Lessons In Chess - Softcover

Everyman Chess

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857441648 ISBN 13: 9781857441642

Publisher: Everyman Chess, 1997

Synopsis

A illustrated introduction to the fundamental principles of chess, which explains the important concepts of the game, with details of ninety exercises to test key chess skills.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In this entertaining book for players of all ages, world champion Garry Kasparov teaches the chess newcomer the moves and fundamental principles of the game. Every important concept is explained in clear fashion, with over 250 diagrams in total and more than 90 exercises on which readers can test themselves. Topics covered include the value of the pieces, the basic checkmates, the rules of development, the role of pawns in the endgame, and much more.

About the Author:

Garry Kasparov spent twenty years as the world s #1 ranked chess player. In 2005, he retired from professional chess to lead the pro-democracy opposition against Vladimir Putin, from street protests to coalition building. In 2012, he was named chairman of the Human Rights Foundation, succeeding Vaclav Havel. He has been a contributing editor to the Wall Street Journal since 1991 and is a senior visiting fellow at the Oxford Martin School. His 2007 book, How Life Imitates Chess, has been published in twenty-six languages. He lives in self-imposed exile in New York with his wife Dasha and their children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Everyman Chess
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1857441648
• ISBN 13: 9781857441642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1