The opening game in chess

211 Pages·1982·7.475 MB·English

by  Pachman, Ludĕk

THE OPENINGG AME IN CHESS
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Contents
Translaptroerf'asc ve ii
Chess notaitxio n
Introduct1i on
Theb asipcrin cipolfec sh esosp ening2s
2 Thes trugfgoltreh ec entre1 6
3 Times,p acaen dm ateria2l3
4 Blaccko unter-att4a3c ks
5 Whati sp ositipolnaayl? 6 1
6 An adventuroopuesn ing9 5
7 Blacpkr epa.r.e.sd 7-d5 111
g A pseudo-gam1bi3t6
9 Centrcaoln trboylp iece1s 56
10F ighttihnegc lassciecnatlr e1 69
11B lacpkr epa.r.e.se 7-e5 176
12W hite becoBmleasc k1 88
Indeoxf o pening1s9 5
Indeoxf g ames 198

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