'A terrific work that is particularly suited for those from beginner to club player' JOHN WATSON, The Week in
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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