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Author:   William Hartson
Publisher:   John Murray Press
Imprint:   Teach Yourself
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.140kg
ISBN:  

9781444103083

ISBN 10:   1444103083
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   27 August 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

: introduction : basic 1: 1 thinking 2: 2 calculation 3: 3 the centre 4: 4 exchanging pieces 5: 5 good bishops and bad bishops 6: 6 bishops and knights 7: 7 pawn to rook three 8: 8 bishop to knight's five 9: 9 castling (1) 10: 10 knights before bishops 11: 11 developing your pieces 12: 12 the fianchetto(1): bishops 13: 13 planning 14: 14 gentlemen, the queen! 15: 15 pawn takes pawn 16: 16 pushing pawns 17: 17 when you find a good move ... 18: 18 isolated pawns 19: 19 backward pawns 20: 20 doubled pawns 21: 21 weak squares 22: 22 rook on the seventh 23: 23 sacrifices 24: 24 hierarchies of thought 25: 25 i go here, he goes there ... : advanced 26: 26 the good 'bad bishop' 27: 27 opposite coloured bishops 28: 28 the fianchetto (2): the pawn move 29: 29 the wrong rook 30: 30 the centre of gravity 31: 31 critical movements 32: 32 improving your position 33: 33 defending 34: 34 playing in blinkers 35: 35 one move at a time 36: 36 ... with a small advantage to white 37: 37 timing 38: 38 patience 39: 39 castling (2) 40: 40 how to study openings 41: 41 endgame strategy 42: 42 gambits 43: 43 positional sacrifices 44: 44 time to relax 45: 45 playing for a win 45: 45 playing for a win 46: 46 pawn moves 47: 47 learning from losses 48: 48 the art of distraction 49: 49 if in doubt, change sides 50: 50 winning and losing : mastery 51: 51 the grand plan 52: 52 subgoals 53: 53 judgement or calculation? 54: 54 flexibilty 55: 55 minority attack 56: 56 dialetical materialism 57: 57 material and time 58: 58 planning for the endgame 59: 59 bishops and knights (2) 60: 60 positional dynamics 61: 61 preserving the balance 62: 62 crime and punishment 63: 63 writing and editing 64: 64 throwing salt 65: 65 creativity 66: 66 chaos 67: 67 the bad 'good' bishop 68: 68 luck 69: 69 practicality (1) 70: 70 practicality (2) 71: 71 hedgehogs playing tennis 72: 72 the grammar of chess 73: 73 analysing and playing 74: 74 the meta-rules of strategy 75: 75 offering a draw

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William Hartston is a leading chess player who writes the daily chess column in the Independent.

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