Chess Openings the Easy Way Mc

Defirmian, Nick

ISBN 10: 0812934989 / ISBN 13: 9780812934984

Published by Random House Puzzles & Games, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chess Openings the Easy Way Mc
• Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812934989
• ISBN 13: 9780812934984
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Modern Chess Openings, known as MCO, is the best selling and most comprehensive one-volume reference on chess openings. Nick de Firmian, the International Grandmaster who "taught" the supercomputer Deep Blue, reveals how the opening moves of a chess game set its pace and tone and can even determine who wins or loses. In Chess Openings the Easy Way, a special edition of MCO for beginning and intermediate players, de Firmian selects the most important chess openings and the latest innovations of the game.

About the Author

NICK DE FIRMIAN is the world's leading expert on chess openings. An International Grandmaster and a three-time United States Chess Champion, de Firmian was responsible for teaching the computer Deep Blue the opening moves it used to defeat World Champion Garry Kasparov. He is the author of the best-selling book in the McKay Chess Library, Modern Chess Openings.