Encyclopedia of Chess Variants [trade Sheet]
Encyclopedia of Chess Variants [trade Sheet]

Author: Cadogan Books

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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The variants, collected from all over the world, date from ancient times to the present day (about half are post-1970). They include some 60 regional chess games with major up-to-the-minute sections on Burmese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai chess; over 120 commercial variants with sources of supply; space chess; four-handed chess; chess with exotic pieces on boards of all shapes and sizes and ... more. Well-known variants such as Kriegspiel, Losing Chess and Progressive Chess are explored in detail. Many of the annotated games are between leading masters - and almost half of all the variants can be played with a standard chess set ...

Popular Chess Variants
Popular Chess Variants

Author: David B. Pritchard

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9784871870634

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I was able to play So I was contacted by the author David B. Pritchard who asked me to write a chapter about Makrook Thai. I declined because was not certain about one rule, which was the draw rule, so I asked Mr. Pritchard to contact Prajob Nimitiyongshul about that rule.

Pawn Endings
Pawn Endings

Author: Yuri Averbakh

Publisher: Ishi Press

Published: 2019-02-15

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9784871879903

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At age 97, Yuri Averkakh is the World's Oldest still living chess grandmaster and is still active in chess. In the ending, the advantage of a single "insignificant" pawn can frequently prove decisive, as that pawn inexorably pushes forward and is finally able to reach the last rank and is able to transform itself into a queen.

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy

Author: Craig Rosen

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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The first of its kind, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy gives the layperson everything they could possibly want to know about the major fiction genre of fantasy. A team of expert authors was assembled by the editor to write on the subject.'

Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society
Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society

Author: Rodney P. Carlisle

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2009-04-02

Total Pages: 1033

ISBN-13: 1412966701

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Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, January 2010 The Encyclopedia of Play: A Social History explores the concept of play in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. Its scope encompasses leisure and recreation activities of children as well as adults throughout the ages, from dice games in the Roman empire to video games today. As an academic social history, it includes the perspectives of several curricular disciplines, from sociology to child psychology, from lifestyle history to social epidemiology. This two-volume set will serve as a general, non-technical resource for students in education and human development, health and sports psychology, leisure and recreation studies and kinesiology, history, and other social sciences to understand the importance of play as it has developed globally throughout history and to appreciate the affects of play on child and adult development, particularly on health, creativity, and imagination.

The Complete Book of Chess Strategy
The Complete Book of Chess Strategy

Author: Jeremy Silman

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9781890085018

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An easy-to-understand guide to chess strategy -- conceptual planning -- has always been the amateur's dream. This book makes that dream a reality. This comprehensive guide in dictionary form, the first of its kind, makes all aspects of chess strategy quick, easy, and painlessly accessible to players of all degrees of strength. Each strategic concept is listed alphabetically and followed by a clear, easy-to-absorb explanation accompanied by examples of how this strategy is used in practice. Such great World Champions as Steinitz, Capablanca, Petrosian, Fischer, and Karpov have used these strategies in virtually all of their games. Now you can arm yourself with their weapons. As you incorporate these weapons into your own play, they will enrich your appreciation of the game and lead you to one beautiful victory after another.