Chess for dummies, by James Eade

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by James Eade

Instantiates

• Chess for dummies

Publication

• Foster City, Calif., IDG Books Worldwide, c1996

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Includes index

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volume

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rdacarrier

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text

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rdacontent

Contents

Machine derived contents note: Introduction. -- Part I: Laying the Groundwork. -- Chapter 1: Setting Up the Board. -- Chapter 2: The Pieces and Their Powers. -- Part II: Getting Past the Rules. -- Chapter 3: The Elements of Chess. -- Chapter 4: Tactics: Hand-to-Hand Combat. -- Chapter 5: Sacrifices: When It's Better to Give Than to Receive. -- Chapter 6: Mating and Mating Patterns. -- Chapter 7: Pattern Recognition. -- Chapter 8: Strategy: The Principles of Play. -- Chapter 9: Special Moves (The Ones That Start All the Arguments). -- Part III: Let the Play Begin. -- Chapter 10: The Opening: First Things First. -- Chapter 11: The Middlegame: What Do I Do Now? -- Chapter 12: The Endgame: Can I Go Home Now? -- Chapter 13: Chess Etiquette (Why Was He So Mad at Me?). -- Part IV: Who to Play, When, Where, and How. -- Chapter 14: Competitive Chess (Is There Any Other Kind?). -- Chapter 15: Computer Chess. -- Chapter 16: Chess Online. -- Chapter 17: Chess Notation (What the Heck Does Nf4 Mean?). -- Part V: The Part of Tens. -- Chapter 18: The Ten Most Famous Chess Games. -- Chapter 19: The Ten Best Players of All Time. -- Chapter 20: The Ten Most Common Chess Openings. -- Chapter 21: The Ten Best Chess Resources. -- Appendix A: A Glossary of Chess. -- Appendix B: International Chess Notation. -- Index

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000012886468

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24 cm.

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xviii, 362 p.

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9780764550034

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(pbk.)

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96078142

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unmediated

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• n

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ill.

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u260136

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(OCoLC)35824178