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Chess Rules of Thumb
Lev Alburt
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Description for Chess Rules of Thumb
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: WDMG1; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Chess Rules of Thumb gives you the winning principles of chess in clear, short statements. Three-time US Champion Lev Alburt and World Chess Hall of Fame Curator Al Lawrence have put together three centuries of insights from the masters. Fun to browse or to read from cover-to-cover, it's a book that all chess playersfrom beginners to grandmasterslwiull enjoy for a lifetime. Like life, chess has its rules. The difference that your parents probably didn't tell you about chess.
Chess Rules of Thumb gives you the winning principles of chess in clear, short statements. Three-time US Champion Lev Alburt and World Chess Hall of Fame Curator Al Lawrence have put together three centuries of insights from the masters. Fun to browse or to read from cover-to-cover, it's a book that all chess playersfrom beginners to grandmasterslwiull enjoy for a lifetime. Like life, chess has its rules. The difference that your parents probably didn't tell you about chess.
- Never cross the street before looking both ways.
- Never discuss portable explosives in the airport security line.
- Never overthrow the cut-off man.
- Never download email ... Read more
- Never take the queen's knight pawn.
- The worst square for a White knight is b.2.
- With rook vs. two knights, exchanging queens is worth a pawn.
- Never capture the b.2 pawn with the queen.
- Rooks united on the seventh are blind pigs.
- The winner is the one who commits the next-to-last mistake.
- Never buy a chess book that isn't fun!
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Chess Information & Research Center United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781889323107
SKU
V9781889323107
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Ref
99-1
About Lev Alburt
International Grandmaster Lev Alburt, three-time U.S. champion and former European champion, is one of the most sought-after chess teachers in the world. He lives in New York. New Yorker Al Lawrence is one of the most popular modern chess authors. A former high school and college teacher with advanced degrees in instructional techniques, he specializes in applying modern teaching theory ... Read more
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