Description
Book SynopsisPandolfini offers a systematic overview of the game, based on fully revised and updated lessons from previous titles, as well as brand new material.
Table of ContentsContentsPrologue: Chess, The Universal Game
Lesson 1: In the Beginning
The Moves and RulesLesson 2: Arming for Attack
Non-mating TacticsLesson 3: Defining the Goal
Mating PatternsLesson 4: Terms of Engagement
The ElementsLesson 5: Staking out Territory
Opening Principles and the First MoveLesson 6: Establishing the Neutral Zone
Black's ResponseLesson 7: Determining Priorities
Development and the CenterLesson 8: Starting the Campaign
Comparing Minor PiecesLesson 9: Digging the Trenches
Trades, Pins, and More on Minor PiecesLesson 10: Accumulating Advantages
Pawn Play and WeaknessesLesson 11: Forming Plans
Doubled Pawns, Castling, and Open LinesLesson 12: Evaluating and Calculating
The Middlegame, Exchange Values, How to AnalyzeLesson 13: Breaking Through
Strategy and Tactics, the Importance of Material, Avoiding ErrorsLesson 14: The Beginning of the End
Endgame Principles, Centralization, the Active King, and Pawn PromotionLesson 15: Approaching the Goal
The Passed Pawn and Pawn MajoritiesLesson 16: All Good Things Come to an End
The Seventh Rank, Invasion, and SimplificationEpilogue: Chess = mc2
Appendix 1: Glossary
Appendix 2: Opening Moves
Appendix 3: Chess on the Web
Appendix 4: World Champions
Appendix 5: Significant Dates in Chess History
Appendix 6: Quotes
Appendix 7: Chess in Movies and Books
Appendix 8: The Most Famous Chess Game of All Time
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
