Chess Made Easy: New And Comprehensive Rules For Playing The Game Of Chess (1820) - Softcover

Franklin, Benjamin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1120174848 ISBN 13: 9781120174840

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

""Chess Made Easy"" is a book written by Benjamin Franklin in 1820 that provides a comprehensive guide to playing the game of chess. The book is designed for beginners and includes new rules and strategies that make it easier to learn and play the game. The book covers all aspects of the game, including the history of chess, the rules of the game, how to set up the board, and how to move the pieces. It also includes tips and strategies for playing the game, as well as common mistakes to avoid. The book is written in a clear and concise style, making it easy to understand for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Overall, ""Chess Made Easy"" is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess or improve their game.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About the Author

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of America's most influential Founding Fathers. He was an author, printer, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, statesman, and diplomat. Franklin invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and bifocals. He served as President of Pennsylvania (which would be Governor today), United States Minister to France, United States Minister to Sweden, and United States Postmaster General. At 70, he was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a publisher; most famously of Poor Richard's Almanack, which was published from 1732 to 1757. He charted the Gulf Stream in 1770, developed meteorological theories, and, in a letter dated 1772, laid out the earliest known description of a Pro & Con list. Franklin played the violin, harp, and guitar, and was the first chess player known by name in the American colonies. He created one of the first volunteer firefighting companies in America, was instumental in the founding of the University of Pennsylvania, and founded the American Philosophical Society. Franklin biographer Walter Isaacson calls him "the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become."

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1120174848
• ISBN 13: 9781120174840
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 78