Checkers for the Novice (Paperback)

Richard Pask

ISBN 10: 1986847071 / ISBN 13: 9781986847070

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

About this Item

Paperback. Think checkers is a simple game? Are you ready to discover the incredibly deep inner game of checkers? Want to play checkers at a level you've never even dreamed of? Checkers for the Novice is definitive modern guide for the beginning player of the English-American variety of checkers/draughts, who wishes to reach the upper 1% of the playing population and is willing to do the necessary study and training. Starting with notation and basic rules, the book takes the ambitious novice through elementary tactics and strategy, basic endgames, and a solid freestyle opening repertoire. After mastering this book a player will be a fledgling expert and well prepared for advanced study. Author Richard Pask is a grandmaster with a gift for teaching and this book is clear, lucid, and thorough. Prepare to be amazed at what a deep game checkers truly is --- and how well you're going to be playing it. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Checkers for the Novice (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1986847071
• ISBN 13: 9781986847070
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Think checkers is a simple game? Are you ready to discover the incredibly deep inner game of checkers? Want to play checkers at a level you've never even dreamed of? Checkers for the Novice is definitive modern guide for the beginning player of the English-American variety of checkers/draughts, who wishes to reach the upper 1% of the playing population and is willing to do the necessary study and training. Starting with notation and basic rules, the book takes the ambitious novice through elementary tactics and strategy, basic endgames, and a solid freestyle opening repertoire. After mastering this book a player will be a fledgling expert and well prepared for advanced study. Author Richard Pask is a grandmaster with a gift for teaching and this book is clear, lucid, and thorough. Prepare to be amazed at what a deep game checkers truly is --- and how well you're going to be playing it.