| Introduction |
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| BOOK ONE The Basic Rules of Chess |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (9) |
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15 | (5) |
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20 | (4) |
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Additional Powers of the Pawn |
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24 | (3) |
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How the Moves Are Recorded |
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27 | (5) |
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Relative Values of the Chess Forces |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (6) |
| BOOK TWO The Nine Bad Moves |
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Neglecting Development of Your Pieces |
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39 | (16) |
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Exposing Your King to Attack |
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55 | (11) |
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Making Too Many Queen Moves in the Opening |
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66 | (12) |
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Grabbing Pawns Thoughtlessly |
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78 | (15) |
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Weakening Your Castled Position |
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93 | (17) |
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110 | (14) |
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Failing to Guard Against Captures |
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124 | (10) |
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Underestimating Your Opponent's Threats |
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134 | (10) |
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144 | (11) |
| BOOK THREE How to Play the White Pieces |
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How to Control the Center |
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155 | (10) |
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How to Exploit Your Superior Development |
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165 | (11) |
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How to Exploit Your Superior Mobility |
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176 | (13) |
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How to Exploit Black's Premature Opening Up of the Position |
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189 | (10) |
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How to Exploit Black's Premature Counterattack |
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199 | (7) |
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How to Exploit Black's Weakening Pawn Moves |
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206 | (16) |
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How to Exploit Black's Errors of Judgment |
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222 | (12) |
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Opening Mistakes White Should Avoid |
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234 | (7) |
| BOOK FOUR How to Play the Black Pieces |
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How to Exploit White's Weaknesses |
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241 | (19) |
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How to Seize the Initiative |
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260 | (14) |
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How to Play Against Gambits |
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274 | (17) |
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How to Defend Against a Powerful Attack |
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291 | (22) |
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313 | (8) |
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Opening Mistakes Black Should Avoid |
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321 | (6) |
| BOOK FIVE How to Win When You're Ahead |
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Superior Force Should Win! |
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327 | (12) |
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The Power of Pawn Promotion |
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339 | (4) |
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343 | (11) |
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Endgames with a Piece Ahead |
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354 | (8) |
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Endgames with the Exchange Ahead |
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362 | (8) |
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370 | (12) |
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Endings with Minor Pieces |
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382 | (8) |
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390 | (7) |
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How to Simplify into a Won Ending |
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397 | (11) |
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Exceptions: Material Advantage Doesn't Always Win |
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408 | (6) |
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Beware of Overconfidence! |
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414 | (7) |
| BOOK SIX How to Fight Back |
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Counterattack---How to Meet The Crisis |
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421 | (12) |
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Resourceful Defense---How to Simplify |
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433 | (11) |
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Half a Point Is Better than None |
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444 | (11) |
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455 | (10) |
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How to Fight Back: Practical Examples |
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465 | (32) |
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497 | (16) |
| BOOK SEVEN How to Play the King Pawn Openings |
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513 | (2) |
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515 | (2) |
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517 | (2) |
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519 | (2) |
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521 | (6) |
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527 | (2) |
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529 | (2) |
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531 | (2) |
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533 | (2) |
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535 | (2) |
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537 | (2) |
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539 | (2) |
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541 | (2) |
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543 | (6) |
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549 | (2) |
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551 | (4) |
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Four Knights' Game (Including Three Knights' Game) |
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555 | (4) |
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559 | (10) |
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569 | (10) |
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579 | (8) |
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587 | (4) |
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591 | (4) |
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595 | (2) |
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597 | (2) |
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599 | (4) |
| BOOK EIGHT How to Play the Queen Pawn Openings |
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603 | (28) |
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631 | (2) |
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633 | (3) |
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Miscellaneous Double Queen Pawn Openings |
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636 | (4) |
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640 | (12) |
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652 | (3) |
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655 | (8) |
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663 | (4) |
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Blumenfeld Counter Gambit |
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667 | (1) |
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668 | (3) |
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671 | (1) |
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672 | (4) |
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676 | (3) |
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679 | (2) |
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681 | (3) |
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684 | (3) |
| Index |
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