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Underhanded Chess

Author : Jerry Sohl
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781494380502
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Underhanded Chess written by Jerry Sohl and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With tongue in cheek and laughter aforethought, Jerry Sohl takes his readers on a merry romp through all the deceits and tricks of one-upmanship as it is practiced in the game of chess. Drawing from his own experiences, he sets out in amusing detail a host of put-offs, come-ons, psychological maneuverings, lures, and frauds to accomplish checkmate. All illustrated with drawings by artist Roy Schlemme. The author's inventiveness is limitless. All kinds of ploys are carefully described: the amazing effectiveness of reverse polarity; adopting some of Bobby Fischer's tactics; the Freudian gambit; the Blencher; the Hassled Castle; befuddling rule fanatics; talking your way to victory; coffeehouse counter-gambits; when and how to lose; advanced duplicity; and chess of the last resort. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1: THE FIRST MOVE 2: PRELIMINARIES AND PREPARATIONS 3: THE PROPER SPIRIT 4: HOW TO TALK A GOOD GAMBIT 5: HOW TO BEFUDDLE RULE FANATICS 6: HOW TO PLAY AGAINST WEIRDOS 7: COFFEEHOUSE CHESS COUNTERGAMBITS 8: WHEN TO LOSE 9: ADVANCED DUPLICITY 10: DESPERATE MOVES CHESS OF THE LAST RESORT APPENDIX: USEFUL TRIVIA

Underhanded Bridge

Author : Jerry Sohl
Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780801581281
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (812 download)

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Download or read book Underhanded Bridge written by Jerry Sohl and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1975 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chess Under the Microscope

Author : Paul Motwani
Publisher : B.T. Batsford
ISBN 13 : 9780713483901
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book Chess Under the Microscope written by Paul Motwani and published by B.T. Batsford. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest of the player's critically acclaimed works in which he presents beautiful and instructive chess in an entertaining and witty style.

Players and Pawns

Author : Gary Alan Fine
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022626498X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Players and Pawns written by Gary Alan Fine and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chess match seems about as solitary an endeavor as there is in sports: two minds, on their own, in fierce opposition. But is this the case? Inevitably these two minds are in dialogue, and perhaps might be better understood as partners in play. And surrounding that one-on-one contest is a community life that can be as dramatic and intense as the across-the-board confrontation. Gary Alan Fine has spent years immersed in several communities of amateur and professional chess players--children and adults--and in Players and Pawns he takes readers deep inside these worlds, revealing a complex, brilliant, feisty world of commitment and conflict. Opening with a close look at a routine, yet financially troubled, tournament in Atlantic City, Fine carries us from planning and setup through the climactic final day's match-ups between the weekend's top players, introducing us along the way to countless players and their relationships to the game. At tournaments like that one, as well as in locales as diverse as collegiate matches and cash games in Manhattan's Washington Square Park, players find themselves part of what Fine terms a soft community, an open, welcoming space built on their shared commitment to the game. Within that community, chess players find both support and challenges, all amid a shared interest in and love of the long-standing traditions of the game, traditions that help chess players build a communal identity.

The Chess Artist

Author : J. C. Hallman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466852232
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The Chess Artist written by J. C. Hallman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of The Professor and the Madman, Longitude, and The Orchid Thief, Hallman transforms an obsessive quest for obscure things into a compulsively readable and entertaining weaving of travelogue, journalism, and chess history. In the tiny Russian province of Kalmykia, obsession with chess has reached new heights. Its leader, a charismatic and eccentric millionaire/ex--car salesman named Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, is a former chess prodigy and the most recent president of FIDE, the world's controlling chess body. Despite credible allegations of his involvement in drug running, embezzlement, and murder, the impoverished Kalmykian people have rallied around their leader's obsession---chess is played on Kalmykian prime-time television and is compulsory in Kalmykian schools. In addition, Kalmyk women have been known to alter their traditional costumes of pillbox hats and satin gowns to include chessboard-patterned sashes. The Chess Artist is both an intellectual journey and first-rate travel writing dedicated to the love of chess and all of its related oddities, writer and chess enthusiast J. C. Hallman explores the obsessive hold chess exerts on its followers by examining the history and evolution of the game and the people who dedicate their lives to it. Together with his friend Glenn Umstead, an African-American chessmaster who is arguably as chess obsessed as Ilyumzhinov, Hallman tours New York City's legendary chess district, crashes a Princeton Math Department game party, challenges a convicted murderer to a chess match in prison, and travels to Kalmykia, where they are confronted with members of the Russian intelligence service, beautiful translators who may be spies, seven-year-old chess prodigies, and the sad blight of a land struggling toward capitalism.

Chess for Hawks

Author : Cyrus Lakdawala
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056917234
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (569 download)

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Download or read book Chess for Hawks written by Cyrus Lakdawala and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a dove or a hawk? Is your natural instinct at the chessboard for caution and strategy or do you crave adventure and confrontation? This question may be more important than you think because being aware of your personal style (and that of your opponent) is essential in your development as a chess player. As a 10-year-old boy, Cyrus Lakdawala realized to his horror that he was a dove when his chess teacher reprimanded him for playing an unnecessary defensive move instead of banging out a better and aggressive one that was not so difficult to find. Since then, Lakdawala has devoted an important part of his efforts as a player to trying to resist his natural tendency to over-solidify positions and avoid complications. Chess for Hawks is the fascinating and often hilarious story of Lakdawala’s struggle to release his inner hawk. It is also a highly instructional guide that will make you think about questions you may not have thought about before: why do you miss opportunities to win a won game?, does deliberately breaking a rule come easy to you?, how good are you at ignoring a threat?, and at refusing a draw offer?, are you able to distinguish between patience and apathy?, do you hate to trade queens?, do you find it difficult to weaken your structure in exchange for initiative or attack?, do you like games with opposing wing castling? and do you know when to trade in initiative for material? Cyrus Lakdawala does something no other chess writer has done before: he makes you reflect deeply about your style of play and its consequences. After reading Chess for Hawks you will be a stronger player because you have mastered an essential but neglected skill: you will know how to obey the position’s requirements instead of your natural inclination.

The Chess Amateur

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Chess Amateur written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Steinitz in London

Author : Tim Harding
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476640610
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Steinitz in London written by Tim Harding and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on new research, this first biography of William Steinitz (1836-1900), the first World Chess Champion, covers his early life and career, with a fully-sourced collection of his known games until he left London in 1882. A portrait of mid-Victorian British chess is provided, including a history of the famous Simpson's Divan. Born to a poor Jewish family in Prague, Steinitz studied in Vienna, where his career really began, before moving to London in 1862, bent on conquering the chess world. During the next 20 years, he became its strongest and most innovative player, as well as an influential writer on the game. A foreigner with a quarrelsome nature, he suffered mockery and discrimination from British amateur players and journalists, which eventually drove him to immigrate to America. The final chapters cover his subsequent visits to England and the last three tournaments he played there.

Word Origins

Author : John Ayto
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408101602
Total Pages : 983 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Word Origins written by John Ayto and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average contemporary English speaker knows 50,000 words. Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently huge vocabulary is in reality much smaller, derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages. It is estimated that every year, 800 neologisms are added to the English language: acronyms (nimby), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir-faire). Laid out in an A-Z format with detailed cross references, and written in a style that is both authoritative and accessible, Word Origins is a valuable historical guide to the English language.

Boogie Man

Author : Charles Shaar Murray
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466852364
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Boogie Man written by Charles Shaar Murray and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed writer Charles Shaar Murray's Boogie Man is the authorized and authoritative biography of an extraordinary musician. Murray was given unparalleled access to Hooker, and he lets the man from Clarksdale, Mississippi, tell his own story. "Everything you read on album covers is not true, and every album reads different," he told Murray. Murray helps Hooker set the record straight, disentangling the myths and legends from truths so rock-ribbed that we understand, as if for the first time, why they have provided the source for a lifetime of unforgettable sound. Murray weaves together Hooker's life and music to reveal their indissoluble bonds. Yet Boogie Man is far more than merely an accomplished and brilliant biography of one man; it gives an account of an entire art form. Grounded in a time and place in American culture, the blues are universal, and in the hands of the greatest practitioners its power resides in the miracle of using despair to transcend it. "The preacher's mantle," Murray tells us, "passes to the bluesman." This bluesman traveled a hard road out of the American South, from obscurity to adulation and back-and back again. John Lee Hooker has seen it all and sung it all, and his music is both a living legacy and an American treasure. Here is the book that does him and his music full justice.

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1862 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1975 with total page 1862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chess Juggler

Author : James Magner
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1936490374
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Chess Juggler written by James Magner and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2011-09-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Time for Chess? Is that What's Troubling You, Bunky? Well, have a seat... How does one cope with devoting sufficient time to family and career while occasionally trying to fit in the odd game of chess? Is your schedule getting more crowded and accomplishments less satisfying? Then take a journey with Jim Magner, physician, husband and ... chessplayer. Dr. Jim went through college and medical school, married and raised a family, and still was able to get in some serious chessplaying. It was not always easy or convenient, but he persevered and fulfilled most of his life's goals, all the while maintaining his sanity and perspective. He is an average (Class C) player who developed a curious, yet often effective way of dealing with opponents who outranked him, sometime by hundreds of rating points. He shares with the reader his methods and madness, with 31 annotated games dotting his autobiographical narrative. These games are entertaining and instructive, and often somewhat unusual as they illustrate how one may prey upon human weaknesses. If you enjoy rooting for the underdog, then this is the little chess book for you! Over the years Dr. Magner also has provided advice about life and career to countless medical students and trainees, and in this heartwarming book, he also shares his tips for success in family, finances and life itself.

The Sports Gene

Author : David Epstein
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 161723012X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The Sports Gene written by David Epstein and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training? In this controversial and engaging exploration of athletic success and the so-called 10,000-hour rule, David Epstein tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving it. Through on-the-ground reporting from below the equator and above the Arctic Circle, revealing conversations with leading scientists and Olympic champions, and interviews with athletes who have rare genetic mutations or physical traits, Epstein forces us to rethink the very nature of athleticism.

The Holt Workbook

Author : Nancy Conrad Martinez
Publisher : Harcourt Brace College Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780030298097
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Holt Workbook written by Nancy Conrad Martinez and published by Harcourt Brace College Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fritz Leiber and H.P. Lovecraft

Author : Fritz Leiber
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 0809500787
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book Fritz Leiber and H.P. Lovecraft written by Fritz Leiber and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Howard Phillips Lovecraft was closing the final chapter of his writing career, Fritz Reuter Leiber was only beginning to open his own. The year was 1936 and Jonquil Leiber, Fritz's first wife, sent a letter on her own initiative to Lovecraft, knowing that her husband had been an avid admirer of his work, ever since his first reading of "The Colour out of Space" and hoping that Lovecraft's presence in Fritz's slow-paced writing career might be the source of inspiration he so dearly needed. Lovecraft replied promptly on November 2 of that year, the seed of an invigorating correspondence, which lasted till Lovecraft's passing. Fritz Leiber and H.P. Lovecraft: Writers of the Dark presents Lovecraft's letters to Leiber, an impressive selection of Leiber's fiction which shows Lovecraft's influence, and a selection of Leiber's essays on Lovecraft and Matters Lovecraftian. Features an introduction by Ben J. S. Szumskyj and an afterword by S.T. Joshi.

Of the Game of Chess

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Baoan martial arts novels:Flawless Jade Dragon

Author : Baoan Liu
Publisher : Baoan Liu
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baoan martial arts novels:Flawless Jade Dragon written by Baoan Liu and published by Baoan Liu. This book was released on with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: