Let’s Play Chess: A Step by Step Guide for New Players

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From the author’s Introduction of the first edition: Chess is by far the most popular board game in the world. There are millions of players of all ages and the number keeps growing. Maybe it’s because you become a general who directs an army against your opponent in an exciting battle of wits. Whatever the reason, chess is challenging and fascinating. This is my attempt to lure you to the royal game. It’s based on the very same lessons I have given to thousands of beginners. Their questions and problems have shaped it. Moreover, some of the best ideas in the book were actually suggested by new players! I have tried to be as direct as possible. To make your journey a smooth one, the fundamentals have been broken down into short, logical statements. Each idea is numbered, ordered, and clearly stated. For the most part, statements are linked in graded sequence with the easier ones preceding the harder. The format is unique and easy to follow. You should feel yourself learning step by step. You will see how chess players think about their moves. Where desirable, explanation has replaced calculation. The stress is on understanding, not memory. There are plenty of diagrams for almost every idea. Except for one practice section, you can even read this book without a chess set!

Let’s Play Chess: A Step by Step Guide for New Players

How to Open a Chess Game

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This is one of the most interesting, most unusual and most instructive chess books ever written. Seven of the World’s Strongest Chess Grandmasters were each asked to write down their thoughts about how a serious chess amateur might best approach the problem of, very simply, “opening” a chess game? What makes this book especially great and useful is that each of these seven grandmasters had vastly different styles. For example, Bent Larsen used wild, unorthodox attacking lines, whereas Petrosian, who was capable of attacking when he wanted to, preferred to sniff out his opponent’s chances and wait for the opponent to attack unsoundly and fall upon his own sword. This book therefore gives the practical amateur player seven different styles to choose from. Thus, he needs only to choose which one is most suitable for himself.

How to Open a Chess Game

Onyx Cufflinks

Onyx is a precious material which shares the characteristic of dark colors such as black and yet it is stylish enough to be compared with the shining beauty of silver.  Because of the fact that onyx shares characteristics from the color black onyx is regarded as a very elegant color, those who use onyx are said to have a very strong character and be very authoritative.

Those wear the color onyx and items that have the shine this material has project a very elegant image and because onyx is quite dark it can also make the person look very elegant and sophisticated.  Those who wear the color onyx are also set to project a mysterious aura which makes other people wonder about our personality and this reaction is said to trigger new relationships.

Onyx as well as the color black are heavily used in New York fashion as well as in urban styles, dark colors such as black are highly regarded in many fashions spheres.

Interesting facts about onyx and the color black:

– Onyx was known to Greek and Romans but the word itself is derived from the Assyrian word which means ring.

– Onyx is such a rare and precious material that when the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale university planned to coat such book with green onyx they have to change the material to marble simply because there wasn’t enough green onyx in the world.

– In folk religion onyx is used for the target of psychic attacks, especially those that are sexual in nature.

– In Chinese culture that dark color of onyx and black are associated with north, water and winter.

– in martial arts that color black is thought to be the result of the combination of all colors, this also represents the perfect union of mind and body and eight true sense of achievement and wisdom.

Great examples of onyx cuff Links:

– Circular Striped Onyx and MOP Cuff Links: in these cufflinks you can see the perfect example of New York glam, these cuff links are perfectly polished and feature a beautiful onyx stone that makes the perfect balance with all the polish silver that surrounds it.

– Onyx Stone and MOP Square Cuff Links: if you are looking for elegance and precision than these beautifully crafted cufflinks are definitely for you, they feature a square pattern that is inspired from New York fashion and promotes focus as well as concentration.

– Onyx and Mother of Pearl Mosaic Cuff Links: if we are to define these cufflinks then exquisite is the word that comes closer to represent the true beauty shown in the intriguing pattern of these cuff links, their shape is circular and yet the inner design is square, this is a contrast that creates perfect balance.

– Chekered Board Agate Cuff Links: if you love the game of chess and checkers then you are probably a very intelligent person, you can project your gifts through these beautifully crafted cufflinks that highly resemble the boards used in these games.

What is the best chess set (board and pieces) brand? I am looking for a set that costs around $100.?

I am the owner of a chain of retail stores in Chicago called Marbles: The Brain Store. I only have shelf space for one chess set and looking for opinions on the best chess set (board and pieces) for around $100.

From Middlegame Into Endgame

From Middlegame Into Endgame

The Middlegame in Chess

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Long out-of-print and known only to collectors and connoiseurs, this legendary work by Reuben Fine returns in a completely revised and corrected edition in modern algebraic notation. After explaining the basic elements of combinations and attacks against the King, Fine discusses how to evaluate a position; how to handle superior, equal, and inferior positions; the significance of pawn structure and space; the transition from opening to middlegame and middlegame to endgame; and much more. With hundreds of diagrams and examples from actual play, The Middlegame in Chess is one of the modern classics of the game.

The Middlegame in Chess

The 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes

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A fascinating collection of more than two hundred typical errors committed by the world’s greatest players challenges you to test your skills by choosing between two moves: the right one, or the one actually played.  You will be amazed at how even world champions make errors in critical situations and violate the basic principles of chess.  From neglecting development and king safety, misjudging threats, and premature attacks to impulsiveness, snatching pawns, and basic inattention, you get a complete course in exactly what not to do.  256 pages

The 10 Most Common Chess Mistakes

Wood Console Tables – An Easy Way To Promote Family Game Time

Once upon a time, the trend of hanging around with the family for at least one evening a week, playing games, was commonplace. But as we moved into a high-tech, fast-paced world, a lot of family members lost touch, always dashing around, in search of the next ‘in’ thing. As a matter of fact, when you mention playing games to a lot of kids today, the only thing they can imagine is setting up a video game and sitting down in front of the TV. Finally, it seems like the universe is righting itself, taking the family back to a more traditional time, gathering around the wood console table that doubled as a gaming table.

The way you can tell the tradition is coming back around is to notice the number of wood console tables that are coming onto the market as a gaming solution. Some of the wood console tables have drawers that are specifically designed to hold the pieces for various games, and have slots that will hold your average board game. Other gaming wood console tables have table tops that are already a game board, offering checkers, chess, backgammon or a number of other games. The best game wood console tables for a family that likes variety are the ones that allow you to switch out one gaming top for another, so you can play a number of games on the same surface.

If you are worried about the effect on your décor of some plain wood gaming table, think again. Many of the wood console tables that are hitting the market with gaming options are for those with more discerning taste. Some of them have game board insets made of leather, with beautifully carved marble playing pieces. Others make sure that all the game pieces can be hidden away in carved drawers with ornate handles, so when you’re not playing a game, no one will know the table is really a play surface.

If you have a family that doesn’t always meet in the same room, you may not want to have to carry the wood console table from room to room to keep up with the mobile family unit. This is where a rolling table may come in handy. Some of the gaming tables on the market have casters, so they can be scooted around to a location that is the best for those getting ready for the game. You may also want to look for models with locking casters, so an inadvertent tap of a foot doesn’t send the whole game for a ride.

It doesn’t take much to get your family prepared for a setting that takes them back in time, and puts them in each others company. The concept may be foreign at first, and even cause for some stress as the kids try to fathom how you can play a game without a joystick and a television, but the results will be a family that is closer over time.

Winning Chess Openings: 2nd Edition

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A chess player’s opening sets the tone for the entire game, creating the advantages or disadvantages that lead to victory or defeat. In this step-by-step guide, former U.S. speed chess champion Bill Robertie reveals more than 25 openings that will help beginning and intermediate players seize the early advantage.

Winning Chess Openings: 2nd Edition

The Power Chess Program: Book 2

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The Power Chess Program: Book 2