Chess: The Complete Self-Tutor
1st Edition
Published on 4. March 2014
256 pages
978-1-84994-172-3 (ISBN)
Description
One of the longest established, yet still most innovative, introductory chess manuals. Laskers masterwork has already provided a generation of aspiring chess players with an entertaining course in the basics of mastering chess. This edition, edited by John Nunn, is the definitive chess teaching manual. Interactive chess exercises Superb examples by some of the all-time greats Written by a man who played chess at the highest level Lasker takes the reader through an interactive chess adventure. The reward for a correct answer is to proceed to the next concept; otherwise the reader is told why the answer is wrong, and encouraged to try again. All aspects of chess are covered, from the rules of the game through to advanced play.
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Edward Lasker was a leading player in the first half of the twentieth century. His brilliant queen sacrifice against Sir George Thomas in 1912 is one of the most famous combinations ever played, and he was one of the participants at the great New York tournament of 1924. He went on to gain even greater fame as a perceptive and entertaining writer of popular chess books. His interactive approach to chess teaching was decades ahead of its time.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Rules of the Game
- Chessboard and Men
- How the Men Move and Capture
- How Games are Recorded
- Rules of the International Chess Federation
- 2. Checkmating the Lone King
- Driving the King to the Edge (King and Queen vs King)
- King and Rook against King
- King and Two Bishops against King
- King, Bishop, and Knight against King
- King and Two Knights against King
- King and Pawn against King
- Important Note to the Reader
- 3. Combinative Play
- The Relative Values of the Men
- Sacrifices
- Multiple Attacks
- Doubled Rooks
- Pinning, Unpinning, and Counter-pinning
- Rooks on the Seventh Rank
- King Manoeuvres
- The Power of the Pawn
- Knight Forks
- The Queen's Role in Checkmating Attacks
- 4. Positional Play
- The Basic Principles of Opening Strategy
- The Principle of Rapid Development
- Game 1: Paul Morphy - Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard
- The Principle of Centre Control
- 5. Endgame Strategy
- King and Pawn endings
- Rook and Minor Piece against Rook
- Endings with Pieces and Pawns
- Pawns against Pieces
- The Queen against Other Pieces, without Pawns
- The Rook against a Minor Piece, without Pawns
- 6. Middlegame Strategy
- Diagonal Attack on Weakened f2-Square
- Game 2: Ronulfo Gonzalez - Rogelio Sotela
- Frontal Attack along Open e-file
- Game 3: Bobby Fischer - Mikhail Tal
- Frontal Attack along Open f-file
- Game 4: David Bronstein - Viktor Korchnoi
- Diagonal Attack on Weakened g2-Square
- Game 5: Robert Byrne - Bobby Fischer
- 7. Recapitulation
- Index of Players
- Index of Openings
- Index of Endings
