Download or read book The Woodpecker Method 2 written by Axel Smith and published by . This book was released on 2024-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swedish chess Grandmaster Axel Smith returns with a sequel to his colossal bestseller, The Woodpecker Method, which was on the tactics of the World Champions. For The Woodpecker Method 2, he has found 1002 foundational positional exercises and prepared them for 'woodpecking' - solve the puzzles repeatedly, and boost your positional intuition. The quick explanation of the Woodpecker Method is that you need to solve a large number of puzzles in a row; then solve the same puzzles again and again, only faster. It's not a lazy shortcut to success - hard work is required. But the reward can be re-programming your unconscious mind.
Download or read book How to Study Chess on Your Own written by Davorin Kuljasevic and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every chess player wants to improve, but many, if not most, lack the tools or the discipline to study in a structured and effective way. With so much material on offer, the eternal question is: ‘How can I study chess without wasting my time and energy?’ Davorin Kuljasevic provides the full and ultimate answer, as he presents a structured study approach that has long-term improvement value. He explains how to study and what to study, offers specific advice for the various stages of the game and points out how to integrate all elements in an actionable study plan. How do you optimize your learning process? How do you develop good study habits and get rid of useless ones? What study resources are appropriate for players of different levels? Many self-improvement guides are essentially little more than a collection of exercises. Davorin Kuljasevic reflects on learning techniques and priorities in a fundamental way. And although this is not an exercise book, it is full of instructive examples looked at from unusual angles. To provide a solid self-study framework, Kuljasevic categorizes lots of important aspects of chess study in a guide that is rich in illustrative tables, figures and bullet points. Anyone, from casual player to chess professional, will take away a multitude of original learning methods and valuable practical improvement ideas.
Download or read book Learn Chess Tactics written by John Nunn and published by Gambit Publications. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. A basic knowledge of simple tactics will enable a novice to start winning games, by giving checkmate or capturing material. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden, and he will start to play sacrifices and combinations, and develop a deeper understanding of the game. Players who fail to study tactics systematically tend to suffer from tactical blind-spots that plague them throughout their playing career, and thus they fail to realize their full potential.
Download or read book Learn Chess written by John Nunn and published by Gambit Publications. This book was released on 2000-06-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting with the very basics, this book tells you everything you need to know to become a successful chess-player. No prior knowledge is assumed. The reader learns step-by-step, with each new point illustrated by clear examples. By the end of the book, the reader will be fully ready to take on opponents across the board, or on the Internet, and start winning.
Download or read book Learn Chess written by Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander and published by Everyman Chess. This book was released on 1994 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Learn chess written by C. Oach and published by epubli. This book was released on 2023-12-07 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chess, the royal game, has fascinated people of all ages and cultures for centuries. 'Learn Chess: From Beginner to Chess Master' is your comprehensive guide to exploring the depths and intricacies of this timeless game. This book takes you step-by-step through the basics, from the first moves to advanced strategies that will challenge even experienced players. With illustrative examples, clear explanations and practical exercises, you will learn to outwit your opponents, refine your technique and set yourself on the path to becoming a chess master.
Download or read book Learn Chess the Right Way written by Susan Polgar and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE POLGAR WAY TO BETTER CHESS! Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. It introduces the most important checkmate and material-winning tactics, as well as defensive techniques to the new chess player. Each of the five volumes will consist of 500 puzzles. In Book 1, the focus is on one-move checkmate exercises. In each of the first five chapters, a specific piece delivers checkmate (in Chapter 1 – the queen, Chapter 2 – the rook, and so on). In Chapters 6-8, checkmates which involve special tactics (such as pins, discovered attacks, etc.) are introduced. Chapter 9 has a mixed collection of puzzles, without any hint about which piece is to deliver checkmate. Chapter 10 builds on the previous 9 chapters, and introduces basic patterns of checkmate in two moves. With over 40 years of experience as a world-class player and coach, international grandmaster Susan Polgar has developed the most effective way to help young players and beginners – Learn Chess the Right Way. Let her show you the way to understanding the most common and critical patterns and let her show you the way to becoming a better player. SUSAN POLGAR is a winner of four Women’s World Championships and the top-ranked woman chess player in the United States. She became the #1 woman player in the world at 15 and remained in the top 3 for over 20 years. In 2013, she received the U.S. Coach of the Year Award and the following year, she was named the Chess Trainer of the Year by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She thus became the first person in history to be accorded both honors. Under her guidance, SPICE chess teams at both Texas Tech University and Webster University have won a combined five consecutive National Division I Collegiate Chess Championships.
Download or read book Learn Chess from the Greats written by Peter J. Tamburro and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable instructions for chess players at all levels includes elementary ideas for immediate practical use; how to attack, featuring tactics of Fischer, Keres, Alekhine, and other masters; challenging chess problems; and 60 complete games by Blackburne, Marshall, Spielmann, Tartakower, and other immortals.
Download or read book Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss written by Patrick Wolff and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop playing like a pawn and start playing like the king You already know just how enjoyable--and and challenging--the game of chess can be. For those who play, chess leads to a lifetime of fun. But how do you make the first move to learn the rules and transform from a pawn to a king? The path to a perfect checkmate is in your hands! In the pages of this book, you'll find an introduction to all the chess pieces including their strengths and weaknesses, tips on how to protect your pieces and prevent their capture, and guidance on when to attack and defend like a boss. You'll also find a bonus tear-out card to take your new tactics on the go!
Download or read book Learn to Play Chess written by Jessica E Prescott and published by Ryland Peters & Small. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 35 easy and fun chess activities for children aged 7 years +
Download or read book Learning Chess Chess for Beginners written by Alexander Fischer and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-02-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning Chess - Chess for Beginners With this book you can learn the basics of chess or the rules of chess quickly and effortlessly. Every single move of the chess pieces is shown in diagrams. The basic knowledge of chess is explained in an understandable way and with more than 150 diagrams it makes getting started easy for beginners. - The Chessboard - Designation of the Individual Squares - Designation of the Files - Designation of the Ranks - Designation of the Diagonals - Setting up the Chessboard Correctly - The Chess Pieces - The Initial Setup - The Pieces: King / Queen / Rook / Bishop / Knight / Pawn - The Value of the Pieces - The Rules of Chess - Capturing Pieces - Capturing Pieces using Pawns - Capturing En Passant - Promoting a Pawn - Castling - Check, Mate, Draw, Stalemate - Notation of Moves - Small Exercises - Tips for your First Game of Chess
Download or read book Chess Strategy The Ultimate Guide to Learning Chess From Scratch A Complete Informative Edition of Chess Notation to Gambits written by Ronald Pryor and published by Ronald Pryor. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the book you have been waiting for. Learn how to play chess and the best chess strategies and tactics to dominate every game and become a savvy chess player. Author explains the origins of chess in ancient india and how it evolved in persia and europe. He takes you step-by-step through the basic rules of how to play chess and demonstrates the most important chess openings. In this book you will: • Have full awareness about the amount of power that each piece wields. • General winning tips • Have in your hands the tips to accelerate your learning • How to become a skillful chess player • Basic opening strategies • How to find an opening that suits your playing style • Tips for improving your chess opening • The best chess openings for white • The best chess openings for black Many chess books for beginners overload you with information about openings, tactics, forks, history, notation, and lot of other stuff beginners don’t need to know. That might work for some people. But in this highly anticipated prequel to the conquer your friends series, i’m going to show you how you can play the game of chess and win in a heinously short amount of time.
Download or read book How to Play Chess for Children written by Tim Ander and published by CRB Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Play Chess for Beginners – for Kids of All Ages! When you read How to Play Chess for Children, you’ll discover a wonderful world of challenge and adventure! This easy-to-follow guide provides a complete overview of the game of chess. It’s a perfect introduction to the game. Kids can enjoy every step of learning chess: Discovering the timeless 8x8 chessboard Learning the unique movements of the individual chess pieces Mastering the art and timing of the popular “castling” move Understanding the ins and outs of pawn moves, attacks, and advancement and so much more! With How to Play Chess for Children, little ones can easily develop their long-term thinking skills. They’ll learn how to start out smart and strong by learning the best chess openings. Then, they’ll adopt savvy and flexible strategies for the chess midgame. Kids can finish strong by mastering the endgame, in which weak pieces can become very strong, and complete their game with decisive checkmates! This book even describes techniques for avoiding a draw (tie) game when kids are winning a game – and trying for a draw when their opponent has the upper hand. This practical strategy teaches maturity, adaptation, and smart success for children of all ages! Don’t miss this opportunity to get kids involved in this classic and inspiring game.
Download or read book How to Play Chess written by Charlotte Boardman Rogers and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Play Chess is a book about general principles and laws of the game of chess written by Charlotte Boardman Rogers. The author provides the survey of the history of chess from its origins in India about five thousand years ago and its development over centuries. Further on, the book explains basics and fundamental rules of the game and suggestions for beginners. The second part of the book provides some advanced principles of Openings, End Game and Middle Game, concluding with key to problems and examples of master play.
Download or read book How To Study Chess Openings The Guide written by Roman Jiganchine and published by Roman Jiganchine. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an interesting paradox in the chess community - many coaches and teachers warn players of all levels against the excessive obsession with opening theory and yet the vast majority of chess materials in digital or printed form are dedicated to specific opening variations or positions. While everyone admits that memorizing variations will never guarantee success in over the board or online encounters, there is clearly a demand for products that help chess players of all levels to successfully navigate through the first stage of the game. At the same time, there is a lack of detailed discussion regarding how seasoned players (expert level and above) structure their work on chess openings, store their analysis, come up with new ideas, prepare for tournament games and so on. Rather than provide another set of variations, key positions and critical games in a specific opening area, this book is meant to fill this gap and help the reader to make sense from all the information that is out there and save as much time and energy as possible, while still building a bulletproof opening repertoire. The book is aimed at any chess player who wants to improve their opening play and is looking for some guidance in that area. Despite the large proliferation of computer chess software, there is a lack of explanation for how to tie to it effectively to one's study of openings. In the most advanced book on the subject, 'Opening Preparation', published in 1990s, the renowned coach Mark Dvoretsky, while giving great coverage for other topics, described the system for storing opening analysis on paper cards, with a side note that this was outdated and software should be used instead and that this was a large topic deserving a separate discussion. Since then there was a deafening silence on the subject in chess books, at least partially inspiring this publication, which outlines the system for storing opening analysis that served the author well for almost a decade. The goal of the book is to help the reader to increase their creativity in the opening phase of the game - both at home and during the games - whether you are a serious tournament player, or just play chess for fun at a club or on the Internet. Most of the plans and ideas are coming from Grandmaster games, with additional examples of preparation from the author's own master level games. Whether you enjoy opening preparation already, or it is your weak spot, I hope the book will give you some food for thought and practical suggestions applicable immediately upon reading the book. If rather than remember exact opening moves from the book examples, the reader is instead inspired to come up with their own ideas - the author's mission will be quite accomplished! Good opening preparation is all about picking the right direction for opening research and investing time into fine-tuning the understanding of favourable positions that are most likely to occur in our games. The basic premise throughout the book is to base one's opening preparation on 3 E's: Enjoyable - the positions that you analyze during opening preparation should appeal to your chess taste, and the process itself should feel pleasant and creative. See the section on 'Creativity' for more details. Effective - ultimately it should bring good results during tournament games, and be targeted at the positions that are most likely to occur on the board. This is covered under sections on Cutting Opponent's Options, Transpositions, and so on. Our choice of opening variations is more likely to make our work effective than anything else. Efficient - this is not as important as effectiveness, but we still don't want to waste time and analysis, so various computer tools are suggested to optimize the 'how' of opening analysis, save our work, and efficiently retrieve it. While it has plenty of examples and annotated games, this book deals with opening preparation in general. For books on specific openings, the reader might want to explore other books in the "Opening Preparation" Series: - Spanish Opening - Strategy and Tactics for White - Exchange Slav - Strategy and Tactics covers the particular opening and pawn structure for both sides - Isolated Queen Pawn: Strategy and Tactics spans multiple openings, but focuses on a single common pawn structure
Download or read book How To Play Chess written by Chad Bomberger and published by CRB Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the Ancient and Modern Game of Chess! Read this book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited – Order Now! When you read How to Play Chess, you’ll discover a fascinating world of the mind! This comprehensive and lengthy book explains how all the chess pieces move in simple, easy-to-understand language. You’ll easily absorb the quirks of the game, such as the en passent rule and how important kings become in the later stages of play. From pawns to queens, you’ll know exactly how to follow the rules – and make the most of your favorite strategies! How to Play Chess introduces many popular beginner tactics you can use right away to impress your friends and improve your rankings. You’ll discover the various strategies appropriate for each phase of the game—Beginning, Middle, and Endgame—and how to get an edge on your opponents! Inside, you’ll learn about chess masters from long ago – and meet the new masters. From William Steinitz and Magnus Carlsen to Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fisher, the chess world has created many fascinating and beautiful minds! This inspiring chess method for beginners helps you understand how to position your pieces in their “best squares” and create solid defenses. When it’s time to go on the offensive, you’ll enjoy thrilling attacks – and avoid your opponent’s counter-attacks. It’s time to win more games and have more fun!
Download or read book How to Play the Chess Openings written by Eugene Znosko-Borovsky and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear, profound examinations of just what each opening is intended to do and how opponent can counter. Many sample games.
