The Mammoth Book of Chess [Fully Revised and Updated] 9781472146199, 9781472146205

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The Mammoth Book of Chess [Fully Revised and Updated]
 9781472146199, 9781472146205

Table of contents :
Contents

Foreword by John Nunn

Introduction

Symbols

Frequently Asked Questions

Delivering Mate

Mate in One

Mate in Two

Longer Mates

Solutions to Mate Exercises

Tactics

Tactics Exercises

Tactics Solutions

Combinations

What is a Combination?

Combinations Targeting the King

Combinations Exercises

Combinations Solutions

Endgames

King and Pawn vs King

Queen vs Pawn

Rook vs Pawn(s)

Rook and Pawn vs Rook

Rooks and Passed Pawns

Outside Passed Pawns

Most/Least Drawish?

Breaking the Fortress

The Active King

Defensive Methods

Strategic Endgames

Endgame Exercises

Endgame Solutions

Chess Openings

Open Games

Semi-Open Games

Queen’s Pawn Openings

Flank Openings and Miscellaneous Systems

Strategy in the Open Games

Strategy in the Semi-Open Games

Strategy in the Queen’s Pawn Openings

Strategy in the Flank Openings

Advanced Opening Investigation

Attack and Defence

General Attacking Methods

The ♗xh7+ Sacrifice

The Double Bishop Sacrifice

The ♘d5 Sacrifice

“Passive” Sacrifices

Blocked Positions and Pawn Storms

Active Defence and Counterattack

Pins and Pin-Breaking

King-hunt or King-walk?

Space and Communication

The Back Rank

“Defending is Harder than Attacking”

Attack and Defence in Strategy

Attack and Defence Exercises

Attack and Defence Solutions

Practical Chess

Rapid and Blitz

Armageddon

Time-Trouble

Chess960

Swindling

Garbage Openings

Computer and Internet Chess

Computers as Playing Opponents

The Rise of AI: NN, AZ, Lc0 and NNUE

Endgame Tablebases

Game Database Programs

Analytical Engines and Assisted Analysis

Chess News on the Internet

How to Cheat at Chess Revisited

Puzzles

Solutions to Puzzles

Endgame Studies

Endgames Studies Exercises

Endgames Studies Solutions

Chess Problems

Chess Problems Exercises

Chess Problems Solutions

Chess in the Media

Glossary of Chess Terms

A Brief History of the World Champions

Appendix A: How to Play Chess

Appendix B: Chess Notation

Appendix C: The Basic Mates

Appendix D: Bibliography

Index of Players and Composers

Index of Openings

Polecaj historie