Chess for Rookies is a fun-to-read, leisurely, yet well-paced guide. Assuming no prior knowledge of the game, International Master and author Craig Pritchett takes the beginner on a journey through the crucial basics.
Mixing instruction and good humor, this book is an ideal way to learn how to play and win at chess. And after all that, be ready to play, win and . . .
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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
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Learn to think the same way Bobby did. This is the secret. You will be put in increasingly complex situations where you will be required to think and move the way Bobby Fischer did during his amazing career in chess. You'll be a better player after you take Bobby Fischer's Chess Course. It works.
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Chess for Children
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Chess For Children, a 112 page hardcover chess book by Murray Chandler and Helen Milligan, is a charming way for children to learn chess.
With Chess For Children, kids will delight in learning the basic moves of chess - the most popular and challenging strategy game of all. All the rules of chess are clearly explained, step by step, assuming no prior knowledge. . . .
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Chess For Beginners
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In Chess For Beginners, Israel A. Horowitz, Chess Editor of the New York Times and former U.S. Open Champion, applies some of the ideas and convictions acquired from 35 years of playing, teaching and analyzing the royal game.
He emphasizes the tactical aspects of the game--how to recognize the big chance and hit hard when it occurs. He also stresses the ideas and . . .
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The Big Book of Chess: Everything You Need to Know to ...
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The Big Book of Chess: Everything You Need to Know to Win at Chess, is written by Eric Schiller. Readers not only learn the basics of chess and how to play it well, they also learn all about the game from world champions and their famous games. It also has all sorts of chess trivia and interesting bits about famous people who just love playing chess.
The Big Book . . .
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Winning Chess Exercises for Kids
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Winning Chess Excercises for Kids is a fun and comprehensive workbook written for children ages 7 to 13. Full of original material and entertaining artwork, it's the ideal study guide for developing skill at the royal game. Parents and teachers are sure to like it too. The main part of the book consists of 100 excercise sheets with nine diagrams each. The positions . . .
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Chess Exam: Matches against Chess Legends You vs Bobby...
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Best-selling and award-winning author, International Master Igor Khmelnitsky, gathers examples from Bobby Fischer's games that are educational, entertaining, and can be studied without a board.
In each of the examples you will take the seat of Fischer's opponent and be asked to come up with an assessment and a move. Based on your response you are . . .
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Chess (Hardcover)
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Chess (Hardcover) by DK Children books is a chess guide for the 21st century, this book uses computer-generated 3-D illustrations to bring the game to life, teaching readers everything from the strengths and weaknesses of individual pieces to more advanced strategies and techniques. What to become a Grandmaster? From the opeing move to checkmate, this step-by-step guide will help . . .
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Chess Exam And Training Guide: Tatics
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The original best-selling Chess Exam and Training Guide scored rave reviews from readers and experts alike. It won the very prestigious Cramer Best Book award from CJA (Chess Journalists of America) and has been translated into French and Russian. In this sequel, the focus is exclusively on Tactics. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned master, this book will help you to . . .
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202 Checkmates for Children
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202 Checkmates for Children is one of our most popular books for children who play chess. Veteran chess teachers and authors, Fred Wilson and Bruce Alberston, who specialize in teaching chess to children, present 202 fascinating puzzles that are both instructional and fun.
Large diagrams and clearly explained solutions will thrill kids as they work their way . . .
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Portable Chess Coach
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In The Portable Chess Coach, Judith Shipman presents a fun but thorough primer to chess. Packed with diagrams and valuable instruction, this is the ideal book for beginners, who want a clear and concise introduction that will keep them interested and entertained. Judith Shipman has been playing tournament chess for over 25 years. She has taught many after-school programs, as well . . .
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Comprehensive Chess Course, Volume 1:Learn Chess in 12...
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Comprehensive Chess Course: Volume 1: is a complete, easy to use program for teaching and self-study.
This is the first book in Lev Alburt's famous Comprehensive Chess Course. Learn everything from the basics of piece movement up to the value of the chess pieces, strategies, tactics, and opening principles. These practical exercises take the reader from . . .
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Beginning Chess: Over 300 Elementary Problems For Play...
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Beginning Chess: Over 300 Elementary Problems For Players New To The Game, is another excellent chess book written by Bruce Pandolfini. Now even beginners can reap the rewards of Pandolfini's acclaimed chess teaching system.
Over 300 problems, tailored to beginning players, encompass everything a player needs to learn, from the basic rules and vocabulary to . . .
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Beginning Chess Play2nd Edition
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Beginning Chess Play--2nd Edition, promises to help you learn how to play and win at chess in just one reading!
The step-by-step approach uses 113 chess diagrams to teach players the following:
Beginning Chess Play is written by Bill Robertie, chess master and former U.S. speed chess champion. He has authored multiple readable books for chess players.
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Chess Workbook for Children
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Chess Workbook for Children is a fun, comprehensive workbook and instruction book for children (and adults) who are new to chess or who are in the beginning stages of learning to play the royal game. Ten basic chess lessons and chess rules are presented in detail. Chess Workbook for Children can be used in conjunction with the book, Teaching Chess in the 21st Century (see . . .
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Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner t...
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Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master, is an excellent book for the endgame.
For more than 100 years, the world's leading chess players and teachers have told their students to study the endgame. Now, for the first time, a revolutionary, richly instructive endgame book has been designed for players of all levels.
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The King in Jeopardy: The Best Techniques for Attack a...
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The King in Jeopardy is a classic chess book with 251 pages that has been praised by players and teachers alike.
Lev Alburt, Grandmaster of Chess and three-time US chess champion, presents and analyzes the attack and defense of the king, with hundreds of game illustrations, dozens of problems and exercises, and instructive explanations and solutions.
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Official Rules of Chess: Professional, Scholastic & In...
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Endorsed by the Chess Education Association (CEA), the official body for scholastic chess in the U.S., this rule-book is the essential guide to the professional, scholastic, and internet rules of chess. Written in plain English for practical use, players learn everything they need to know about rules, tournaments, rating systems, etiquette for in-person and online play, and chess . . .
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101 Questions on How to Play Chess
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What is the object of the game of Chess? What is chess notation? How does the King move and capture? These and a host of other chess questions are answered simply and clearly in this indispensable guide for beginning players.Chess expert Fred Wilson has distilled an enormous amount of information into an easy-to-follow question-and-answer format that not only explains the most . . .
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Play Better Chess
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In Play Better Chess, kids from 6 to 16 who have learned chess basics will be able to focus on the secrets of winning. This skill-building manual will do the trick. More than 100 diagrams show how to exploit the strengths of each piece, and defend against its weaknesses.
There are winning strategies for different board situations: find out what to do when . . .
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Winning Chess Openings from Cardoza Publishing - 2nd E...
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Winning Chess Openings will help you learn crushing, powerful attacks like the Ruy Lopez--sizzling asymmetrical defenses like the Sicilian Defense--stunning openings like the Kings Indian and the Slave Defense--and so much more!
This popular book has taught tens of thousands of beginning players the key concepts of the opening, which is the most crucial part of . . .
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Chess Rules, Tactics & Checkmate! Ideas For Students--...
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Chess Rules, Tactics & Checkmate! Ideas For Students: Get all three volumes of John Bain's Chess Series for Students! Now is your chance to get some of the best instructional workbooks designed for students learning the game of chess and for beginning students returning to the game after an absence. No previous knowledge of chess is necessary. These highly acclaimed, . . .
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Chess Tactics For Students
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An instructional workbook containing 434 carefully selected problems presented in worksheet format. Chess Tactics For Students has been extensively field tested with elementary, middle-school, and high-school students over a four-year period. A versatile design makes this book ideal for independent seat work and homework as well as for chess club and classroom instruction. The . . .
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Chess Rules For Students
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Chess Rules For Students is an instructional workbook designed for students learning the game of chess and for beginning students returning to the game after an absence. No previous knowledge of chess is necessary. Parents unfamiliar with chess will find this booklet a valuable guide to their child's new interest. Chess Rules For Students is designed with students, coaches, . . .
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Checkmate! Ideas For Students
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Checkmate! Ideas For Students is an instructional workbook for students who have mastered basic chess rules, beginning chess play, and the use of chess notation. Checkmate! Ideas For Students is designed with students, coaches, and parents in mind.Checkmate! Ideas For Students uses algebraic notation to record moves, and follows the standard chess conventions of placing black . . .
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Whiz Kids Teach Chess: Chess for 16-Under Players by T...
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Today's most promising young chess players present a fascinating look at learning chess--complete with a step-by-step primer on basic chess play, large diagrams, and easy-to-understand explanations targeted toward novices under age sixteen.
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Chess 101:Everything a New Chess Player Needs to Know
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In Chess 101, Everything a New Chess Player Needs to Know, author Dave Schloss sets out to make confident chess players from absolute chess beginners. This small, but powerful book covers topics such as: This little gem is written for teens and adults who want to get a basic understanding of the foundation of chess. It would be a great starting point for all players of a start-up . . .
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Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids
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Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids is the perfect introduction to basic chess tactics for children ages 7 to 13. Full of imaginative drawings, this fun and instructive workbook combines standard chess problems with a variety of insightful chess-related puzzles. The main part of the book consists of exercise sheets with more than 1,000 positions, covering mates in one or two . . .
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Aprende Ajedrez
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Empezando por temas muy bsicos, este libro te cuenta todo lo que necesitas para llegar a ser un triunfador en ajedrez. El Dr. John Nunn se ha labrado una inmejorable reputacin a nivel mundial gracias a la extraordinaria claridad de sus escritos en una amplia seleccin de temas de ajedrez. Este es su primer libro en el que aborda los fundamentos del ajedrez.
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A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-step I...
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Susan Polgar, 4-time World Chess Champion, became a living legend by following the methods taught by her father, Laszlo Polgar, the famous Hungarian chess coach. In A World Champion's Guide to Chess, Susan reveals these masterful tactics and techniques to players of all ages. With coauthor Paul Truong, an 11-time National Champion, she begins with the basics of . . .
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Survival Guide for Chess Parents
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In "Survival Guide for Chess Parents, Tanya Jones concentrates on the numerous aspects of being a "chess parent" and answers the many questions facing those with chess-playing children. There's certainly more to this than meets the eye. Problems are as diverse as 'How can I help in the very early stages?', 'How do I find suitable clubs and . . .
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Chess Fundamentals--Algebraic
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J.R. Capablanca was a World Chess Champion and one of the greatest players in chess history, yet he wrote very little about the game. Chess Fundamentals, though normally for the beginning player, contains valuable insights that will benefit players at all levels of understanding, including masters. Capablanca explains: Chess Fundamentals is one of the jewels of chess . . .
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Starting Out: The King's Indian
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Starting Out: The King's Indian is one of a four-part series books that are all perfect for enthusiastic chess players who are starting out in the game, and who are seeking to understand the basic principles behind these most important openings: the Sicilian, the King's Indian, the Nimzo-Indian, and the French. All four books are written in a user-friendly style with an . . .
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The Basics Of Winning Chess--3rd Edition
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The Basics of Winning Chess is a little gem of basic chess instruction.
In just one reading, this easy-to-understand guide shows you everything you need to know to play and win at chess:
This great little book, written by Jacob Cantrell, will get you started with a brief, but complete overview of the game. It also makes a good gift for your friends who may be . . .
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Chess Praxis
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This book is Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch's companion volume to MY SYSTEM. This classic is one of the best selling and most instructive chess books of all time. Thousands of satisfied customers have used this book to improve their understanding of positional chess play.
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Play Winning Chess
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Play Winning Chess is an enthusiastic introduction to chess that will transform you into a veritable gladiator of the chessboard. Seirawan begins by explaining piece movement, chess notation, the rules of play and basic tactics. His examples, question-and-answer sections, psychological hints, and lively sample games help you learn strategies and play aggressively while having fun. . . .
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100 Easy Checkmates
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100 Easy Checkmates is perfect for beginning players from adults to children. It offers an accessible, fun guide to winning at chess. You'll have a great time reading all 144 pages of this paperback chess book.
Designed to help players learn without frustration or tedious chess notation, 100 Easy Checkmates presents easy one-and-two-move checkmates that . . .
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Checkmate! My First Chess Book
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Learn to play the great game of chess with none other than Garry Kasparov, the World number one and the most famous figure in chess history, as your teacher. Discover all the various pieces - the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special . . .
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202 Surprising Checkmates
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This instructive manual, written by two experienced chess teachers, concentrates on one- and two-move checkmates that encourage players to keep alert to new possibilities. Instructive maneuvers feature queen sacrifices, "smothered" mates, "quiet moves," castling, en passant pawn capture, and other techniques. 202 exercises. Solutions included.
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How to Use Computers to Improve Your Chess
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Computers have permeated almost every facet of modern chess, yet few players know how to gain the maximum benefit from working with them. Computers function as playing partners, opening study tools, endgame 'oracles', tactics trainers, sources of information on opponents and searchable game databases. Kongsted provides practical advice on how to use computers in all these . . .
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United States Chess Federation's Official Rules o...
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The U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess is the only official rulebook for chess. Serious players at every level as well as chess club teachers, directors, and tournament sponsors should have it on hand during every match. This new edition features the latest rules, including guidelines for the popular game of speed chess, an updated quick rating system, and the . . .
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101 Chess Questions Answered
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Steve Giddins is an author acclaimed for his ability to write in down-to-earth style on fundamental chess topics. In this book he answers the questions that really matter to chess-players. His topics include many basic ideas, including some that have rarely been addressed so directly in chess literature, and thus are often misunderstood by club players. Where appropriate, the . . .
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The Right Way To Play Chess
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The beginners chess book, The Right Way to Play Chess written by D. Brine Pritchard and published by Globe Pequot, explains with remarkable ease and clarity the modern and internationally approved method of chess to the beginning chess player.
In this, the tenth revised edition of the standard work on the subject, Pritchard draws new inspiration from the latest . . .
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Gary's Adventures in Chess Country
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Gary's Adventures in Chess Country is one of the most delightful and helpful chess teaching books that has come along in quite some time.
Your favorite child will love both the bright illustrations and clear explanations that are featured in this 152 page hardcover book.
Written by Igor Sukhin with an introduction by Susan Polgar, this book . . .
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303 Tricky Chess Puzzles
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303 Tricky Chess Puzzles is a carefully selected, entertaining, and instructive collection of tactical chess puzzles.
The authors, who are both veteran professional chess instructors, have collected or created 303 typical game situations. Finding the right answer will bring about a forced checkmate or a winning material superiority.
This book is . . .
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Simple Chess New Algebraic Edition
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Written by Grandmaster Michael Stean, Simple Chess isolates basic elements and illustrates them through master and grand Master games. It breaks down the mystique of strategy into easy-to-understand ideas. Simple Chess concentrates on the simple positional ideas and strategies that present themselves in popular openings and shows how they might be developed with the aid of sample . . .
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Improve Your Chess at Any Age
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In August 2008 Andres D. Hortillosa entered the New England Masters. It was a brave choice for any player to compete in such a tough event, but it proved to be an inspired decision. He exceeded all expectations and was rewarded with a FIDE international rating of 2199. This, however, was no overnight success; it was the result of systematic work. How did he achieve such outstanding . . .
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Ten Ways to Succeed in the Middlegame
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This easy to read and understand book tells young players about the heart of chess--the Middlegame. It is written in a format designed specifically for young players and is illustrated throughout with many great diagrams and cartoons to keep interest high.
Young players will learn how to think about their position, how to spot tactics and work out combination of . . .
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Ten Ways to Succeed in the Endgame
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This easy to read and understand book tells young players how to play the Endgame better. It is written in a format designed specifically for young players and is illustrated throughout with many great diagrams and cartoons to keep interest high.
Young players will learn how to make the most of the few pieces left and how to get an extra queen. They need to . . .
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Ten Ways to Succeed in the Opening
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Have you ever looked at the start position of a chess game and wondered what on earth to do? Or do you get bored playing the same moves game after game?
This book has been written for young players who would like to play the opening better. As well as explaining the key principles, it also introduced a couple of exciting openings for junior players.
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Ten Ways to Succeed in the Opening, Middlegame & Endga...
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Give young chess players a head-start with this set of three books designed particularly for those who want to learn to play chess better.
Each book in the series uses clear language and lots of fun diagrams-- with cartoons to brighten the mixto teach basic chess principles in the three parts of the game.
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