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BATSFOAD CHESS
IMPROVYEO UR
CHESSI N D7A YS
Gary Lane
Improve your Chess in 7 Days
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Contents
Page
Introduction 5
DayI Soy owuan tt oi mpryoovruec hess? 7
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Day U2n edrsdtiantngho epe nnigs 26
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Day3 Stratvegye rstaucst ics 61
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Day4 Creatainan ttga ck 89
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Day A5vo idgi nblunders 121
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Day6 Masteritnhgee n dgame 193
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Day T7h eart ofs windling 197
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Movionng 139
Glossofaryc hetsesr ms 189
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Dedication
FoRry aann Jdas mine
Ackwnloedmgeents
Witthh antkoFs r �aoniMse rtenJsoM,na nley
ancdh ehsiss toErdiwaaWnri dn tfoertr h ehierl p
inpr oivnimgda etrifoarl tbhooek .
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Introduction
The chessbcooanrsdoi fs64 ts s quaornea sn8 x8bo ar.dY ous hould
makseu rteh atthbo ea ridss e utp c orrecbtyl yc hecktihnsegq utahraet
ont hboett omr ighhatnc do rn(elroo gka itnit fromt hWeh itpele ary's
poinotfv ieiws)l ight-c,wo hliotcuehrn etddosm eawnh ityee,l loorw
beiognem osste .ts
a b c d e f gh
Each iprsie ecper esbeyn fitaged u riicnno em mentaorni ecsgh amesess
A-Pawn
ltJ -KnigohrtN
.i - BishoorBp
l:.-RoookrR
11'-Queeno rQ
�-Kingo rK
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Introduction
Them ove ao pfi eicsre e corbdyet dh sey mbol/olfte httapetir e ce
folwleodb yt hseq uatrowe h iicmtho vseT.h uit.sf3 means tbhiasth otph e
hasm ovetdot hf3e s quaIrnceas .eo fa p awmno voen ltyh e square on
whiiclthan dnse etdosb er ecdoedr, efxaomrp e4l em eanas pawn has
movefdr osmo mewhteotr hee4e square. A capbtyua rn'e x 'i.s denoted
Thu'isxi' bm7e antsh e qhuaseta eknes no mtehionntg h be7 squaarned -
fxeSm eantsh atthf e- pahwasnc aptusroemde tohnie nSg.
Charactetrhsa tha vea specimaela ninign c hess
?!A dubimoouvse
1A poor move
11A blduentrh at mlaotseeorsria alwlls ao c hanignteh poes itsiuocnh
as frowmi ngnt ion losing.
!?I netresmtoivneg
!E xcelmloevnet
!!B rilmloivaen t
+C hecAktt. h een odf t he mFooviren .s tan'ieci'e2+:
0-c0as tlkiinngg side
0-0c-0as tlqiunege nside
1-/i1D/ira wa greed
1-W0h iwtien s
0-B1 lawcikn s
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Day I
Soy ouw antt oi mprove
yourc hess?
ChesTsri vi-aA tB righcthoensc sl uibnE ngladnudr itnhge1 903s,
aM rsS ydnweaysa llotwobe rdi hnegr adloog-n bgu otn liytf h deo g joined
thcel uLba.t tehr.de o g, McraM.lilcewkda, sm istakpeinclkfyeot drh cel ub's
secotneda Hme.l oosntt im..e..
Chesis s fbuuntit ise venm oref unw heny ouw in!
Thoumgohs pte opwlienl elv hearv een outgihmt eod evottoae d eep
stuodfcy h eits isss,t ill foprao nsysoitnbomel a ek rapei da nsdi gnificant
advanicnte hsge am eF.o erx apmloen,we a yt oa cihevbee tterrse ulitss
simtpolc yud to wonn y ouorw nm istawkheigslar eb biannogyp portunity
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Doy I- So fOU wantt oi mproveyou r chess?
to ecploit those al your opponent. Easiersai d thand onepe,r hapbsu,yt o u
can train yourself to reach ah ighsetanrd arbdya dopttihnregi gahttti tude.
Theriens o s hortagoefc hepslsa ysiintogen ts h ien terbnueytto us hould
restihstete mptatoinoltnyo p lagya mewsi thotuhti nkainnadgt b reakneck
speed-a ntdh erebayb lseoalnrnuo ttehlIiynfan cgtm. y f irwsotr dosfa dvice
toa frienwdh ow anteto di mprowvase t os toppl ayfoirna g w hilIe .
wanted himt os tucdyh easl si ttbleefo rpel ayaignagai nnda lsroe cohrids
gamessot hahtec oualnda ltyhsmeeo velsa tweirtp hl enotfty i mteot hink
orc onsauc lotm putteocr h ecoknp ossible mHiehs atadkf easl.l en into
thter aopfp laygianmge osn t hei nterwnheetrs ep eewasd oftemno re
importantt haanc curaancydp urposepflualSy o.m etiimdtei snd o mt atter
ihfe w asl osionnpog s iti-osnol onagsh ew ono nt imHee.h ada lsbeoe n
playoiffhnagn gda meosc casioanaglalitynh sseta mger ouopfp layaettr hse
locacll uwbh,e rhee h adn oto nlpyi ckuedp b adh abibtsu atl sfoa itloe d
identainfyd learhni msfi rsotma Nkeevse. rthehliecssu sr ioisnci hteys s
was furthaerro uswedh enh ed iscovtehreewrdee r ceh esospe ninwgsi th
weiradn dw onderfnualm essu cahst heF rankensteiAnt-tDarocarkc ula
theD ragoann dg reacth essplsauyceashr sB obbFyi schaenrdG arry
KasparHoovw. evreerai lm provecmaemnoetn lwyh ehne s tartedt om ake
pla.nT shis, togweittahhe k rn owleodfgs ei mple opperniinncgi ap les,
graspo ft actitchaelm aneds k eys tratiengt ihesme o srte guloarlcyc urring
endgamreesa dlilpdyr oducree suIlmttsa .ys ountdo goood tob et rubeu t
witah littgluei dapnlcaey eorfes v eryl evreeall lcya nm aker apid
improveamtec nhte ss.
How manym ovesd oy out hinakh ead?
Thiisst heq uestcihoens splaaryeme orssft r equeanstklebydy n on
chesspl-aaynedor usrs uggestaends wiessr e veSnu.r yeo,uc outldryt o
impreesvse ryonbey s ayitnhga tth en umbeorf m ovedse pendosn
whethtehrpe o sitiiasoh ni ghcloym plmeixd dlegoaram m ea thematically
precpiaswene ndgawmiet fhe wp iecoenst hbeo ar-db utw hyb other?
Trueo rf alsseev,ei nsag oocdh oiIctea'.m s a gincuamlb e-ra ndc heisss
trualm ya gigcaamleA .n dt heirnseo n eedt of eeglu ialbtoyut thfa ec tt hat
reaylloyuc ano nlseye onem oveah eadw,h atetvheepr o sitHiiosnt.o ry
wilplr oviydoeuw itrhe assuraanncdce o mfoAsrt .l onagg oas 1496t he
NewY ormka gaziCneh esRse vireewl awtheadht a ppenewdh enf ormer
worlcdh ampiJoonsC ea pablahnacdja u slto sat g ame- whicahl ways
causaes de nsabteicoanu istwase sucahr aroec curreinnfac cetd: u ring
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Day I Soy owua nttoi mpryoovuecr h ess?
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onep erioofhd i csa reheedr i dn'tf oelrio gsyheet a -r1'.sp ropiotssh set ory
oft hgea mbee twetehnie n vinCcaipbalbel aanndCc haa rJlaeffspe r,i odfe
thEeas tS idCea.p foar gohtew as invinchielb olsAet :r. e porwtheowr as
preseanstk etdh eC uban",H owf adro y ous eea headC?a"p rae plied
impress·i�vuetlt ye,nm ovesT"h.e tnh er eportweern otv etroJ affe:
"Howfa rd oy osue aeh eadM?u"c ht oe veryonseu'rsp rtihsreee ,p wasl,y
"Onloyn em oveT"h.i dsi dnm'atk es ens"eH.o wc oulapd l aywehroc an
seeo nloyn em ovea headd efeat awnhooct ahndee rl svoed eeplyH?e"r e
Jaffeex plai"nsIede :oe n loyn em ovae heabdu,it it as l watyhsbe e smto ve".'
Choose trhieg hmto ve
Manayt temhpatvsbe e emna dteo p rovipdlea yweirtsahp rocedufroer
selecttihnebg e smto ve- someo fw hicIhf incdo ntriavnedde ven
impractSioch aelrI.ew iplrlo vidyeo uw itvhe rys impblueet ff ectisvtee ps
toe ncouryaogute ot hibnekf oyromeuo v.He owevbeeru ndenroi llusions.
Iti sv eryd iffitcouc lotn tervoeln otnst hec hessb-owahridc ihsa w ild
worlwdh ermeo reo ftetnh anno ti nt hre ougahn dt umbolfep la"yt he
winniesrt h ep laywehro m aketsh el asbtu to nem istakase "t hew itty
grandmastSearv iTeartalkloyw eorn cper oclaimed.
Buty ouw islelea ni mmedidaitffee reinnyc oeu prl aiyyf o ur emember
thfeo llowing:
IT acticasnp dr edict-a-move
A forcicnogm binactuitdoson w no nc alcul-agtiivoyinno gul estsot hink
aboutw hiyloeui ncretashepe r essounry eo uorp poneWnhte.nt hearree
feweorp tiioitns es as ietrop redtihctre e pltiheuses,n ablyionutg os eat
trawpi tohu rm ethoadn ds coarq eu iwcikni yfo uorp ponefanltli sn tiot .
2W hiaclht ernative?
Ont hceh essboyaoruwd i slleea nyn umbeorfd ecent looki-ng moves
som ake a shortloifsa tl ternabtyia vseksiy nogu rsetlhfef ollowing
questions:
DoI n eetdo d evelmoypf orcaneds c astlmeyk inign tsoa fety?
Ist heart eh reat?
Can Im akeat hreat?
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