The Guide to Chess

131 Pages·1995·4.31 MB·English

by  Malcolm Pein

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Contents
Symbols 4
Foreword 5
Acknowledgements 6
1 The Rules ofC hess 7
2 Tactics 17
3 ThEe ndgame 26
4 TheM iddlegame 45
5 ThOpeening 72
6 So You tWobean ta Grandmas ter? 75
7 A BrieHfi stooryfC hess 87
8 Desert IslandC hess 116
Openings Checklist 127
Symbols
+ Check
++ Doublceh eck
X Capture
!! Excellmeonvte
! Goodm ove
!? Interesmtoivneg
?! Dubiomuosv e
? Badm ove
?? Blunder
OL Olympiad
Ch Championship
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thosyeo ua rel iketol eyn counter:
±± Whitiesw inning
± Whitiesm uchb etter
;t Whitiess lighbteltyt er
Equaplo sition
+ Blacikss lighbteltyt er
+ Blaciksm uchb etter
++ Blaciksw inning
ao The positiisuo nnc lear
� Whithea sc ompensation
� Blachka sc ompensation
t Withi nitiative
� Withc ounterplay
@ Bishoppa ir
e Timet rouble
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0 Onlym ove
0 Betties.r . .
(( Queenside
)) Kingside
EEl Centre
X Weakness
Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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