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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 Minor Tactics of Chess

Author : Franklin Knowles Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Minor Tactics of Chess written by Franklin Knowles Young and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.

How Not to Play Chess

Author : Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486158373
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book How Not to Play Chess written by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing plans of action based on positional analysis: weak and strong squares, control of open lines, pawn structure, more. 20 problems.

Stratagems of Chess

Author : Alfred Montigny
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stratagems of Chess written by Alfred Montigny and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kriegspiel

Author : David H. Li
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963785213
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Kriegspiel written by David H. Li and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer said: "(Kriegspiel) is a very confusing & difficult game." Chess Grandmaster Larry Evans said "Kriegspiel offers the mystery of the unknown. Go to it!" Rated the most complex game in THE WORLD'S BEST INDOOR GAMES. This is the first book ever on Kriegspiel, even though it originated in London in the 1890s. From the preface: "By emphasizing logic & by adding an element of uncertainty, Kriegspiel is chess for humans in the 21st century. To play Kriegspiel well, all a person needs is an ability to draw inferences from imperfect information under uncertain & ever-changing conditions." Ten chapters. Players' moves. Referee's announcements. Information gathering. Model building. Annotated games. Lessons from games. Rules of the game. Publisher has scheduled Kriegspiel Championships for November 4-6, 1994 in Washington, DC. To order: Premier Publishing Company, Box 341267, Bethesda, MD 20827, FAX: 301-469-7051.

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:

Blindfold Chess

Author : Eliot Hearst
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786452927
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Blindfold Chess written by Eliot Hearst and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, blindfold chess--the art of playing without sight of the board or pieces--has produced some of the greatest feats of human memory, progressing to the extent that the world record in 2009 was 45 [and is now 46] simultaneous blindfold games. This work describes the personalities and achievements of some of blindfold chess's greatest players--including Philidor, Morphy, Blackburne, Zukertort, Pillsbury, Reti, Alekhine, Koltanowski, Najdorf and Fine, as well as present-day grandmasters such as Anand and Kramnik. Including some never before published, 444 games scores are presented, peppered with diagrams and annotations. Hints for playing blindfold, and its practical value, are also included.

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.

Chess at Odds of Pawn and Move

Author : Berkeley (pseud.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Chess at Odds of Pawn and Move written by Berkeley (pseud.) and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Imperfect Chess Playbook Volume 1

Author : Sean Nelson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1304513076
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Imperfect Chess Playbook Volume 1 written by Sean Nelson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Imperfect Chess Playbook answers the simple question: What move should White make? OK, it is a little more than that. It is the first part of a White repertoire designed to play and defeat beginner, casual, or intermediate club players. This book uses research from games played by lower level opponents and seeks out the types of mistakes they make, and then builds a plan on how to capitalize on those mistakes. Of course the book also shows how to handle things when Black plays properly. This is only a first volume of a series and it starts with a specific common starting position, the Two Knights Defence, that takes place after the three most common responses by club level and beginning players playing Black.

One Hundred Pitfalls on the Chessboard

Author : Edwin A. Greig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book One Hundred Pitfalls on the Chessboard written by Edwin A. Greig and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.