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Author:   James Eade (United States Chess Federation (USCF))
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   For Dummies
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780470603642

ISBN 10:   047060364
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 July 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9781119814436
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Principles of Play 7 Chapter 1: Understanding Chess Openings 9 Chapter 2: Exploring the Elements of Chess 17 Chapter 3: Picking the Right Type of Opening 27 Part II: Winning with Open Games 35 Chapter 4: Gambling with Gambits 37 Chapter 5: Opening Softly with a Big Stick: The Bishop Makes Its Move 57 Chapter 6: Workin’ on Some Knight Moves 71 Chapter 7: Employing the Royal Ruy 79 Chapter 8: The Best of the Rest of the Open Games 99 Part III: Having It Both Ways with Semi-Open Games 111 Chapter 9: Sharpening the Sicilian 113 Chapter 10: Parlez-vous the French? 135 Chapter 11: Anyone Can Caro-Kann 155 Chapter 12: Rope-a-Dope with the Pirc and Modern Defenses 171 Chapter 13: The Best of the Rest of the Semi-Open Games 185 Part IV: Conquering with Closed and Semi-Closed Games 195 Chapter 14: Offering the Queen’s Gambit 197 Chapter 15: Declining with the Slav and Semi-Slav 213 Chapter 16: Getting Hypermodern with the Nimzo-Indian 229 Chapter 17: Fighting Back with the King’s Indian 241 Chapter 18: Grinding in the Grünfeld 255 Chapter 19: The Best of the Rest of the Semi-Closed Games 265 Part V: Advancing with Flank Openings 283 Chapter 20: Speaking the King’s English 285 Chapter 21: Getting Réti 305 Chapter 22: The Best of the Rest of the Flank Openings 313 Part VI: The Part of Tens 327 Chapter 23: Ten Common Mistakes to Avoid in the Opening 329 Chapter 24: Ten Best Ways to Study Chess Openings 339 Chapter 25: Ten Great Chess Web Sites 345 Index 349

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James Eade is a United States Chess Federation (USCF) chess master as well as a chess writer, tournament organizer, and teacher. He is the author of Chess For Dummies.

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