Logical Chess : Move By Move: Every Move ExplainedHaving learnt the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively. |
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Every Move Explained Irving Chernev. 13 gxh3 White must capture the bishop or be a pawn down with nothing to show for it . 13 ... Wg3 + ! A crashing entrance ! Notice how Black has exploited the two main de- fects of 9 h3 . He captured ...
Every Move Explained Irving Chernev. 13 gxh3 White must capture the bishop or be a pawn down with nothing to show for it . 13 ... Wg3 + ! A crashing entrance ! Notice how Black has exploited the two main de- fects of 9 h3 . He captured ...
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... capture this pawn or let it capture his own h3- pawn . No matter which exchange occurs , it results in an opening up of the g - file , along which Black can align his pieces for an attack on the king . 10 We2 A developing move , but it ...
... capture this pawn or let it capture his own h3- pawn . No matter which exchange occurs , it results in an opening up of the g - file , along which Black can align his pieces for an attack on the king . 10 We2 A developing move , but it ...
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... capture this pawn ? Lasker's view was : " When you are conscious not to have violated the rules laid down , you should accept the sacrifice of an important central pawn . If you do not , as a rule , the pawn which you have rejected will ...
... capture this pawn ? Lasker's view was : " When you are conscious not to have violated the rules laid down , you should accept the sacrifice of an important central pawn . If you do not , as a rule , the pawn which you have rejected will ...
Common terms and phrases
abcdefgh actual move advance back rank Black plays Black wins Black's king Black's knight c-file c8-bishop Capablanca capture castling chess Colle System cxd4 cxd5 d-pawn dark squares dark-squared bishop defence defgh develops a piece discovered attack doubled pawn dxc5 dxe4 dxe5 e4-square efgh enemy exd4 exd5 f g h fianchetto forces gains a tempo Giuoco Piano guard gxf6 isolated pawn keep king's kingside attack kingside pawns loses manoeuvre middlegame once open file opponent passed pawn pawn move pawn position pawn-centre player posi pressure prevents White protects Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit Declined queen's pawn openings queenside recapture reply retreat Reuben Fine rook rook's Ruy Lopez seventh rank tack Tarrasch text-move threatens to win tion velopment weakened White plays White wins White's centre White's knight White's pawn White's pieces White's queen wins a pawn wins a piece wins the exchange еб сл