Chess for dummies. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By James Eade.
• Authors: Eade, James
• Contents: Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part 1 Laying the Groundwork for Champion Chess; Chapter 1 Tackling Chess Basics; Chesstacular! Understanding the Basics of the Game; The underlying concepts; The finer points of the game; Three parts that make a whole; Different ways to get your game on; Chessboard Chatter: Bringing Home a Board and Chess Set; Finding the right board and set; Getting up close and personal with your board; Piecemeal: Putting the Pieces on the Board Chapter 2 Getting to Know the Pieces and Their PowersActing Like a Chariot: The Rook; Showing Off Slender Curves: The Bishop; Flaunting Her Power: The Queen; Moving One Square at a Time: The King; Galloping in an L-Formation: The Knight; Scooting Around as the Army's Runt: The Pawn; Chapter 3 Exploring the Elements of Chess; Hogging the Board: Space; Avoiding that cramped feeling; Gaining control; Employing space strategies from the get-go; Considering the laws of space; Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck: Material; Valuing your pawns and pieces; Adopting material strategies Positioning Pieces in Good Time: DevelopmentGaining a tempo; Making a gambit (maybe); Protecting the Head Honcho: King Safety; Working Together: Pawn Structure; Two at a time: Pawn duos; Promote the little guys: Passed pawns; Mobility is key: Isolated pawns; Left behind on open files: Backward pawns; On the verge of backward: Hanging pawns; In front of a pawn sibling: Doubled pawns; Lines in the sand: Pawn chains; All together now: Pawn tips for the road; Chapter 4 Going after the King: Check, Stalemate, and Checkmate; Check 'Em Out: Attacking the Enemy King; Stuck in a Rut: Stalemate No Escape for Ye King: CheckmateCutting off squares with the king and the queen; Checkmating with the king and the rook; Chapter 5 Making a Few Special Moves; Capturing a Pawn at Your Side: En Passant; Boosting Your Pawns' Powers: Promotion; Guarding Your King and Putting a Rook in Motion: Castling; Chapter 6 Got Notation? Reading and Writing about Chess; Keeping Track of the Pieces; Writing the Moves of a Game; Describing a typical opening; Indicating captures; Noting an exchange and a castle; Recording a pawn promotion; Accounting for Ambiguities (Which Knight, for Pete's Sake?) Commenting on a Game after the FactPart 2 Gaining Chess Know-How; Chapter 7 Trying Out Tactics and Combinations in Hand-to-Hand Combat; Knowing Your Tactical Game Plan; Bullying two guys at once: The fork; Going after the bodyguard: The pin; Forcing your opponent to move it or lose it: The skewer; Stealing the show: The discovered attack; Making the king sweat: The discovered check and the double check; Combining Moves to Speed Your Progress; Sacrificing a piece to clear a path; Luring your opponent with a decoy; Deflecting your opponent off a square; Destroying the guard
• Edition: 4th edition
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 794.1; Chess; Board games; GAMES -- Chess; Board games; Chess; GAMES / Board; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119280033; 1119280036; 9781119280026; 1119280028
• Related ISBNs: 9781119280019
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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