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Learn the mating principles and combinations needed to finish off opponents. From the 4 basic mates using the king and queen, rook, two bishops, and bishop/knight combinations, to king/pawn, king/knight and king/bishop endgames, you'll learn the essentials of translating small edges into decisive checkmates. Learn the 50-move rule, and the combinations of pieces that can't force a mate against a lone king.

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Bill Robertie is the author of 15 books on chess and backgammon. He is the world's best backgammon player and the only two-time Monte Carlo World Championship. He was the former editor and co-publisher of Inside Backgammon, the game's foremost backgammon magazine. He is also a chess master, winner of the U.S. Speed Chess Championship, and a best-selling author of some of the best beginning chess books ever written

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