Chess for Absolute Beginners
2nd Edition
Published on 21. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
84 pages
978-1-84382-230-1 (ISBN)
Description
A new edition of Ray Keene and Barry Martin's lucid presentation of how to start on the stimulating path of playing chess. It features: a clear explanation of the legal moves for each piece; a straightforward guide to special rules, such as castling and en passant; and a discussion of how to begin - basic openings - and how to finish - endgames. There is also an updated gallery of chess 'heroes' past and present, a section on the Golden Rules of chess mastery, and - to reinforce the important ideas - a selection of puzzles (with solutions) to test progress and understanding.
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Zeticula Ltd
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
202 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84382-230-1 (9781843822301)
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Persons
International Chess Grandmaster Raymond D Keene OBE, is a former British Chess champion, gold medallist in the EU and European championships, silver medal in the Junior world championship and bronze medallist in the World Team Olympiad and Commonwealth championships. He was Chess Correspondent for The Times, London, 1985-2019 and Chess Correspondent for The Spectator 1977-2019. He is also author of over 200 books on chess, Mind Sports, Genius and Thinking. Barry Martin was the official artist for two World Chess Championships, Short-Kasparov, and Kramnik-Kasparov, both held in London.