Comprehensive Chess Course/How to Teach Chess to Beginning and Intermediate Players/Volumes I & II in One

Pelts, Roman;Alburt, Lev

ISBN 10: 0961720751 / ISBN 13: 9780961720759

Published by Chess Information & Research, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1987

About this Item

Cover is pulled away from spine. Large crease to one cover corner, through to first several pg corners. Small tear on backstrip (spine cover). Small tear on back hinge. Pgs are unmarked. SIGNED by Lev Alburt on title pg. Tucked in is a letter written and signed by Lev Alburt.

Seller Inventory # 025445

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Comprehensive Chess Course/How to Teach Chess to Beginning and Intermediate Players/Volumes I & II in One
• Publisher: Chess Information & Research, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0961720751
• ISBN 13: 9780961720759
• Binding: Large Soft Cover
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Condition: Fair
• Signed: Signed By Author
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Crafts and Games

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Synopsis

This is a detailed, comprehensive guide to learning how to play chess. Primarily intended to serve as a manual for those teaching chess in schools and colleges, and for parents teaching chess to their children, or themselves, the book is an ideal starting point for anyone, no matter what age, who wants to take up the sport. "Volume I" looks at the chessboard and the starting position; how pawns, rook, bishop, queen, knight and king move and capture; chess notation; the centre; check; checkmate; castling; relative values of chess forces; how games are drawn; how to record moves; how to open a chess game; test. "Volume II" looks at the rules of play; chess terms and concepts; attack and defence; mistakes in the opening; opening traps; exploiting a large material advantage; double attack; pawn endgames; pinning; the skewer; typical mating combinations; other endgames; final test.