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Greenbecker Gambit

Author : Ben Graff
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1839780134
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Greenbecker Gambit written by Ben Graff and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2020 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I only feel truly alive when the chess clock is ticking and the patterns on the squares in front of me are dancing in my head. Very little else gives me the same feeling. Nothing else, that does not involve a flame.'Tennessee Greenbecker is bravely optimistic as he sets out to claim what he sees as rightfully his - the title of world chess champion. But who is he really? Is he destined to be remembered as chess champion or fire-starter? Either way might this finally be his moment?- 'A chess-playing delusional pyromaniac - what could possibly go wrong? If chess is a metaphor for life, Graff has weaved his magic and brought the two together - with far-reaching consequences. Compellingly dark and disturbing, Graff's insight into madness will have you on the edge of your seat. A tremendous read.'Carl Portman - Chess Behind Bars- 'A tragicomic tale of a fading chess player, set against the background of a vividly-realised London. Graff writes brilliantly about life and chess, and Tennessee Greenbecker is destined to become one of the characters of our time.'Harper J. Cole - Subcutis- 'Graff has created an unforgettable chess anti-hero; his novel is amusing, affecting, and as addictive as internet blitz.'Mark Ozanne - Chess Fever'Graff is a phenomenal writer. With Tennessee Greenbecker, we can see he is not just a great chess journalist but also has an amazing creative side.'Evan Rabin - National Chess Master

The Greenbecker Gambit

Author : Ben Graff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913567026
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book The Greenbecker Gambit written by Ben Graff and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Club Player's Modern Guide to Gambits

Author : Nikolai Kalinichenko
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1941270778
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Club Player's Modern Guide to Gambits written by Nikolai Kalinichenko and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is no ordinary opening book. This practical guide describes only such openings in which White or Black sacrifices material at an early stage of the game. They are called gambits (in Old Italian, gambetto means tripping). The justification for such sacrifices can differ quite a lot. In most cases, the side that sacrifices material tends to get ahead of the opponent in development and/or opens lines to attack the enemy king. However, there are also gambits aimed at the occupation of the center (Blumenfeld Gambit), depriving the opponent of castling (Cochrane Gambit or Traxler Variation), weakening the opponent’s pawn structure (Anti-Moscow Variation), luring an opponent’s piece to an unfavorable position (sacrificing the b2-pawn), obtaining a certain positional compensation (Volga Gambit), etc. Gambits are often associated with the romantic chess of the 19th century. Indeed, that was the heyday of such sharp openings as the King’s Gambit or Evans Gambit, but even nowadays, many games begin with one of the well-known or even innovative gambits. This should come as no surprise: gambits help to reveal the true essence of chess, “the triumph of spirit over matter.” The concept of this book is to examine practical games and give theoretical insights in the notes rather than in stand-alone articles. Practice has shown this to be the most effective way of mastering new material. More often than not, recent games by the world’s top players have been chosen as an illustration, played in the last few years in particular. However, the most important classic games are mentioned as well. The present book analyzes almost 50 of the major gambit lines and systems. Almost 140 games are given in full, with many game fragments selected to illustrate the important deviations. And there is a special section about types of sacrificial themes, such as sacrificing the b2-pawn, sacrificing on f7, etc. Readers who may wish to employ one of the examined gambit variations on a regular basis should, no doubt, study the specific books on that very opening, although in most cases the lines and ideas given are sufficient for a beginner or club player to include the system in his or her opening repertoire and give it a try.

The Scotch Gambit

Author : Alex Fishbein
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1941270751
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Scotch Gambit written by Alex Fishbein and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seize the Initiative Right from the Start! Are you bored with slow maneuvering in systems such as the the Italian game with d2-d3 and the anti-Berlin? Do you enjoy confrontation in the center and sharp, tactical play? Alex Fishbein shows how the Scotch Gambit can give you exciting yet sound positions where you aim at the enemy king. In the Scotch Gambit, White immediately strikes in the center and attacks the f7-pawn, provoking concessions from Black. An imbalance typically results, where White has attacking chances on the kingside. The Scotch Gambit will help you develop a finer feeling for the initiative and improve your combinational vision. You will also better understand strategic concepts, such as weak squares of one color and pawn structure nuances. Fishbein, an experienced player and author, takes you into a modern grandmaster’s research lab. Here, all ideas are scrutinized and prepared for use against an opponent who is similarly armed with the latest theory and technology. The most critical responses for Black receive special emphasis. Alex Fishbein is an American grandmaster. His peak world ranking was #150. He was competitive in each of his four U.S. Championship appearances, including in 2004 when he won the Bent Larsen prize for the most uncompromising chess. A lifelong 1.e4 player, Fishbein is known for interesting and creative play.

Gambit [dt.] Kriminalroman

Author : Rex Stout
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Gambit [dt.] Kriminalroman written by Rex Stout and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Literary Wonderlands

Author : Laura Miller
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 0316547735
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Literary Wonderlands written by Laura Miller and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glorious collection that delves deep into the inception, influences, and literary and historical underpinnings of nearly 100 of our most beloved fictional realms. Literary Wonderlands is a thoroughly researched, wonderfully written, and beautifully produced book that spans four thousand years of creative endeavor. From Spenser's The Fairie Queene to Wells's The Time Machine to Murakami's 1Q84 it explores the timeless and captivating features of fiction's imagined worlds including the relevance of the writer's own life to the creation of the story, influential contemporary events and philosophies, and the meaning that can be extracted from the details of the work. Each piece includes a detailed overview of the plot and a "Dramatis Personae." Literary Wonderlands is a fascinating read for lovers of literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Laura Miller is the book's general editor. Co-founder of Salon.com, where she worked as an editor and writer for 20 years, she is currently a books and culture columnist at Slate. A journalist and a critic, her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's, the Guardian, and the New York Times Book Review, where she wrote the "Last Word" column for two years. She is the author of The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia and editor of the Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors.

Chess Crusader

Author : Carl S Portman
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 183978301X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Chess Crusader written by Carl S Portman and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Funny and brutal. A big-hearted book, I enjoyed it.' Stuart Conquest, Grandmaster'Carl is gifted as both a natural entertainer and storyteller. Although this memoir is primarily about chess, the tales in it are filled with a frank and refreshing honesty that will literally have your heart racing with adventure.'Jovanka Houska, International Master'Chess Crusader' is an absolutely fascinating memoir, and most emphatically not only a book for chess players. It reveals how chess is a metaphor for life, and how skills honed at the chess board can be applied in many real-life situations. This compelling chronicle takes you from Birmingham to Moscow, and plunges you into the life of an author with a remarkable original mind, while also highlighting the hazards of stealing a half-cooked sausage from a deranged German.It's a lively, enthralling account of a colourful life dominated by the black and white squares of the chessboard, and their relation to the wider issues of a troubled childhood and the challenges of work, women, love and loss. It's a tale of adversity, but also of achievement and new friendships and experiences.

Percussive Notes

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Percussive Notes written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Frances Willard

Author : Ruth Bordin
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469617498
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book Frances Willard written by Ruth Bordin and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frances Willard (1839-98), national president of the WCTU, headed the first mass organization of American women, and through the work of this group, women were able to move into public life by 1900. Willard inspired this process by her skillful leadership, her broad social vision, and her traditional womanly virtues. Although a political maverick, she won the support of the white middle class because she did not appear to challenge society's accepted ideals.

The Green Card Chess Game

Author : Michely Lopes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book The Green Card Chess Game written by Michely Lopes and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our minds desire success as much as our hearts crave love. On the outside, success can manifest through who we have become and who we love. But on the inside, success is always a feeling of power. The strategies in this book will teach the rules and strategies to win the game. Winning the Green Card Chess Game means winning the power over your destiny and winning the chessboard of love. Many people have lost this game because they weren't chess players; they were chess pieces. Don't let it be you. When immigrant women marry successfully, they win a life full of love and also a Green Card. Michely Lopes has not only played the game, but she has won and helped many others to do the same. Now... it's your turn.

Fighting for the Speakership

Author : Jeffery A. Jenkins
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691156441
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Fighting for the Speakership written by Jeffery A. Jenkins and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the most powerful partisan figure in the contemporary U.S. Congress. How this came to be, and how the majority party in the House has made control of the speakership a routine matter, is far from straightforward. Fighting for the Speakership provides a comprehensive history of how Speakers have been elected in the U.S. House since 1789, arguing that the organizational politics of these elections were critical to the construction of mass political parties in America and laid the groundwork for the role they play in setting the agenda of Congress today. Jeffery Jenkins and Charles Stewart show how the speakership began as a relatively weak office, and how votes for Speaker prior to the Civil War often favored regional interests over party loyalty. While struggle, contention, and deadlock over House organization were common in the antebellum era, such instability vanished with the outbreak of war, as the majority party became an "organizational cartel" capable of controlling with certainty the selection of the Speaker and other key House officers. This organizational cartel has survived Gilded Age partisan strife, Progressive Era challenge, and conservative coalition politics to guide speakership elections through the present day. Fighting for the Speakership reveals how struggles over House organization prior to the Civil War were among the most consequential turning points in American political history.

Checkmate!

Author : Ben Graff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788854418691
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book Checkmate! written by Ben Graff and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Checkmate! has all the excitement a chess fan could want, from world champions, to history's most famous matches, to the role of chess in society. This volume begins by retracing the history of chess through 16 players who have been officially recognized as the greatest world champions--looking at their lives and contributions to the game. The following section describes the most iconic matches, either because of their intensity, the players' fierce rivalry, or the political conflict between countries, as in the famous match between Russian Boris Spassky and American Bobby Fischer during the Cold War. The final chapter looks at the modern-day chess scene and the rise of artificial intelligence in chess games.

A First Book of Morphy

Author : Frisco Del Rosario
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1412039061
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book A First Book of Morphy written by Frisco Del Rosario and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A First Book of Morphy aims to illustrate the teachings of three great chessplayers with games played by the first American chess champion, Paul Morphy. The book presents more than 60 of Morphy's brilliant and instructive games in demonstration of basic chess principles written by grandmasters Reuben Fine and Cecil Purdy.

Chess Behind Bars

Author : Carl Portman
Publisher : Quality Chess
ISBN 13 : 9781784830328
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Chess Behind Bars written by Carl Portman and published by Quality Chess. This book was released on 2017 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chess Behind Bars offers a guide to chess in prisons that will instruct and entertain regardless of your situation. It covers almost every aspect of chess imaginable - from the rules to chess history, from puzzles to famous games, and even some tips for improvement. It is a smorgasbord of chess, seen from an unusual angle.

Forcing Chess Moves

Author : Charles Hertan
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056914650
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (569 download)

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Download or read book Forcing Chess Moves written by Charles Hertan and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Hertan, an experienced chess coach from Massachusetts, has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key winning moves is often due to human bias, since your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural. Charles Hertan?s radically different approach is: use COMPUTER EYES and always look for the most forcing move first! By studying forcing sequences according to Hertan?s method you will develop analytical precision, improve your tactical vision, overcome human bias and staleness, and enjoy the calculation of difficult positions. By recognizing moves that matter, you will win more games!

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature

Author : Anna Lorraine Guthrie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2210 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature written by Anna Lorraine Guthrie and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 2210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An author subject index to selected general interest periodicals of reference value in libraries.

The Moves That Matter: a Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life

Author : Jonathan Rowson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 152660387X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Moves That Matter: a Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life written by Jonathan Rowson and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Rowson's competitive success as a chess Grandmaster and work as an applied philosopher have given him a unique perspective on why the great game is more important than ever for understanding the conflicts and uncertainties of the modern world. In sixty-four witty and addictive vignettes, Rowson takes us on an exhilarating tour of the game of life, from the psychology of gang violence, to the aesthetics of cyborgs, the beauty of technical details, and the endgame of death. Chess emerges as a singularly powerful metaphor for the thrills and set-backs that invest our daily lives with meaning and complexity.