Checkmate!: My First Chess Book (Everyman Chess) - Hardcover

Kasparov, Garry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857443586 ISBN 13: 9781857443585

Verlag: EVERYMAN CHESS, 2004

Inhaltsangabe

Discover all the various pieces - the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps that you can set your unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid falling into them yourself. Make a journey through this book and, with the help of the world's best player, readers will be ready for your first chess battle.

*Covers all the crucial rules, aims and aspects of the game
*Full color illustrations throughout
*Innovative design
*Written by a legend of the chess world

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Garry Kasparov is generally regarded as the greatest chess player ever. He was the thirteenth World Champion, holding the title between 1985 and 2000. His tournament record is second to none, featuring numerous wins in the world's major events, often by substantial margins. Over the last few years he has taken first prize in ten consecutive major international events.

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Learn to play the great game of chess with none other than Garry Kasparov, the World number one and the most famous figure in chess history, as your teacher. Discover all the various pieces - the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps that you can set your unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid falling into them yourself. Make a journey through this book and, with the help of the world's best player, you will be ready for your first chess battle, be it against your mom or dad, your friends, your computer, on the Internet or in a competition. An ideal chess guide for beginners Covers all the crucial rules and aims Introduces all aspects of the game Written by a legend of the chess world

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: EVERYMAN CHESS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1857443586
• ISBN 13: 9781857443585
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 98
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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