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Chess openings for beginners : essential strategies every player should know / Jessica Era Martin ; illustrations by Collaborate Agency.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oakland, CA : Rockridge Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First Rockridge Press trade paperback editionDescription: xi, 126 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781638076797
  • 1638076790
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Understanding chess openings -- Chess openings, defined -- A quick refresher on game play -- How to read and write notation -- Five general opening principles -- Tactics -- How to choose an opening -- Essential openings to know -- Scholar's mate -- Giuoco piano, or the Italian game -- Fried liver attack -- Ruy Lopez, or the Spanish -- Four knights game -- Scotch game -- French defense -- Caro-Kann defense -- Sicilian defense -- Petrov's defense -- Scandinavian defense -- Pirc defense -- Modern defense -- Queen's gambit -- Slav defense -- Semi-Slav defense -- Tarrasch defense -- Grunfeld defense -- London system -- Nimzo-Indian defense -- King's Indian defense -- Benoni defense -- English defense -- Reti opening -- Catalan opening -- Strategy challenges.
Summary: During a chess match, your opening strategy can determine how the rest of the game will go--but how do you know which strategy to use? Learn the most effective tactics, master five key opening principles, and become a worthy opponent with this beginner-friendly guide to the top twenty-five openers, from the Ruy López to the Slav Defense.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 794.122 M381 Available 33111011299928
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Make your first move with confidence

During a chess match, your opening strategy can determine how the rest of the game will go--but how do you know which strategy to use? Stick to the most effective techniques, master the five opening principles, and become a worthy opponent with this beginner-friendly guide to the top 25 openers, from the Scotch Game to the French Defense.

What sets this book apart from other chess strategy books:

Step-by-step advice --Start with a refresher on chess basics, then find clear and thorough explanations of each opening strategy, complete with illustrations. The most common variants --Be ready for anything with tips for executing other popular variations of each opener. Ways to practice what you've learned --Try sample chess scenarios that challenge you to come up with the next move and test your new skills.

Plan your strategy and take on the competition with Chess Openings for Beginners .

During a chess match, your opening strategy can determine how the rest of the game will go--but how do you know which strategy to use? Learn the most effective tactics, master five key opening principles, and become a worthy opponent with this beginner-friendly guide to the top twenty-five openers, from the Ruy López to the Slav Defense.

Understanding chess openings -- Chess openings, defined -- A quick refresher on game play -- How to read and write notation -- Five general opening principles -- Tactics -- How to choose an opening -- Essential openings to know -- Scholar's mate -- Giuoco piano, or the Italian game -- Fried liver attack -- Ruy Lopez, or the Spanish -- Four knights game -- Scotch game -- French defense -- Caro-Kann defense -- Sicilian defense -- Petrov's defense -- Scandinavian defense -- Pirc defense -- Modern defense -- Queen's gambit -- Slav defense -- Semi-Slav defense -- Tarrasch defense -- Grunfeld defense -- London system -- Nimzo-Indian defense -- King's Indian defense -- Benoni defense -- English defense -- Reti opening -- Catalan opening -- Strategy challenges.

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