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Chess Openings for Beginners: Essential Strategies Every Player Should Know [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 140 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 228x152x18 mm, weight: 364 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Jun-2022
  • Leidėjas: Callisto Media Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 1638076790
  • ISBN-13: 9781638076797
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 140 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 228x152x18 mm, weight: 364 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Jun-2022
  • Leidėjas: Callisto Media Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 1638076790
  • ISBN-13: 9781638076797
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Provides twenty-five opening strategies for beginner chess players to use, with step-by-step advice, and sample chess scenarios which allow the reader to test his/her new skills.

Make your first move with confidence

During a chess match, your opening strategy can determine how the rest of the game will go—but how do you know which strategy to use? Stick to the most effective techniques, master the five opening principles, and become a worthy opponent with this beginner-friendly guide to the top 25 openers, from the Scotch Game to the French Defense.

What sets this book apart from other chess strategy books:

  • Step-by-step advice—Start with a refresher on chess basics, then find clear and thorough explanations of each opening strategy, complete with illustrations.
  • The most common variants—Be ready for anything with tips for executing other popular variations of each opener.
  • Ways to practice what you’ve learned—Try sample chess scenarios that challenge you to come up with the next move and test your new skills.

Plan your strategy and take on the competition with Chess Openings for Beginners.



Make your first move with confidence

During a chess match, your opening strategy can determine how the rest of the game will go—but how do you know which strategy to use? Stick to the most effective techniques, master the five opening principles, and become a worthy opponent with this beginner-friendly guide to the top 25 openers, from the Scotch Game to the French Defense.

What sets this book apart from other chess strategy books:
  • Step-by-step advice—Start with a refresher on chess basics, then find clear and thorough explanations of each opening strategy, complete with illustrations.
  • The most common variants—Be ready for anything with tips for executing other popular variations of each opener.
  • Ways to practice what you've learned—Try sample chess scenarios that challenge you to come up with the next move and test your new skills.

Plan your strategy and take on the competition with Chess Openings for Beginners.
Introduction xi
Part I Understanding Chess Openings
1(26)
Chess Openings, Defined
2(2)
A Quick Refresher on Game Play
4(11)
How to Read and Write Notation
15(3)
Five General Opening Principles Tactics
18(2)
How to Choose an Opening
20(7)
Part II Essential Openings to Know
27(72)
Scholar's Mate
28(3)
Giuoco Piano, or the Italian Game
31(4)
Fried Liver Attack
35(3)
Ruy Lopez, or the Spanish
38(3)
Four Knights Game
41(3)
Scotch Game
44(4)
French Defense
48(3)
Caro-Kann Defense
51(3)
Sicilian Defense
54(3)
Petrov's Defense
57(2)
Scandinavian Defense
59(3)
Pirc Defense
62(3)
Modern Defense
65(2)
Queen's Gambit
67(3)
Slav Defense
70(2)
Semi-Slav Defense
72(2)
Tarrasch Defense
74(3)
Grunfeld Defense
77(3)
London System
80(3)
Nimzo-lndian Defense
83(3)
King's Indian Defense
86(2)
Benoni Defense
88(3)
English Opening
91(2)
Reti Opening
93(2)
Catalan Opening
95(4)
Part III Strategy Challenges
99(14)
Answer Key 113(12)
Resources 125