Main content

Chess for dummies

Available Formats:

Details:

  • Author: Eade, James
    Date:
    Created
    1996
    Summary:

    Chess has grown to become recognized as the most ancient, intellectual, and cultural game of its time. Its combination of sport, scientific thinking, and the elements of art make it one of the most played games in the world. Whether you've been playing chess for years or never played at all, this guide, with over 350 illustrations, will help your game. This book shows you everything you need to know in order to unearth the secrets and philosophies of chess.

    Contents:
    • Laying the groundwork: Setting up the board
    • Pieces and their powers
    • Getting past the rules: Elements of chess
    • Tactics: Hand-to-hand combat
    • Sacrifices: When it's better to give than to receive
    • Mating and mating patterns
    • Pattern recognition
    • Strategy: Principles of play
    • Special moves (the ones that start all the arguments)
    • Let the play begin: Opening: First things first
    • Middlegame: What do I do now?
    • Endgame: Can I go home now?
    • Chess etiquette (why was he so mad at me?)
    • Who to play, when, where, and how: Competitive chess (is there any other kind?)
    • Computer chess
    • Chess online
    • Chess notation (what the heck does nf4 mean?)
    • Part of tens: Ten most famous chess games
    • Ten best players of all time
    • Ten most common chess openings
    • Ten best chess resources
    • Glossary of chess
    • International chess notation.
    Genre:
    Puzzles and games, Instructional and educational works, Illustrated works
    Subject(s): Chess | Schaken
    Original Publisher: Foster City, CA, IDG Books Worldwide
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 0764550039, 9780764550034