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Informationen zum Autor William Hartston is a leading chess player who writes the daily chess column in the Independent . Klappentext "Previously published as Teach yourself better chess"--T.p. verso. Learn the moves, rules and top strategies which will take you from chess beginner to master. Zusammenfassung Learn the moves, rules and top strategies which will take you from chess beginner to master. Inhaltsverzeichnis : introduction: basic1: 1 thinking2: 2 calculation3: 3 the centre4: 4 exchanging pieces5: 5 good bishops and bad bishops6: 6 bishops and knights7: 7 pawn to rook three8: 8 bishop to knight's five9: 9 castling (1)10: 10 knights before bishops11: 11 developing your pieces12: 12 the fianchetto(1): bishops13: 13 planning14: 14 gentlemen, the queen!15: 15 pawn takes pawn16: 16 pushing pawns17: 17 when you find a good move ...18: 18 isolated pawns19: 19 backward pawns20: 20 doubled pawns21: 21 weak squares22: 22 rook on the seventh23: 23 sacrifices24: 24 hierarchies of thought25: 25 i go here, he goes there ...: advanced26: 26 the good 'bad bishop'27: 27 opposite coloured bishops28: 28 the fianchetto (2): the pawn move29: 29 the wrong rook30: 30 the centre of gravity31: 31 critical movements32: 32 improving your position33: 33 defending34: 34 playing in blinkers35: 35 one move at a time36: 36 ... with a small advantage to white37: 37 timing38: 38 patience39: 39 castling (2)40: 40 how to study openings41: 41 endgame strategy42: 42 gambits43: 43 positional sacrifices44: 44 time to relax45: 45 playing for a win45: 45 playing for a win46: 46 pawn moves47: 47 learning from losses48: 48 the art of distraction49: 49 if in doubt, change sides50: 50 winning and losing: mastery51: 51 the grand plan52: 52 subgoals53: 53 judgement or calculation?54: 54 flexibilty55: 55 minority attack56: 56 dialetical materialism57: 57 material and time58: 58 planning for the endgame59: 59 bishops and knights (2)60: 60 positional dynamics61: 61 preserving the balance62: 62 crime and punishment63: 63 writing and editing64: 64 throwing salt65: 65 creativity66: 66 chaos67: 67 the bad 'good' bishop68: 68 luck69: 69 practicality (1)70: 70 practicality (2)71: 71 hedgehogs playing tennis72: 72 the grammar of chess73: 73 analysing and playing74: 74 the meta-rules of strategy75: 75 offering a draw...
