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This book shows you 60 games using the Fool's Mate themes. Once you learn this checkmate skill, it helps you win fast.
If the opportunity arises, there's no faster way to win. Fool's Mate is the shortest possible chess game. Black can win in two moves. White can win in three.
Two-move games are rare, but Fool's Mate themes occur in many openings. The longest games here are 11 moves. This book is a short read with lots of diagrams. I illustrate the...
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Learn the Asian strategy game of Go with this user-friendly, expert guide. Go was invented some four thousand years ago in China, and is the oldest game in the world, still enjoyed today. Played with black and white stones, it is easy enough to be enjoyed by any beginner, yet sophisticated and complex enough to baffle an expert. Like chess, it is a game of skill, not chance; whereas chess is a battle. Japanese go expert Mr. Kishikawa's easy-to-follow...
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Learn the ancient and fascinating game of Chinese Chess with this expert guide. Chinese chess, or "elephant chess," has intrigued the powerful and the quizzical for centuries. Although its rules are similar to the well-known Western game, subtle and fascinating variations must be mastered in order to understand the strategies it requires. A great way to learn Chinese Chess, this book is simple enough for Chess beginners but contains a wealth of information...
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A fun illustrated guide for beginners who want to learn about more chess! Perfect for fans of the hit Netflix show The Queen's Gambit!
Chess is played on every continent and by several hundred million people. It's the most popular board game in the world, and people of all ages love to play!
In A Kid's Guide to Chess, you'll start learn all of the basics like how the pieces move and then progress to the more complicated ideas behind the best moves...
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Daniel Johnson -- journalist, editor, scholar, and chess enthusiast who once played Garry Kasparov to a draw in a simultaneous exhibition -- is the perfect guide to one of history's most remarkable periods, when chess matches were front-page news and captured the world's imagination.
The Cold War played out in many areas: geopolitical alliances, military coalitions, cat-and-mouse espionage, the arms race, proxy wars -- and chess. An essential pastime...
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Learning to play chess is almost a life skill. Many people play it and even more reference its strategy in all kinds of conversations. It's a great game for young people to become familiar with-and even learn to love! This book gives a thorough, but simple, overview of the basic rules and moves of chess. From how to use each piece to some popular strategies, the game play outlined helps new players head right to the chessboard after reading!
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Checkers is a classic game that's been played for many years for a reason. It's great for players of all ages-from children to senior citizens-and skill levels, and there are many alternative games to play using a checkers board. In this book, readers learn the general rules of the game as well as several strategies to begin using right away. Simple diagrams of the game board and easy-to-understand language aid in getting readers from page to play...
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Learn and master the fascinating game Japanese Chess or "Shogi" with this expert guide and Chess set. Japanese Chess: The Game of Shogi is the ultimate strategy guidebook for players of any skill level to improve their game and winning strategies. Played by millions around the world, Shogi is the uniquely Japanese variant of chess. It is the only version in which an opponent's captured piece can be dropped back onto the board as one's own. This makes...
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Of important historical notoriety, this Go guide is a must-read for enthusiasts of this ancient Asian strategy game. Oscar Korschelt's treatise on the game of Go was the first published at the end of the nineteenth century, but fell into obscurity until the editors Samuel King and George Leckie rescued it, translated it from the German and added numerous illustrative diagrams. The result is a systematic analysis of the game, famous plays, problems,...
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The Red Dragon & The West Wind is the perfect introduction to this ancient game of strategy and subterfuge, covering all aspects of the two most common varieties, American and Chinese, along with an overview of other global approaches.
The book begins with the history and origin and moves on to the rules of play and ways to win and avoid essential errors as well as the etiquette to follow. With everything from clear instructions on dealing, building,...
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The 20th Anniversary Edition and international bestseller!
In 1998, the authors set out to demonstrate the viability of the Accelerated Dragon as a weapon for Black, not fearing the Maroczy Bind or any other set-up White can come up with.
In the intervening year, the opening has been part of the opening repertoires of world top players such as Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and numerous other top grandmasters.
Even though the original material is now older,...
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Do You Wish to Learn to Play Chess?
Don't Know Where to Begin?
You're stuck since you don't know how long it will take until you can play your first game.
If you're not sure where to begin, keep reading...
The reality is that chess is a complex and intricate game, particularly for beginners.
Many people began playing chess with no notion of what to study and the belief that they could learn everything in a short period.
Others are intimidated...
93) Nightborn
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Crown
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[2015?]
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Karn Korlundsson must travel to the faraway city of Castlebriar, learn to play a new board game called Charioteers, decipher the Riddle of the Horn, and tangle with mysterious elves in order to rescue his best friend, Thianna Frostborn, facing great dangers at every step. Includes directions for playing Charioteers.
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Indie Boards & Cards
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[2011]
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English
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The call comes in... "911, what is your emergency?"
On the other end is a panicked response of "FIRE!"
Moments later you don the protective suits that will keep you alive, gather your equipment and rush to the scene of a blazing inferno.You must face your fears, never give up, and above all else work as a team because the fire is raging, the building is threatening to collapse, and lives are in danger.
You must succeed .... lives are on the line!...
95) Zathura
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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[2006]
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English
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Danny twists the key of an old science fiction game. The game unleashes a localized meteor shower and wrenches Danny's house into orbit around a distant ringed planet. Besides Danny, his brother Walter and sister Lisa have to go along. Soon a defective robot, a rangy astronaut, and an alien spaceship enter the picture. The only way the kids can return their house to its proper space-time coordinates is to finish the game, but before they can finish,...
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Learn and play the fascinating game of Mahjong with this comprehensive ebook. Mahjong or "Mah Jongg" is not called "The Game of a Thousand Intellingences" for nothing. It's relaxing, social, and allows people to focus on something completely unrelated to everyday concerns. And it's thrilling-there's nothing more exciting than when, with your heart racing, your adrenaline pumping and your palms sweating, you call, "Mahjong! "Play American Mah Jongg!...
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Many kids play video games or ride on skateboards. But long ago, these fun activities didn't exist. Kids rode around on roller skates. They played games with jacks and marbles. What other toys and games have changed over time? Read this book to find out! Learn how daily life has changed over time in the Comparing Past and Present series-part of the Lightning Bolt Books ™ collection.
98) Colección curso de ajedrez 3 libros en 1, jugadas históricas, mates, combinaciones, aperturas, final
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El curso más completo que podrás encontrar. 3 libros en 1 de COLECCIÓN.◆El ajedrez nos inclina siempre a probar constantemente hipótesis que tenemos que desatar o verificar.◆Sea para comenzar en este ciencia-juego, o para mejorarlo, esta colección es el manual necesario que tiene todas las reglas y procesos para tener éxito seguro. Para escribirlo se examinaron, con el apoyo de la tecnología más actual, cientos de jugadas y conocimiento...
99) Chess
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A "charming" (Kirkus) take on classic games for playful babies-capture fun with every move in Gamer Baby: Chess!
This is a chess board and all its pieces.
Your goal is to capture the other king.
With this adorable baby book, it's never too early for your little gamer's opening move! Simple descriptions of game pieces-from pawns to rooks to queens-and vibrant characters make chess exciting and easy for all ages.
Learn how your knight...
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Tabletop board games are having a comeback, and especially within a younger, tech-y audience who enjoys the challenge and opportunity to work in an analog sphere. Game design expert Jesse Terrance Daniels teaches all the fundamentals of game design, from rule-setting to physical construction, along with original illustrations that capture the ethos and energy of the young, contemporary gaming community.
Readers will learn the "building blocks"...
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