The Oxford Companion to ChessSo much has happened in the ever-changing world of chess since 1984, that this new edition of the essential companion to all branches of the game is now 10% longer than the acclaimed first edition. Much of the original text has been rewritten to incorporate the latest research and developments. There are over 160 new biographies (most of them of today's players), hundreds more names of openings, many more technical terms, and more game scores and compositions than ever before. Ranging from the earliest myths to the present, the Companion offers full coverage of all aspects of over-the-board play and correspondence chess, and other forms of telechess. Fully cross-referenced throughout, the 2,600 entries take the reader from laws and strategies to details of the representation of chess in philately, literature, art, theatre, and film. |
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ahead ALEKHINE ALEKHINE DEFENCE analysis ANDERSSEN attack became bishop Black resigns Bogoljubow Botvinnik bxc3 Bxc4 bxc6 Candidates Candidates tournament Capablanca centre Chess Compositions CHIGORIN composer cxd4 cxd5 defeated dxe5 endgame English equal Euwe EVANS GAMBIT exd4 exd5 FIDE FRENCH DEFENCE GAMBIT Accepted German GRÜNFELD GRÜNFELD DEFENCE International Grandmaster International Master international tournament interzonal Judge of Chess Karpov Keres king KING'S GAMBIT KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE knight KORCHNOI Lasker London MARÓCZY mate ment Morphy Moscow move Nbd7 Nf3 Nc6 NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENCE NIMZOWITSCH Nxd4 Nxd5 Nxe4 Nxe5 Olympiad opponent pawn PETROSYAN PHILIDOR PHILIDOR DEFENCE pieces pionship play-off played player position prize published QUEEN'S GAMBIT Declined Réti rook Rubinstein Schachzeitung Schlechter score shared SICILIAN DEFENCE SLAV DEFENCE SMYSLOV sometimes called Soviet SPANISH OPENING SPASSKY squares Staunton Steinitz strong tournaments TARRASCH TARTAKOWER tion tourna USSR championship Variation Vienna White resigns world champion world championship zugzwang