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Chess for Tigers
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Chess for Tigers can turn players into Tigers who will make the most of their playing strength, take advantage of their opponent’s weaknesses, steer the game into positions that favor their style of play, and improve their odds of winning against stronger players, and avoid making silly mistakes.
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Discovering Chess Openings
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There's no denying that the opening is one of the most daunting phases of the game for newcomers to chess. There are literally hundreds of different opening lines, many with unusual sounding names, and some of these go up to twenty or so moves of theory. What is a chess player supposed to do: memorise countless variations
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Winning Chess Tactics, revised edition
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Learn sure-fire tactics and combinations from one of the worlds top chess players. Attack? Defend? Swap pieces? Tactics are the watchdogs of strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush your opponent and quite possiblychange the course of a game in a single move
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10 Ways to Succeed in Chess Series for Kids
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10 Ways to Succeed in Chess Series for Kids Plus DVD - First published in 2001, this 3 Volume chess book set is designed for kids. Each book in the series uses clear language and lots of diagrams to help the reader, with cartoons that brighten the mix.
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10 Ways to Succeed in Chess Series for Kids Plus DVD
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Our Price: $34.95
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10 Ways to Succeed in Chess Series for Kids Plus DVD - First published in 2001, this 3 Volume chess book set is designed for young players. Each book in the series uses clear language and lots of diagrams to help the reader, with cartoons. Plus Susan Polgar: Learning Chess the Easy Way Chess for Absolute Beginners DVD. On this DVD, Susan teaches beginners basic chess knowledge including pieces, points, rules and moves. Susan along with her teaching helpers, Champion and King Harold, set a fun stage for learning chess. Also included is a brief history of chess, a short biography on Susan and "Fun Facts" about chess. Don’t miss added DVD-ROM features if you use this DVD in your computer!
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Chess 101
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There's more to learning chess than just knowing how to move the pieces. Chess 101, is a great little book that provides a comprehensive overview of everything a new player needs to know.
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The Game of Chess
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While there are many chess manuals available, few have achieved the lofty stature of The Game of Chess. Fewer still have been written by a legendary International Grandmaster whose teaching skills rivaled the chess prowess that enabled him to demolish world-class opponents at the board. An immediate success upon its first publication, The Game of Chess has become one of the game's enduring classics, considered by some critics the finest book ever written on the game of chess.
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Endgame Challenge!
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Everything the chess players needs to know about endgames will be found in this book. It contains over 451 examples of all types of endings that the player might encounter.
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Wonderboy
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At the age of thirteen years, four months and twenty-six days, Magnus Carlsen became the youngest chess grandmaster in the world. The scene of this stunning record: Dubai. The date: April 26, 2004. Predictably, the international press raved about the Norwegian prodigy. The Washington Post even dubbed him the "Mozart of chess".
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Winning Chess Tactics for Juniors
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In our modern era in which many chess opening and middlegame positions are guided by sophisticated stratagems, the iron fist of tactical blows is still inevitably the final arbiter of the result.
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Basic Chess
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Chess is the world's most popular board game--and now anyone can play, with this straightforward, jargon-free introduction. Written especially for beginners, it's the most comprehensive manual available and includes everything from explanations of each piece to orchestrating endgames.
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Chess School 1b
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You should try to solve all the exercises without using a board. During one lesson it is recommended that you try to solve between 6 and 30 positions.
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Learn Chess: A Complete Course
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Learn Chess: A Complete Course provides everything you need to know to get started in chess. The first part is devoted to first principles, explaining the rules and basic strategies, whilst the second develops a thorough understanding of the various winning methods, and includes a systematic study of openings, an introduction to attacking techniques, and a guide to fundamental endgame themes.
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Chess for Kids
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Our Price: $12.95
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Gr. 4-8. International Master Basman puts 20 years of experience teaching children how to play chess into this systematic, succinct, and thorough book. Dedicating each page to a different topic, he guides readers through the rudiments of the game, from explaining the pieces and setting up the board to special moves, essential techniques, and attack and defense strategies that players must know to win. Especially interesting for readers entirely new to the game are anecdotes in the "Check it out" section, which explain the origins of chess and how the game has figured in literature, language, and even history. A solid introduction for novices and good for skilled players wanting to develop their strategies and find out about chess clubs and tournaments.
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