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Previous edition: 2011.
Grasp the principles of play during each phase of the game. Know the pieces and their unique powers. Try out tactics and combinations. (Cover)
Contents: Tackling chess basics -- Getting to know the pieces and their powers -- Exploring the elements of chess -- Going after the king: check, stalemate and checkmate -- Making a few special moves -- Got notation? Reading and writing about chess -- Trying out tactics and combinations in hand-to-hand combat -- Sacrifices: understanding when it's better to give than to receive -- Building pattern recognition -- Recognizing advanced pawn formations -- Mastering mating patterns -- Selecting your strategy: the principles of play -- Coming on strong in the opening -- Making headway during the middlegame -- Exiting with style in the endgame -- Playing in competition -- Hitting the net with computer chess -- Then ten most famous chess games of all time -- The ten best players of all time (and a few others) -- Ten (or so) cool facts about kids and chess.
Summary: For all levels of chess players, this edition brings readers an updated guide to the wide world of chess. Offering easily-understood explanations of the game and its components, this text is a must have for those developing an interest or looking for an extra edge in chess.
For dummies.