(DOWNLOAD) "Chess Guide" by MobileReference * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Chess Guide
- Author : MobileReference
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Study Aids,Books,Reference,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2648 KB
Description
Chess from MobileReference is an ideal Chess Study Guide. The Chess covers the basic pieces of chess, before going on to some more advanced topics.
Audience
Intended for everyone interested in Chess, particularly for beginners and intermediate students.
Features
Fully illustrated.
Search for the words or phrases
Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page
Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway.
Always have the guide available for a quick reference.
Add Bookmarks, text annotations and mark-ups
Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.
Table of Contents
I. Playing The Game
Overview | The board | King | Knight | Bishop | Rook | Queen | Pawn | Special moves | Initial position | Conclusion of the game | Glossary
II. Notating The Game
Algebraic notation | Designations | Coordinate Notation | ICCF numerical notation
III. Tactics
Guarding | Batteries | The Exchange | Forks | Pinned pieces | Skewers | Discoveries | Removing the defender | Sacrifices | In between moves
IV. Strategy
Material | Tempo | Quality | Initiative | Compensation | Zugzwang | Combining attack with defense
V. Basic Openings
Aims of an opening
King's Pawn Opening: Overview | Spanish Opening | Italian Game | Russian Game | Philidor Defence | Danish Gambit | Sicilian Defence | French Defence | Pirc Defence | Modern Defence | Alekhine's Defence | Scandinavian Defence
Queen's Pawn Opening
Other openings
VI. The Endgame
Basic Checkmates: Overview | King and Queen vs. King | King and Rook vs. King
Pawn Endings: Overview | The Rule of the Square | The Opposition
Minor Piece endings
VII. Variants
Overview | Random Opening Chess