500 Orangutan Games
500 Orangutan Games

Author: Bill Wall

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-10

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13:

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The Orangutan Opening (1.b4) is also more commonly known as the Polish Opening or Sokolsky's Opening. The Orangutan got its name after the Polish player Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956) visited the Bronx Zoo during the 1924 New York International Tournament. He was impressed by an orangutan named Suzanna at the zoo and decided to dedicate his next game to her. Tartakower noted that the climbing motion of the pawn to b4 and to b5 reminded him of the orangutan. In round 4, Tartakower played 1.b4 against Géza Maróczy (1870-1951) and drew after 57 moves.In 1903, Nikolai Bugayev (1837-1903), a prominent Russian mathematician, published his analyses of this opening in the Russian magazine Shakmatnoye Obozreniyi. In the 1930s, Soviet master Alexei Pavlovich Sokolsky (1908-1969) began analyzing and playing this opening in the USSR. In 1953, Sokolsky defeated grandmaster Salo Flohr (1908-1983) in Moscow with this opening. In 1963, he published his opening monograph Debyut 1.b2-b4.The idea of this irregular opening is for White to fianchetto his queen bishop onto the b2 square to control the a1-h8 diagonal. White also tries to prevent Black from expanding on the queenside as White gains mire spatial advantage on the queenside. Black has many options to control the center and start his own attack. Both sides have many tactical threats and good attacking chances.This book has 500 illustrative and decisive games based on the opening 1.b4. Slight annotations have been added to each game. Diagrams have been added to the most critical positions of some interesting games. This instructive and entertaining collection of games arising from the Orangutan Opening will be of interest to those players who like unusual openings. Have fun!

Sacred and Mythological Animals
Sacred and Mythological Animals

Author: Yowann Byghan

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2020-03-11

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1476679509

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From the household cat to horses that can fly, a surprisingly wide range of animals feature in religions and mythologies all across the world. The same animal can take on different roles: the raven can be a symbol of evil, a harbinger of death, a wise messenger or a shape-changing trickster. In Norse mythology, Odin's magical ravens perch on his shoulders and bring him news. This compendium draws upon religious texts and myths to explore the ways sacred traditions use animal images, themes and associations in rituals, ceremonies, texts, myths, literature and folklore across the world. Sections are organized by the main animal classifications such as mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and insects. Each chapter covers one significant grouping (such as dogs, cats or horses), first describing an animal scientifically and then detailing the mythological attributes. Numerous examples cite texts or myths. A final section covers animal hybrids, animal monsters and mythical animals as well as stars, constellations and Zodiac symbols. An appendix describes basic details of the religions and mythologies covered. A glossary defines uncommon religious terms and explains scientific animal names.

Chess
Chess

Author: László Polgár

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781579129507

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Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level. Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations. Organized by problem type, each combination, or game is keyed to an easy-to-follow solution at the back of the book.. More than 6,000 illustrations make it easy to see the possibilities regardless of where your pieces are on the board. The book also includes the basic rules of the game and an international bibliography. Chess is the ultimate book on winning the game.

700 Opening Traps
700 Opening Traps

Author: Bill Wall

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-17

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781708915124

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700 Opening Traps is a unique collection of chess moves which set up the opponent to fall into a mating traps. All the games have been derived from practical play, from amateur to Grandmaster level. Opening traps are useful in blitz play, Internet play, and usually with players who do not study opening theory. And at one time or another, all players, from Grandmaster to novice, have fallen for a chess trap or sprung one on some unsuspecting opponent. This books contains basic chess instructions for the novice as well as hundreds of chess positions that will help even the most experience chess players master the art of the chess trap. Another great publication from notable chess Master and author Bill Wall!

The Hypermodern Game of Chess
The Hypermodern Game of Chess

Author: Savielly Tartakower

Publisher: SCB Distributors

Published: 2015-11-16

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 194127031X

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Tartakower’s Legendary Magnum Opus The decade after the First World War was one of exciting change for the royal game. A new wave of dynamic chess was taking shape, led by the young lions Alekhine, Réti, Nimzowitsch, Breyer, Euwe, Tartakower and others. They were successfully asserting their new ideas against the Old Guard. It was in this period that Savielly Tartakower’s magnificent work Die Hypermoderne Schachpartie was first released. A massive tome of over 500 densely packed pages, the first edition was published in German in 1924. It was an instant best-seller and a second edition soon followed with corrections and additional material. At first glance, it appears to be an opening manual with incredibly comprehensive notes. But in fact it is much more. There are essays on strategy, tactics, endings, history and other chess-related topics, all presented in Tartakower’s wonderful writing style. However, don’t be fooled by the witty aphorisms and humor. The scope and depth of Tartakower’s annotations would be unmatched until Chess Informant came along in the 1960s. And the rise of the silicon monsters notwithstanding, there is much fertile opening theory to be found and explored. The Hypermodern Game of Chess is the first English-language work of the second edition. Several hundred diagrams have been added and some reformatting of the text has been done to meet the expectations of 21st century readers. In every other respect, it preserves all the comprehensive content. The Hypermodern Game of Chess is now available in English. See why it has inspired generations of chessplayers. And see why Tartakower’s magnum opus is, as they say, the stuff of legend...

Chess Openings for Black Explained
Chess Openings for Black Explained

Author: Lev Alburt

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781889323121

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Shows you how to start your chess games as dynamically and accurately as the greatest grandmasters in the world.

Undaunted
Undaunted

Author: Anita Silvey

Publisher: National Geographic Kids

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1426333560

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As a young scientist, Galdikas had a mission: to find and study the elusive orangutans of Borneo's rain forest to help protect this amazing and elusive species. Award-winning author Silvey explores the life and legacy of this incredible and little-known primatologist. Full color.

Simple Acts to Save Our Planet
Simple Acts to Save Our Planet

Author: Michelle Neff

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-04-03

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 150720728X

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Simple Acts to Save Our Planet shows you how to be more active in saving our planet every day by performing some “Simple Acts of Kindness”—for the Earth. Treat the environment with kindness with these easy, manageable activities that range from simple home updates, to gardening basics, to supporting the local community. You’ll learn simple techniques to help protect the planet every day, like starting a compost pile to reduce food waste, utilizing travel mugs and reusable containers, and choosing eco-friendly products. By working to implement these simple strategies into your everyday life, you can take an active stand to protect the environment now— and make a real difference for the future.

500 Larsen's Opening Games
500 Larsen's Opening Games

Author: Bill Wall

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-17

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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Larsen's Opening (1.b3), also known as the Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, Queen's Fianchetto Opening, Baby Orangutan, and Danish Opening, is an unusual hypermodern attempt to control the center through control of the a1-h8 diagonal. White avoids committing the central pawns in the early part of the opening. The flank opening move avoids more prepared theoretical variations much analyzed in modern chess opening theory. he Danish grandmaster Bent Larsen (1935-2010) became the leading player to adopt this opening in the 1960s. It was part of his opening repertoire for many years, playing 1.b3 at least 45 times in major tournaments from 1968 through 1995. Larsen believed unusual openings forced a player to rely on his own abilities instead of relying on memorized, well-analyzed moves. This book is a collection of over 500 games based on Larsen's Opening. This collection of instructive and entertaining games should be of interest to those players who like unusual openings. Have fun!