You're no idiot, of course. You've seen people play chess in movies and even on the computer. But when it comes to actually playing chess, you can barely distinguish the pawn from the rook. Don't throw in the towel yet! Whether you want to play chess fo pleasure or sport, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess will teach you everything you need to know! In this Complete Idiot's Guide you get:

Let's Play Chess	p. 1
Why Play Chess?: The history of chess and its popularity today	p. 3
Drawing the Battlelines: An introduction to the board, pieces, and rules of chess; plus how to read and write chess moves	p. 11
Rules of Engagement: The rest of the rules, so you can start playing chess	p. 31
How to Win with Just One Piece: Checkmating the lone king with just the queen or rook	p. 49
Tactics	p. 63
It's a Material World: Making sure your army is bigger than your opponent's	p. 65
Tricks of the Tactical Trade: The most important tactics for capturing your opponent's pieces	p. 85
Dirtier Tricks: Some more important tactics for capturing your opponent's pieces	p. 107
Hunting Down the King: Using tactics and material to attack your opponent's king	p. 121
Strategy	p. 135
In the Beginning: How to play the opening phase of a chess game	p. 137
Making the Most of Your Pieces: Strategies for maximizing the power of your pieces	p. 153
Pawn Shop: Special strategies for using the pawns	p. 169
The Final Frontier: How to control more of the board than your opponent, and what to do if you control less of it	p. 187
Weak Squares: Recognizing when certain squares are more important than others, and how to use them to your advantage	p. 203
All Good Things Must Come to an End: How to play the endgame phase of a chess game	p. 215
Beyond the Basics	p. 233
Training Camp: Tips for continuing your chess study beyond this book	p. 235
Hall of Fame: The chess superstars: The 13 World Champions throughout history	p. 245
Getting Competitive: Everything you need to know to find new opponents, and to play in chess clubs and tournaments	p. 267
Chess in Cyberspace: Everything you need to know to find chess on the Internet or to find the right computer chess product for you	p. 277
How Computers Play Chess: An explanation of the "thinking process" of the machine	p. 287
How to Beat the !?%@and?]! Computer: Tips for using the different ways that humans and computers play chess to your advantage	p. 299
Appendix A	p. 309
Appendix B	p. 315
Appendix C	p. 317
Glossary	p. 335
Index	p. 339
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