Blindfold Game
Blindfold Game

Author: Dana Stabenow

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2006-11-28

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780312937553

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In Thailand, a bomb destroys a tourist spot while two North Korean terrorists casually walk away from the site to plan the next phase of their plot against the United States. In Washington, CIA analyst Hugh Rincon catches the chatter about something big being planned along the Pacific rim, and his best agent says its linked to the Thailand blast. Now Hugh is beginning to connect the dots between missing radioactive material, a SCUD missile sold on the black market, and a Russian ship sailing toward the Alaskan coast...but the Administration refuses to heed his warning. In the Bering Sea, Coast Guard cutter Sojourner Truth is on routine patrol. On board is Hugh's estranged wife, executive officer Sara Lange. Sara and her ship are Hugh's only hope for stopping the terrorists...if she's willing to believe her ex-husband's story and risk her own career--and her crew's lives--to hunt down a death ship....

Blindfold Chess
Blindfold Chess

Author: Eliot Hearst

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2009-04-03

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 0786452927

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For centuries, blindfold chess--the art of playing without sight of the board or pieces--has produced some of the greatest feats of human memory, progressing to the extent that the world record in 2009 was 45 [and is now 46] simultaneous blindfold games. This work describes the personalities and achievements of some of blindfold chess's greatest players--including Philidor, Morphy, Blackburne, Zukertort, Pillsbury, Reti, Alekhine, Koltanowski, Najdorf and Fine, as well as present-day grandmasters such as Anand and Kramnik. Including some never before published, 444 games scores are presented, peppered with diagrams and annotations. Hints for playing blindfold, and its practical value, are also included.

Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, 1902-1946
Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, 1902-1946

Author: Leonard M. Skinner

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2024-10-18

Total Pages: 825

ISBN-13: 1476639582

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This is by far the most comprehensive accounting of the games of this brilliant chess player: an exhaustive catalog the result of many years of digging--an effort unparalleled in the history of chess game collections. Many of the games are annotated by Alekhine and range from his earliest correspondence tournaments in 1902 through his final match with Francisco Lupi at Estoril, Portugal, in January 1946.

The Psychology of Chess Skill
The Psychology of Chess Skill

Author: Dennis H. Holding

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-10-07

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1000394786

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Both chess play and psychological research offer rewards to their participants in the form of intellectual satisfaction. It seems to follow that combining these two forms of activity, by carrying out research into chess play, should be a particularly engaging enterprise. In the mid-1980s enough was now known for it to be feasible to tell a reasonably satisfying story by piecing together the accumulated results of experiments on chess. There were remaining gaps in knowledge, but the structure of chess skill had at least become sufficiently evident to exhibit where the gaps lay. Originally published in 1985, this book was an attempt to summarize the progress that had been made at the time, recounting some of the components of the research process while describing how the chessplayer seems to think, imagine, and decide.

Bored? Games!
Bored? Games!

Author: Ivan Brett

Publisher: Headline Home

Published: 2020-06-25

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1472277473

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The author of the smash hit, The Floor is Lava, is back with 101 fun-filled, boredom-busting games to occupy the whole family during the summer holidays. Starting to get fed up of endless games of Would You Rather? Or is screen-time taking over your life? Well, this is the book to bring everyone together, with an endless selection of creative games you can come back to time and time again. You'll quickly find the right game to match ANY occasion with games for one, for pairs or for groups. Most are quick to set up and require minimal equipment - ideal for anyone looking for straight up fun. Bored? Games! is the ultimate book of games to keep everyone entertained. There's games for any occasion: * Rainy days * Around the table games * Single-player games * Games for groups * Travel games * Summer holiday ideas NO BATTERIES REQUIRED.

The Value of Games
The Value of Games

Author: Kaye Bennett Dotson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 147584641X

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This work brings together a collection of games that have been a part of childhood through the ages, games that continue to be played in various forms around the world. Many anthologies of folktales, music, and other forms of art have been collected for readers, but there are not many works on the subject of traditional childhood games and their role in the important “work” of childhood, which is in fact play. This book helps to meet a growing interest among educators and parents to encourage natural play and creativity in a world that is increasingly digital. Directions, descriptions, illustrations, of traditional childhood games, supported by educational theory are included. The material covered will not only help parents and educators to support children in play, but will also provide an anthology for consultation by those who see the need to preserve traditional play long associated with childhood.

Morphy's Games of Chess
Morphy's Games of Chess

Author: Philip Sergeant

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-08-09

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0486145271

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300 games by the greatest player of all time: 54 against such masters as Anderssen, Harrwitz, Mongredien, Bird, Paulsen, and others; 52 of the best blindfold games; 52 games at odds; and 142 in consultation, informally.

Moves in Mind
Moves in Mind

Author: Fernand Gobet

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2004-08-05

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 1135425124

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Board games have long fascinated as mirrors of intelligence, skill, cunning, and wisdom. While board games have been the topic of many scientific studies, and have been studied for more than a century by psychologists, there was until now no single volume summarizing psychological research into board games. This book, which is the first systematic study of psychology and board games, covers topics such as perception, memory, problem solving and decision making, development, intelligence, emotions, motivation, education, and neuroscience. It also briefly summarizes current research in artificial intelligence aiming at developing computers playing board games, and critically discusses how current theories of expertise fare with board games. Finally, it shows that the information provided by board game research, both data and theories, have a wider relevance for the understanding of human psychology in general.