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Highlights
- This book is written for beginners who are interested in the game and would like to learn more about its various aspects.
- Author(s): Chen
- 220 Pages
- Games, Chess
Description
Book Synopsis
This book is written for beginners who are interested in the game and would like to learn more about its various aspects.It covers the technical
aspects of chess: the use of algebraic notation (Chapter 3), chess evaluation (Chapter 4), the opening phase (Chapter 5), the middle game (Chapter 6), the endgame (Chapter 7), and the chess rating system (Chapter 8). It introduces a number of chess problems, formulated with a chess board and chess pieces and presupposing a working knowledge of chess (Chapter 9).It offers
an account of variants of chess such as Fischer random chess (Chapter 10). It also covers the cultural aspects of chess: its history (Chapter 2) and status as an immortal game that might enable it to play a role in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (Chapter 11). Wherever possible, chess diagrams are provided to help chess beginners make sense of certain points about chess. Algebraic notation will also guide them in understanding certain chess-based lines of reasoning.Whenever you are ready, let us begin this odyssey of
chess!Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 6.7 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Chess
Genre: Games
Number of Pages: 220
Publisher: Thinkers Publishing
Format: Hardcover
Author: Chen
Language: English
Street Date: June 17, 2025
TCIN: 1002421878
UPC: 9789083488226
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-7790
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1 inches length x 6.7 inches width x 9.25 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1 pounds
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