Pandolfinis Ultimate Guide To Chess

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743260988
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit comes a comprehensive guide covering all aspects of the game, to improve your technique whether you are a newcomer or a longtime fan. One of America's best-known chess masters, Bruce Pandolfini has helped millions learn the intricacies of chess through his acclaimed books and workshops. In this exciting volume, he presents a complete overview of the entire game and its culture. Structured as a dialogue between a beginning student and an expert teacher, Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess takes the student step-by-step from fundamentals to advanced, highly strategic play. Combining easy-to-follow diagrams with trenchant and up-to-date analysis, Pandolfini puts a new twist on accepted chess theory, offering a seamless beginning-to-end approach, including: • a short introductory history of the game • the moves, rules, and contemporary notation forms • the basic principles of chess • how to develop an opening repertoire • the art of tactical play • pattern recognition and memory aids • traps and pitfalls to be avoided • middlegame play, strategy, and planning • defense and counterattack • transitions to the endgame and the endgame itself • computers and the future of chess • the best websites for playing chess online With Pandolfini's expert insight into the history and modern world of chess, as well as several appendices to enhance play and appreciation, Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess makes the perfect gift for players of all ages and will be the benchmark title for chess players for years to come.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 067170186X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pandolfini's Chess Complete written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect, and necessary, addition to any personal chess library, Pandolfini's Chess Complete is a comprehensive, accessible reference. National Master Bruce Pandolfini has covered every aspect of the game, from chessboard and pieces to history and strategy, and has responded to virtually any possible question or situation that could arise.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439147043
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first completely instructional book ever written on chess openings, National Master and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit Bruce Pandolfini teaches players how to take charge of the game's crucial opening phase. Of the three traditional phases of chess play—the opening, the middle-game and the endgame—the opening is the phase average players confront most often. Unfortunately, though, many openings are not completed successfully, partly because until now most opening instruction has consisted of tables of tournament level moves that offer no explanations for the reasons behind them. Consequently, these classical opening patterns can serve as little more than references to the average player. In Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps, Bruce Pandolfini uses his unique "crime and punishment" approach to provide all the previously missing explanation, instruction, practical analyses, and much, much more. The book consists of 202 short "openers" typical of average players, arranged according to the classical opening variations and by level of difficulty. Each example includes: -the name of the overriding tactic -the name of the opening -a scenario that sets up the tactic to be learned -an interpretation that explains why the loser went wrong, how he could have avoided the trap, and what he should have done instead -a review of important principles and useful guidelines to reinforce each lesson Also included are a glossary of openings that lists all the classical "textbook" variations for comparison and reference and a tactical index. Chess Openings: Traps and Zaps is a powerful, pragmatic entry into a heretofore remote area of chess theory that will have a profound influence on every player's game.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671656880
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pandolfini's Endgame Course written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1988-10-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes a variety of endgames, discusses strategy, and looks at confrontations between unlike pieces.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 067179499X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More Chess Openings written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1993-12-03 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pandolfini, who will be the commentator for the 1993 World Chess Championships in Los Angeles this fall, illustrates 200 new and effective moves for the challenging first phase of the game, explaining strategies and principles in a clear and understandable way. 200 line drawings.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671795015
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beginning Chess written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1993-08-23 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents three hundred chess problems for beginners, each of which requires no more than ten pieces on the board and can be solved in one move, covering eleven tactical themes including forks, pins, traps, and direct checkmates.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671795023
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chess Thinking written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1995-04-18 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first-of-its-kind encyclopedia for chess players, this volume features detailed explanations and invaluable illustrations for new chess players, those intent on improving their games, and anyone who needs to brush up on both the basics and more advanced play. 140 detailed illustrations.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476739706
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, Bruce Pandolfini brings us the most accessible and easy-to-use chess strategy book ever. Written for beginning and intermediate players, Weapons of Chess is the first encyclopedia of chess strategies that doesn't rely on the usual baffling chess notation. There are no symbolic chess moves, no charts or sequences in chess notation: every move is explained in words. Arranged alphabetically for easy use and based mainly on pawn formation, the incredibly detailed and thorough entries in this book talk a player through dozens of common strategic dilemmas, such as "doubled pawn," "bishops vs. knights," and "hanging pawn pair." Diagrams illustrate the terms, first showing the basic position and then strategically moving to more complicated versions of it. Players will learn how to formulate plans once they have reached a middlegame, enabling them to make wiser strategic decisions after the first few moves of the game. Designed for use as a ready reference during actual practice games, and usable without a chess board, Weapons of Chess is a unique and invaluable resource for any developing chess player.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671795007
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chess Target Practice written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1994-08-22 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter where your opponent lands his piece on the board, Chess Target Practice will teach you how to successfully attack his position. By analyzing each and every square, Bruce Pandolfini helps players learn the appropriate tactics to zero in on the target and move in for the kill. Book jacket.

Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Touchstone
ISBN 13 : 9780671619831
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Let's Play Chess written by Bruce Pandolfini and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1986 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents chess fundamentals in numbered statements arranged in graded sequence with 198 diagrams.