Author: Adam Hall
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 9780061001574
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
With his dark sense of humor and his savvy assistant, Vera Gorringe, Hugo Bishop finds himself in the midst of a deadly game that is causing prisoners on death row in Britain and the Orient to drop dead before they can be executed
Rook's Gambit
Author: Adam Hall
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 9780061001574
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
With his dark sense of humor and his savvy assistant, Vera Gorringe, Hugo Bishop finds himself in the midst of a deadly game that is causing prisoners on death row in Britain and the Orient to drop dead before they can be executed
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 9780061001574
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
With his dark sense of humor and his savvy assistant, Vera Gorringe, Hugo Bishop finds himself in the midst of a deadly game that is causing prisoners on death row in Britain and the Orient to drop dead before they can be executed
The Book of Chess
Author: George H. Selkirk
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
The Book of Chess: a Popular and Comprehensive Guide to All Players of that Intellectual Game, with the Latest Discoveries and Full Instructions for Blindfold Chess, Etc
King's Gambit
Author: Paul Hoffman
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401389562
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
As a young man, Paul Hoffman was a brilliant chess player . . . until the pressures of competition drove him to the brink of madness. In King's Gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an in-depth look at the state of modern chess into the story of his own attempt to get his game back up to master level -- without losing his mind. It's also a father and son story, as Hoffman grapples with the bizarre legacy of his own dad, who haunts Hoffman's game and life.
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401389562
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
As a young man, Paul Hoffman was a brilliant chess player . . . until the pressures of competition drove him to the brink of madness. In King's Gambit, he interweaves a gripping overview of the history of the game and an in-depth look at the state of modern chess into the story of his own attempt to get his game back up to master level -- without losing his mind. It's also a father and son story, as Hoffman grapples with the bizarre legacy of his own dad, who haunts Hoffman's game and life.
The Hand-book of Chess
Author: Robert B. Wormald
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Understanding Rook Endgames
Author: Karsten Muller
Publisher: Gambit Publications
ISBN: 9781910093818
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Endgames with rooks and pawns are the most frequently occurring in chess, arising in about 1 game in 10. If you learn an important technique in this endgame, chances are you will end up using it sooner or later. And there are a great many methods and concepts that can be mastered with a little effort. This book highlights the key themes in rook endings, and at each turn invites the reader to test his knowledge and skills with abundant exercises. Rook endgame theory does not stand still. New practical examples illustrate novel approaches as players seek to pose problems to their opponents - Magnus Carlsen has shown that even the driest-looking positions can feature deadly traps. The ongoing creation of new endgame tablebases - of which co-author Yakov Konoval has been at the forefront - enables new classes of positions to be assessed with definitive certainty. Using six-man and the brand new seven-man tablebases, the authors re-examine many of the old evaluations and reach new and enlightening conclusions about classic rook endings. You will be startled and amazed, and soon discover that you are becoming a far more effective endgame player. German grandmaster Karsten Müller is arguably the world's foremost writer on chess endgames. His 'masterwork', Fundamental Chess Endings, is a modern endgame 'bible' and was studied intensively by current World Champion Magnus Carlsen in his youth. Yakov Konoval is a Russian chess-player and programmer who studied at Mikhail Botvinnik's chess school. He has written programs for solving chess problems and has pioneered new techniques for generating endgame tablebases.
Publisher: Gambit Publications
ISBN: 9781910093818
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Endgames with rooks and pawns are the most frequently occurring in chess, arising in about 1 game in 10. If you learn an important technique in this endgame, chances are you will end up using it sooner or later. And there are a great many methods and concepts that can be mastered with a little effort. This book highlights the key themes in rook endings, and at each turn invites the reader to test his knowledge and skills with abundant exercises. Rook endgame theory does not stand still. New practical examples illustrate novel approaches as players seek to pose problems to their opponents - Magnus Carlsen has shown that even the driest-looking positions can feature deadly traps. The ongoing creation of new endgame tablebases - of which co-author Yakov Konoval has been at the forefront - enables new classes of positions to be assessed with definitive certainty. Using six-man and the brand new seven-man tablebases, the authors re-examine many of the old evaluations and reach new and enlightening conclusions about classic rook endings. You will be startled and amazed, and soon discover that you are becoming a far more effective endgame player. German grandmaster Karsten Müller is arguably the world's foremost writer on chess endgames. His 'masterwork', Fundamental Chess Endings, is a modern endgame 'bible' and was studied intensively by current World Champion Magnus Carlsen in his youth. Yakov Konoval is a Russian chess-player and programmer who studied at Mikhail Botvinnik's chess school. He has written programs for solving chess problems and has pioneered new techniques for generating endgame tablebases.
Southern Counties Chess Journal
Counter Gambits
Author: T. D. Harding
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486148173
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
The author reveals how to win games with Black by proposing the method of calculated aggression, covering such topics as dynamic counterplay, counter-gambits in open games, Black sacrifices in the half-open games, counters to the Queen's Gambit, and Indian Counter-Gambits. Includes 67 fully annotated games, and another 25 complete games in theoretical notes.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486148173
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
The author reveals how to win games with Black by proposing the method of calculated aggression, covering such topics as dynamic counterplay, counter-gambits in open games, Black sacrifices in the half-open games, counters to the Queen's Gambit, and Indian Counter-Gambits. Includes 67 fully annotated games, and another 25 complete games in theoretical notes.
The Chess-player's Text Book
Chess for Beginners
Author: Frederic Hardy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description