Titel: Chess Progress: from Beginner to Winner Auteur: Czerwin E. Uitgever: Everyman Jaartal: 2014 Taal: Engels Aantal pagina's:   334 Verkoopprijs:   € 22.50
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THE ideal chess book for the BEGINNER Absolute beginners can learn everything they need to know in order to play chess competitively. THE ideal chess book for the IMPROVING PLAYER More experienced players will encounter deeper concepts and be able to approach chess from a new perspective, enabling them to take their play to the next level. THE ideal chess book for the TEACHER Award-winning chess coach Erik Czerwin’s unique training method begins by studying the simplest chess positions with very few pieces - and then moves on, step by step, adding more pieces to the board. Complex ideas are always built up from simpler situations, ensuring that the learning curve stays flat. With helpful exercises throughout, CHESS PROGRESS is the perfect book for every chess enthusiast. Content: 003 About the Author 007 Acknowledgments 009 Introduction 011 How to use this book 013 1. Beginning with the Basics 014 The Board: Know Your Battlefield 029 The Pieces: Know Your Army 050 Ending the Game 075 Chess Notation 089 2. The Fundamental Elements of Chess Strategy 090 Fundamental Elements of Chess 105 Opposition 114 Critical Squares and the Square of the Pawn 124 Pawn Structure 133 Weak Squares, Holes, and Outposts 143 Open and Closed Positions 159 3. Applying the Elements of Chess Strategy 160 Principles of Exchanging Material 174 Fundamental Defence 184 Fundamental Tactics 233 Fundamentals of Openings 255 4. The Rules of Chess 256 The Basics 258 Clocks and Time Controls 261 Personal Conduct 263 Tournaments 268 5. Over the Board 269 Analysing a Position & Forming a Plan 277 Choosing and Making a Move 279 Using the Clock 281 Move by Move 284 Maintaining Presence 289 After the Game is Over... 293 Conclusion 294 Appendices 295 A: Continuing Study 296 B: Benjamin Franklin’s On the Morals of Chess 298 C: Fundamental Principles of Chess 308 D: Notation Tip-Sheet and Order of Operations 309 Answers to Exercises 324 Glossary 331 Index

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