Chess Fundamentals (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Capablanca, Jose R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440083622 ISBN 13: 9781440083624

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2015

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Excerpt from Chess Fundamentals

C Izess Fundamentals was first published thirteen years ago. Since then there have appeared at different times a number of articles dealing with the so-called Hyper modern Theory. Those who have read the articles may well have thought that something new, of vital importance, had been discovered. The fact is that the Hypermodern Theory is merely the application, during the opening stages generally, of the same old principles through the medium of somewhat new tactics. There has been no change in the fundamentals. The change has been only a change of form, and not always for the best at that.

In chess the tactics may change but the strategic fundamental principles are always the same, so that Chess Fundamentals is as good now as it was thirteen years ago. It will be as good a hundred years from now; as long in fact as the laws and rules of the game remain what they are at present. The reader may therefore go over the contents of the book with the assurance that there is in it everything he needs, and that there is nothing to be added and nothing to be changed. Chess Fundamentals was the one standard work of its kind thirteen years ago and the author firmly believes that it is the one standard work of its kind now.

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CHESS FUNDAMENTALS PART I First Principles: Endings, Middle-Game The first thing a student should do, is to familiarise himself with the power of the pieces. This can best be done by learning how to accomplish quickly some of the simple mates. 1. SOME SIMPLE MATES Example 1. - The ending Rook and King against King. The principle is to drive the opposing King to the last line on any side of the board.

Table of Contents

LIST OF CONTENTS; PART I CHAPTER I; First Principles: Endings, Middle-game and Openings; PAGE; 1 Some Simple Mates 3; 2 Pawn Promotion 9; 3 Pawn Endings 13; 4 Some Winning Positions in the Middle-game 19; 5 Relative Value of the Pieces 24; 6 General Strategy of the Opening 25; 7 Control of the Centre 28; 8 Traps 32; CHAPTER II Further Principles in End-game Play; 9 A Cardinal Principle 35; 10 A Classical Ending 37; 11 Obtaining a Passed Pawn 40; 12 How to find out which Pawn will be the first; to Queen 41; 13 The Opposition 43; 14 The Relative Value of Knight and Bishop 50; 15 How to Mate with Knight and Bishop 59; 16 Queen against Rook 62; CHAPTER III Planning a Win in Middle-game Play; 17 Attacking without the aid of Knights 68; iS Attacking with Knights as a Prominent Force 71; 19 Winning by Indirect Attack 73; LIST OF CONTENTS; CHAPTER IV General Theory; PAGE; 20 The Initiative 77; 21 Direct Attacks en masse 78; 22 The Force of the Threatened Attack 82; 23 Relinquishing the Initiative 89; 24 Cutting off Pieces from the Scene of Action 94; 25 A Player's Motives Criticised in a Specimen Game 99; CHAPTER V End-game Strategy; 26 The Sudden Attack from a Different Side 111; 27 The Danger of a Safe Position 120; 28 Endings with one Rook and Pawns 122; 29 A Difficult Ending: Two Rooks and Pawns 127; 30 Rook, Bishop and Pawns v Rook, Knight and Pawns 138; (A Final Example of preserving Freedom whilst imposing restraint); CHAPTER VI Further Openings and Middle-games; 31 Some Salient Points about Pawn

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1440083622
• ISBN 13: 9781440083624
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 262
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