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Chess is the ultimate fun strategy game – and this is the perfect introduction to chess, whether you're a budding master or you've never played before.In simple, fun stages, readers will learn what every piece can do, and how to use them on the board. Clear, original board diagrams make the action easy to understand. Readers will also discover the best tactics to use against their opponent, from how to counter the Queen's Gambit to how to avoid the Fool's Mate. There's plenty to discover about the wider world of chess too – including unusual trivia and unbelievable true chess stories from history. You'll also find a full glossary of chess terms and profiles of some of the world's greatest players inside.Written with clarity and humour, this is the only guide any young chess player will need.

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Are you ready to take your performance to the highest level? Then strap on your flight helmet and light the afterburners. It's time to enter rare air! Where are you operating right now, and how high do you want to go? Perfection is not only possible-it's actually our natural state, says author and former Blue Angel pilot John Foley. Imagine what the same preparation and mindset that allowed him to fly in formation mere inches apart from another plane can do for you and your team. In Fearless Success, John Foley gives us the secrets that elite performers know and practice on a daily basis. Going beyond high performance is more than just processes and tools. The underlying "Glad to Be Here" mindset is at the core of everything Foley teaches. With this foundation in place, any individual or team looking to achieve greatness can easily understand and implement the author's tools and processes. Filled with lessons from his days as a Blue Angel and a leadership expert, this book includes concepts such as continuous improvement, elevating belief levels, dynamic focus, executing with high trust, identifying strategic CentrePoints, and much more. It will change readers' outlook on life and free them to break through barriers so they can achieve the success they seek. It's time to take yourself and your team to a whole new level. Up we go!

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