Chess Openings for Dummies

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Games / For Dummies, 794.122 Ea
On Shelf At: Traverwood Branch

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Includes index.
Principles of play. Understanding chess openings ; Exploring the elements of chess ; Picking the right type of opening -- Winning with open games. Gambling with gambits ; Opening softly with a big stick : the bishop makes its move ; Workin' on some knight moves ; Employing the royal Ruy ; The best of the rest of the open games -- Having it both ways with semi-open games. Sharpening the Sicilian ; Parlez-vous the French? ; Anyone can Caro-Kann ; Rope-a-dope with the Pirc and Modern defenses -- Conquering with closed and semi-closed games. Offering the Queen's gambit ; Declining with the Slave and Semi-Slav ; Getting hypermodern with the Nimzo-Indian ; Fighting back with King's Indian ; Grinding in the Grünfeld ; The best of the rest of the semi-closed games-- Advancing with flank openings. Speaking the King's English ; Getting Réti ; The best of the rest of the flank openings -- The part of tens. Ten common mistakes to avoid in the opening ; Ten best ways to study chess openings ; Ten great chess web sites.
Gives you tips and techniques for analyzing openings and developing strategies that will help you win any chess game-- from the very first move!

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Poop and pee on the toilet seat submitted by Susitha on August 2, 2019, 8:47pm Bx

5/5 submitted by Morgsush on June 16, 2022, 2:35am I'm a dummy, and this book helped me learn about chess openings.