The Complete Idiot's Guide to ChessPatrick Wolff, the current U.S. Chess Champion and International Grandmaster, teaches readers quick and easy strategies for learning chess basics. From essential information on openings and basic endgames to tips on reading your rival's moves, readers will be armed and ready to take on their next opponents. |
Contents
Lets Play Chess | 1 |
Why Play Chess? | 3 |
Drawing the Battlelines | 11 |
Copyright | |
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a b c d e a b c d e f g h Diagram a b c d e fgh abcdefgh Diagram abcdefgh Exercise Anand Anatoly Karpov backward pawn best move Black plays Black to move black-squared Black's bishop Black's king Black's pawns Black's turn Bobby Fischer Botvinnik Capablanca capture the pawn center pawn Chapter checkmate Chess Lore chess players ChessTalk d-pawn defend diagonal Diagram 18 Diagram 21 Diagram 9 doubled pawns endgame example extra pawn fianchettoed Fischer fork Garry Kasparov grandmasters ÎÎÎ isolated pawn Karpov Kasparov kingside material advantage middlegame opening opponent opponent's pieces passed pawn pawn duo pawn structure perpetual check play chess POINTERS Patrick's Pointers queen queenside rank recapture rook Sicilian Defense side smothered mate space Spassky tactics weak squares White plays White to move white-squared White's king White's pawns White's turn win material World Champion 土生土