Grandmaster Meets Chess Amateur

114 Pages·2016·3.99 MB·English

by  Davis Steve

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Contents
Symbolasn dN ottaino 7
Inotrdutcino 9
1 How andW hy toI mprovYeou rC hess 11
2 How toO pena ChessG ame 23
3T actsi candT ic-tacs 31
StevTea ketsh eT est- Patr1 35
4 AvoidnigB lundesr 46
5 Plnaninga ndP ositniaolP lay-An Inotdrutcino 51
6T heE ndgame 60
StevTea kest heT es-tP atr2 63
TheB asiEcn dgames 68
GeneralA dviec onE ndgames 69
7 Computevresr ussH umans 71
How toM akeU seo fC omputers 7 4
SteveF'irss Vt istiota ChessC lub! 76
8S tevef'issr tt orunament 87
BatsforGdl'soss ary 104
SteveG'lss osary 110
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Symbolasn dN otation
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haven everre aad chesbso okb eforwei lble a blteo p icikt u pi n
minutes.
Consitdhederi agroantm h fea cipnagg e
A movei si ndicabtyea d s ymboflo r tphieec weh icihs m oving,
followbeydt hec o-ordinoaftt heess quarweh erieta rrivIenst .he
casoef p awn moves,i snt ohs eyrmeb ol givenn.e cWehsesna ry,
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thatth ek nighotnt heg -fimloev etso f 3.
Thesaer et hes ymboflosre acphi ece:
K king
Q queen
R rook
B bishop
N knight
A fewo thesry mboalrse u seidn w ritidnogw nt hem oves:
# checkmate
X captures
+ check
++ doublceh eck
0-0 castkliesn gside
0-0-0c astqlu eese nside
a moveb yB lack
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Introduction
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