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Informationen zum Autor Bruce Pandolfini, a National Master in U.S. chess competition, is the creator of the highly acclaimed Fireside Chess Library. He is a renowned instructor, a consultant on chess for the media, and a frequent commentator on the Radio. Klappentext Most chess books cover some aspects of the game, be it the opening, the middle game, the end game, or strategy. A few have tried to offer comprehensive approaches to the entire game, but today, these efforts are mostly obsolete and hastily compiled. Bruce Pandolfini has provided a new, unified approach to the game, one good for beginners and experts alike. Pandolfini provides: a short introductory history of the game, the moves, rules, and notation, the basic principles of the game, pattern recognition and memory aids, traps and pitfalls to be avoided, a method for playing in any situation, defence and counterattack, famous positions and players, a resource guide to the best websites for playing chess online and loads more. Zusammenfassung Most chess books cover some aspects of the game, be it the opening, the middle game, the end game, or strategy. A few have tried to offer comprehensive approaches to the entire game, but today, these efforts are mostly obsolete and hastily compiled. Bruce Pandolfini has provided a new, unified approach to the game, one good for beginners and experts alike. Pandolfini provides: a short introductory history of the game, the moves, rules, and notation, the basic principles of the game, pattern recognition and memory aids, traps and pitfalls to be avoided, a method for playing in any situation, defence and counterattack, famous positions and players, a resource guide to the best websites for playing chess online and loads more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Prologue: Chess, The Universal Game Lesson 1: In the Beginning The Moves and Rules Lesson 2: Arming for Attack Non-mating Tactics Lesson 3: Defining the Goal Mating Patterns Lesson 4: Terms of Engagement The Elements Lesson 5: Staking out Territory Opening Principles and the First Move Lesson 6: Establishing the Neutral Zone Black's Response Lesson 7: Determining Priorities Development and the Center Lesson 8: Starting the Campaign Comparing Minor Pieces Lesson 9: Digging the Trenches Trades, Pins, and More on Minor Pieces Lesson 10: Accumulating Advantages Pawn Play and Weaknesses Lesson 11: Forming Plans Doubled Pawns, Castling, and Open Lines Lesson 12: Evaluating and Calculating The Middlegame, Exchange Values, How to Analyze Lesson 13: Breaking Through Strategy and Tactics, the Importance of Material, Avoiding Errors Lesson 14: The Beginning of the End Endgame Principles, Centralization, the Active King, and Pawn Promotion Lesson 15: Approaching the Goal The Passed Pawn and Pawn Majorities Lesson 16: All Good Things Come to an End The Seventh Rank, Invasion, and Simplification Epilogue: Chess = mc2 Appendix 1: Glossary Appendix 2: Opening Moves Appendix 3: Chess on the Web Appendix 4: World Champions Appendix 5: Significant Dates in Chess History Appendix 6: Quotes Appendix 7: Chess in Movies and Books Appendix 8: The Most Famous Chess Game of All Time Bibliography Index Acknowledgments...
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Bruce Pandolfini, a National Master in U.S. chess competition, is the creator of the highly acclaimed Fireside Chess Library. He is a renowned instructor, a consultant on chess for the media, and a frequent commentator on the Radio.
