Chess Made EasyThis book will teach you to play chess in two hours. Studied more carefully it can make you an average player. Both the authors have world-wide reputations as a chess player, writers and teachers. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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64 squares Abbreviated Algebraic Adolf Anderssen advantage ahead Algebraic Notation Anatoly Karpov attack Australia avoid back rank beginners Bishop or Knight Black Bobby Fischer called capture castling centre century Championships under 20 checkmate chess clocks Chess Olympiad cleared of Pawns competitive Correspondence Chess Descriptive Notation developed Piece developing move diagonal Diagram 11b Diagram 23 Diagram 32 Doubled Pawns draw effective files Emanuel Lasker End-Game enemy King exchange Fifty-Move Rule five moves force Garry Kasparov GrandMaster handicap International Master King and Queen King in check King move King’s Laws of Chess lose a tempo mate middle-game move two squares never move number of moves opponent opponent’s Passed Pawn Pawn moves Piece for defence Piece moved play P—K4 player position Queen’s Rook R—Bl Rook’s rule sound combination stalemate take any Pawn tempi usually weak Pawn weak square White Pawn wins a Pawn Women’s Chess ZUGZWANG