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Everyman Chess - Beginners
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Discovering Chess Openings: Building a Repertoire from Basic Principles
by John Emms
Publication Date: September 2006
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There's no denying that the opening is one of the most daunting phases of the game for newcomers to chess. There are literally hundreds of different opening lines, many with unusual sounding names, and some of these go up to twenty or so moves of theory. What is a chess player supposed to do: memorise countless variations?
Don't panic! In Discovering Chess Openings John Emms argues that studying openings doesn't have to be hard work at all – indeed, it can be both enjoyable and enlightening.
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Winning Chess Combinations
by Yasser Seirawan
Publication Date: June 2006
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Combinations are the central element in chess; they make the game so magical and captivating. The beautiful point of sacrificing a queen, the strongest piece, in order to checkmate with a lowly pawn brings a smile of joy to all chess lovers. Virtually all chess games possess a combination, either one hidden in the shadows of analysis carefully avoided or one that provides a decisive blow.
Winning Chess Combinations is a unique work that doesn't merely repeat the wonderfully rich and vast numbers of combinations, asking readers to solve a particular diagrammed position; it is a work that is far more realistic.
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Winning Chess Tactics, revised
by Yasser Seirawan
Publication Date: May 2005
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The essential guide to the use of tactics, the hand-to-hand fighting that takes advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush an opponent and change the course of a game in a single move.
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Winning Chess Strategies, revised
by Yasser Seirawan
Publication Date: May 2005
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A complete overview of proven chess principles that teaches you how to deploy your pieces using the right moves at the right time to build small advantages into effective, long-range strategies.
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Checkmate! : My First Chess Book
by Garry Kasparov
Publication Date: September 2004
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Learn to play the great game of chess with none other than Garry Kasparov, the World number one and the most famous figure in chess history, as your teacher. Discover all the various pieces - the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate.
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More Simple Chess: Moving on from the basics
by John Emms
Publication Date: May 2004
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Most experts agree that to reach a high standard at chess, one must not only be able to calculate properly but also master the many positional points of the game. However, while tactical ability is clear-cut and can be improved simply by the continual practice of puzzles, learning the finer points of positional play that come so naturally to Grandmasters can seem like a frightening task for the less experienced player. In this book, Grandmaster John Emms aims to solve this problem, giving the reader a thorough grooming on all the crucial aspects of chess strategy.
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Winning Chess Brilliancies
by Yasser Seirawan
Publication Date: July 2003
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This book by International Grand Master Yasser Seirawan provides a move-by-move account of the best chess games of the last 25 years, played by the world's foremost chess competitors. With an authoritative voice that is by turns poetic and analytical, Seirawan serves as host of a fascinating excursion of the most brilliant chess game, providing highlights into and explanations of each and every move.
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Winning Chess Openings
by Yasser Seirawan
Publication Date: July 2003
Editorial Review:Start every game with confidence!
The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the openings phase, but also to choose appropriate attack and defense formations in the process. WINNING CHESS OPENINGS shows you how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan's entertaining, easy-to-follow style, you're shown formations that can be used with other White or Black pieces.
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Concise Chess: The Compact Guide for Beginners
by John Emms
Publication Date: July 2003
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Are you intrigued by chess, but don't know how to play? Or have you played a little, but are still unsure of some of the rules? Then this is the book for you!
Beginning with the very basics, this pocket-sized book is a step-by-step guide to learning chess. Assuming no prior knowledge, Grandmaster John Emms steers the reader through all the crucial aspects of learning the game: the rules, the pieces, check and checkmate,chess notation, how to win material, attacking and defending, and the opening, middlegame and endgame.Read this book and you will acquire the confidence and knowledge you need to tackle an opponent over the board.
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Tips for Young Players
by Matthew Sadler
Publication Date: November 1999
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Grandmaster Matthew Sadler, answers key questions such as: Which openings should I play ? How do I learn to spot tactics? What do I need to know about the endgame?
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Starting Out in Chess
by Byron Jacobs
Publication Date: November 1999
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International Master Byron Jacobs provides a thorough grounding of the game. This is part of a brand new series for newcomers to chess and those looking to improve their game.
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Simple Chess
by John Emms
Publication Date: March 1997
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It's been said many times before that chess is an easy game to learn, but a difficult one to master. The game is full of difficult questions such as, 'What do you do when your opponent is skilful enough to prevent both checkmate and material loss?' However, once the principal strategic ideas are recognised, then everything becomes much clearer and the game becomes much simpler. In this book Grandmaster and experienced chess writer John Emms provides the reader with the fundamental knowledge required to enter every game with confidence.
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Garry Kasparov: Lessons in Chess
by Garry Kasparov
Publication Date: March 1997
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In this entertaining book for players of all ages,world champion Garry Kasparov teaches the chess newcomer the moves and fundamental principles of the game. Every important concept is explained in clear fashion, with over 250 diagrams in total and more than 90 exercises on which readers can test themselves.
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Learn Chess: A Complete Course
by Beach, Alexander
Publication Date: October 1994
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Learn Chess: A Complete Course provides everything you need to know to get started in chess. The first part is devoted to first principles, explaining the rules and basic strategies, whilst the second develops a thorough understanding of the various winning methods, and includes a systematic study of openings, an introduction to attacking techniques, and a guide to fundamental endgame themes.
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