Chess Openings For Dummies? [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Eade, James

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ISBN 10: 047060364X ISBN 13: 9780470603642

Casa editrice: For Dummies, 2010

Riassunto

Improve your chess game the fast and easy way

You never get a second chance to make a firstimpression?especially in the game of chess! Chess Openings ForDummies gives you tips and techniques for analyzing openingsand strategies for winning chess games from the very first move youmake!

This friendly, helpful guide provides you with easy-to-followand step-by-step instructions on the top opening chess strategiesand gives you the tools you need to develop your own line of attackfrom the very start.

• Includes illustrations to help ensure victory
• Equips you with the tools and strategies to plan a winningstrategy
• Also serves as a valuable resource for curriculums that usechess as a learning tool

Whether you?re a veteran or novice chess player, ChessOpenings For Dummies is the ultimate guide to getting a grip onthe openings and variants that will ensure you have all the rightmoves to open and win any chess game.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

James Eade is a United States Chess Federation (USCF) chess master as well as a chess writer, tournament organizer, and teacher. He is the author of Chess For Dummies.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Learn to:

• Plan a winning strategy from the first move you make
• Analyze your opponent's opening
• Improve your game with tips and strategies
• Ensure victory with helpful diagrams

The fast and easy way to improve your chess game

You never get a second chance to make a first impression — especially in the game of chess! By using specific examples, detailed explanations, and diagrams, this friendly guide gives you tips and techniques for analyzing openings and developing strategies that will help you win any chess game . . . from the very first move you make!

• Chess openings 101 — understand what an opening is, how they're classified, and how they differ from one another
• Keep an open mind — get a grip on what it means to play an open game and how it allows for speedy mobilization of your pieces
• Get down and dirty — discover how to play a semi-open game and shake things up by pulling out your best defensive moves
• Close in on a win — learn how to maneuver your pieces to the right spot and plan long-range strategies to conquer in a closed game
• Advance your game — take your skills to the next level with the English, Reti, and other flank openings that give you flexibility in responding to your opponent's moves

Open the book and find:

How to seize space and limit your opponent's options

Coverage of popular openings, including the Ruy Lopez, the Sicilian, and the King's Indian

Openings featuring rapid piece development

What it means to play open, semi-open, and closed games

Openings that fit your style of play

Ten common mistakes to avoid in the opening

Su questa edizione

• Editore: For Dummies
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 047060364X
• ISBN 13: 9780470603642
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 384