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Contents
Itnrodu.c t.i o.n . . . .v u. . F.o r.kP si.,na sn. dS ke. we.r s. . 2.9 . . . . . .
knigfohrtk s 29
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PART 1 THE RUDMIENTS bis_hfoorpk s 29
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LEARNINGT HEM OVESA ND THE roofokr ks 30
RULES 1 quefoernk s 31
TheC heBsosa rd 3 pawfonr ks 31
TheP ieacneTdsh eMiorv es 3 kinfogr ks 32
TheK ing 4 bishpoipn s 33
howt hkei ncga ptures 4 roopki ns 34
TheQ ueen 5 quepemns 34
howt hqeu eceanp tures 6 quense kewers 35
TheB sihop 6 DicsoveCrheedc k 35
howt hbei shcoapp tures 7 DobulCeh eck 37
TheK night 7 PlayfoirnM ga te 38
howt hken igchatp tures 8 MinimMuamt iMnagt erial 39
TheR ook 8 Satlemate 40
howt hreo ocka uprteS" 9 SatndaMratdi nPgo sitions4 1
Reminders 9 SacrifiIcediaasl 44
TheP awn 11 removdieenfng ed rs 44
pawmno veasn cda ptures1 2 flushoiunttgh kei ng 44
SpecMioavle s 12 smotehdme art(es uffoctahtei ng
Castling 13 king) 45
PawPnro motion 14 cleadriiangglo sn/asfi le 46
EnP assant 15 obtsrunc/tdieeocfltion 47
AtctkaianP gi eocrae S quare 15
OtheSrp ecCiaasle s 16
check 16 PART3 MOREA DVANCEDT ACTCIS
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checkmate 18 ANDS TRATEGY 49
stalemate 19 TheO pening 51
Resuolftt h Gea me 21 Thek nhitgs 51
CheNsost ation 21 Theb ishops 53
Pawns 56
PART2- ELEMENTRAYT ACTCIS 25 Kinsga featnycd a stling 57
WinninMga terial 27 Rooks 58
Valoufet hPei eces 27 Theq ueen 58
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CONTENTS
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TheM iddlegame 58 PassPeadw ns 67
Howt od eciodnae p lan 59 Posts-crTihpeGt o ldReunl oefGs o od
Attactkhikeni gn g 60 Chess 69
preipnaagrn a ttack 60
pressintgh aeht otmaec k 60
defenacnecd onuter-atta6c2k PART4 - CHESOSR GANZIATIOANN D
Positpiloanya l 63 OTHERA SPECTOSF T HEG AME 71
attactkhibena gso eft hpea wn CheCslsu bs 73
chain 63 Tournaments 73
thbel koacde 63 Clocks 73
goobdi shaonpbd a db iosph 63 How toF inadnO pponent 74
Protieocnt 63 CheCsosm puters 74
TheE ndgame 65 CheCsosl umannsdC heLsist era7t5u re
Theo pposiiotn 66 CorrsepondCehnecses 76
Queenpsaiwdmnea j oirty 66 ChePsrso blems 76
Sombea sriucl es 67
Introduction
CHESSi asm agnifigcaem.nIe tit as l sou ueI.nit its qh oenl yg ampel ayiened v ecroyu yno tntr he
globbee,t weepne oplaet tShoeu tPho le aNnodr tPho lei,ns pacaen db etweetnh ee artahn d
comsonauctisr ctlhieena tgrh .
Threu loefcs h easrsfee awn sdt rairgwha,tra fodntdh ecyab ne l eraneidjn u asfe tw m inu.t es
Yet thei sg casomome p tlhetax everiyds i gffaemreae nnadlt ei tfiimisen suffictioae ttanitn
totmaals yt.eM rathemathiacvieeas ntsa bltihtsat hhetedo tnaulm boefrp ermutaitsii no ns
excessn uomfb oetfrah teo tmhst am akuep o ur unei!v ers
Noo thgearm cea cnl asiumci hn cresdciobaplneefed w ,if ,ao ntyhcearjnsu lsyct latiobm e
ejnyoeedq uablybl eyg inanswe eralslsb ye xpseT.rh tgea mcea bnep layaetawd h ovlaer ioeft y
speeds1:0s eco,no dres velne, sfo sre acmho v,e m5i nufotrea sw hoglaem oer,a, tt hoet her
exrtem,ae s muc1hw eeafoksr e acmho v.e
Checsasbn e p lyae'dvo etrh beo rad'p lbayya egra ipnlsartyb, ey t elheopntee,l peoxs,bt y,
compu(teevbrey cn o mpuatgearic nosmtp u,t esirpn)a ,bc yea nynoea,g aiannsyntoea ,n ywhere,
undaenrcy o ndnistI.itc o abne p laybeytd h bel ibnydt ,hd ee abfy,t hpeh yaslidlciys abled.
Theo nlsyp eceiqaumlie ptn· thiasnt e ediesadb oaradn sde Utn.d esrp ecciiarmlcs utances
(sercioomutpsie tiaoc nhse)s s icsal losrcoek q uitroae cdats a t imidneigvc. e
Wet,h aeut hso,r hbaevepenl aycihnegfos rsa lmotswtto h-iorfod uscr o mbitnoetadag leo sf
justo ver7 0W.e haveg aineadne normouasm ounotf e njoymefrnotm theg amej,u sats i th as
brouugnhtto pllde atsout rhceeo untmlielslsoi fpo enosp wlheoh avpel ayed tshien cgea miet s
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boaridsd enobtyea ds tarighwtaforrgdr idset aarnaedn xitoodu iss ecrho ovwe acohf
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