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CONTENTS
Keyt os ymboulsse d 4
Preface 5
Introduction 6
1 Matinmgo tifs 8
2 Matinmgo ti2f s 18
3 Basoipce nipnrgi nciples 30
4 Simpplaew nen dings 44
5 Doublceh eck 54
6 The valuoeft hpei eces 64
7 The discovaetrteadc k 74
8 Centraltihzepi inegc es 82
9 Matei nt wom oves 92
10 The opposition 100
11 The pin 110
12 The doubaltet ack 120
13 Realizaim natge raidavla ntage 128
14 Openfi leasn dO utposts 138
15 Combinations 148
16 Queeang ainst pawn 156
17 Stalemate motifs 164
18 Forcveadr iations 172
19 Combinatiinovnosl vpirnogm otion 182
20 Weakp oints 192
21 Pawnc ombinations 202
22 The wronbgi shop 212
23 Smothemraetde 222
24 Gambits 232
Fintaels t 244
Appendices
Indeoxfc omposaenrdsa nalysts 252
Indeoxfg ames 254
Recommendbeodo ks 262
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