakeside adventure transforms her into an unidentified body. Willing to make risky trades for more information, Karre discovers the mysterious female was a high-class escort. But his attempts to find the dead girl’s client are stonewalled by tight-lipped suspects, iron-clad alibis… and a growing number of bodies. Will Karre’s private tragedies blind him to clues that could prevent another murder? Sacrifice is the tense first book in the Karre & Viktoria Crime Novels series. If you like complex puzzles, dark conspiracies, and thrilling twists, then you’ll love Tim Svart’s intricate story. Read Sacrifice for free to destroy a web of deception today! ★★★★★ Books in the Karre & Viktoria Crime Series ★★★★★ SACRIFICE – Karre & Viktoria book 1 DECEPTION – Karre & Viktoria book 2 BETRAYAL – Karre & Viktoria book 3 REVENGE – COMING SOON

Author : D. LEVY
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781475719680

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Computer Chess Compendium by D. LEVY Pdf

For many years I have been interested in computer chess and have collected almost every learned paper and article on the subject that I could find. My files are now quite large, and a considerable amount of time, effort and expense has been required to build up this collection. I have often thought how difficult it must be for many computer chess enthusiasts to acquire copies of articles that they see referenced in some other work. Unless one has access to a good reference library, the task is almost impossible. I therefore decided to try to make available, in one volume, as many as possible of the most interesting and important articles and papers ever written on the subject. Such a selection is naturally somewhat subjective, and I hope that I will not offend authors whose works have been excluded. In particular I have decided to exclude any material which has appeared in the Journal of the International Computer Chess Association (ICCA), or in its precursor, the ICCA Newsletter. The reason is simply that the ICCA itself is in the process of compiling a compendium containing the most important material published in those sources. For further information on ICCA membership and publications the reader is invited to contact: Professor H. 1. van den Herik, or Dr Jonathan Schaeffer University of Limburg, Computing Science Dcpaitment, Department of Computer Science University of Alberta, 6200 MD Maastricht Edmonton Netherlands Alberta, Canada T6G 2HI.

Author : John Odin Howard Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Chess
ISBN : HARVARD:HN51YT

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Chess Skirmishes by John Odin Howard Taylor Pdf

Author : StoryBuddiesPlay
Publisher : StoryBuddiesPlay
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The tear of an ice queen by StoryBuddiesPlay Pdf

The tear of an ice queen In a kingdom ravaged by flames, Prince Vikramaditya embarks on a desperate quest to find the fabled Ice Queen's Tear, an artifact rumored to hold the power to extinguish the inferno and save Ujjain. Guided by his wise advisor Vedale, he ventures into the treacherous realm of the Ice Queen, facing mythical guardians and a hidden community with their own agendas. As Vikramaditya delves deeper, the true purpose of the Ice Queen's Tear becomes shrouded in mystery. He discovers that the path to salvation lies not in wielding immense power, but in the strength of a leader who embodies sacrifice and the unwavering unity of his people. This captivating fantasy tale explores themes of leadership, selflessness, and the power of storytelling. Join Vikramaditya on his perilous journey as he confronts not just external threats, but also the internal struggle to define true sacrifice. Will he unearth the secrets of the Ice Queen's Tomb and claim the Tear? Or will he discover a different kind of power, one that lies within the hearts of his people? With vivid descriptions and a fast-paced plot, this story will keep you guessing until the very end. Perfect for fans of epic fantasy sagas and tales of heroism, "The Ice Queen's Tear" is a must-read for anyone who believes in the power of unity and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

Author : Susan Polgar,Paul Truong
Publisher : Random House Puzzles & Games
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780812936711

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Chess Tactics for Champions by Susan Polgar,Paul Truong Pdf

Susan Polgar became the first female Grandmaster at age 15—and it wasn't luck that got her there. Her use of tactics, combinations, and strategy during her games gave her the critical advantage she needed against her opponents. In Chess Tactics for Champions, Polgar gives insight into the kind of thinking that chess champions rely on while playing the game, specifically the ability to recognize patterns and combinations. With coauthor Paul Truong, Susan Polgar teaches the tactics she learned from her father, Laszlo Polgar, one of the world's best chess coaches. • Teaches players how to calculate the effect of a move in order to gain an edge over an opponent • For intermediate to advanced chess players of all ages

Author : Fred Lipschitz
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781483611884

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In a Mind's Eye by Fred Lipschitz Pdf

Dr. Ludlow Fein, Psychoanalyst is suddenly faced with a madman targeting his family and his patients. Threats leveled at his wife Clare, strange messages left in his waiting room, meaningless night calls, and the murder of some of his patients propels him toward the realization that he will finally have to confront death We are able to see into the minds of both the madman; what he thinks, his battle with evil voices driving him to murder, and the conflicts of the analyst as he confronts his patients, and his uncivilized rage at the threat to his life. Steve Fein, his Brother, is a New York City Homicide Detective assigned to the search for a serial killer targeting young women who are found clutching a Queen Chess piece, and papers with a puzzling code. The nature of the murders leads Steve to consult his brother as an expert on pathology, and they find that the messages left with the dead women resemble one found in Ludlows waiting room, and point to the Queen Sacrifice, a desperate move in chess. It is not clear what this means to the madman, Simon Sawyer, but it awakens in Ludlow a memory of how he had failed a young boy many years ago. The tension builds as the madmans calls increase. He becomes more brazen in his attacks, and Ludlow is nearly killed while following a suspect. The conflict finally leads to a deadly meeting between the madman, and the Psychoanalyst.