Simple chess : mastering the basic principles

Chess is an easy game to learn, but a difficult one to master. A study of tactical play and some practical experience can get a player to a standard where they are skilful enough to prevent both checkmate and material loss. However, to advance from here to a higher level it is necessary to tackle positional play. This can appear daunting. However, once the principal strategic ideas are recognized, then everything becomes clearer and the game becomes simpler. In this book Grandmaster and experienced chess writer John Emms provides the improving player with the fundamental knowledge required to enter very game with confidence. This book offers a complete introduction to chess strategy, important positional ideas and is ideal for club and tournament players. (6 x 9, 144 pages, diagrams) 000 COVER GRANDE.bmp......Page 1 001.bmp......Page 2 002.bmp......Page 3 003.bmp......Page 4 004.bmp......Page 5 005.bmp......Page 6 006.bmp......Page 7 007.bmp......Page 8 008.bmp......Page 9 009.bmp......Page 10 010.bmp......Page 11 011.bmp......Page 12 012.bmp......Page 13 013.bmp......Page 14 014.bmp......Page 15 015.bmp......Page 16 016.bmp......Page 17 017.bmp......Page 18 018.bmp......Page 19 019.bmp......Page 20 020.bmp......Page 21 021.bmp......Page 22 022.bmp......Page 23 023.bmp......Page 24 024.bmp......Page 25 025.bmp......Page 26 026.bmp......Page 27 027.bmp......Page 28 028.bmp......Page 29 029.bmp......Page 30 030.bmp......Page 31 031.bmp......Page 32 032.bmp......Page 33 033.bmp......Page 34 034.bmp......Page 35 035.bmp......Page 36 036.bmp......Page 37 037.bmp......Page 38 038.bmp......Page 39 039.bmp......Page 40 040.bmp......Page 41 041.bmp......Page 42 042.bmp......Page 43 043.bmp......Page 44 044.bmp......Page 45 045.bmp......Page 46 046.bmp......Page 47 047.bmp......Page 48 048.bmp......Page 49 049.bmp......Page 50 050.bmp......Page 51 051.bmp......Page 52 052.bmp......Page 53 053.bmp......Page 54 054.bmp......Page 55 055.bmp......Page 56 056.bmp......Page 57 057.bmp......Page 58 058.bmp......Page 59 059.bmp......Page 60 060.bmp......Page 61 061.bmp......Page 62 062.bmp......Page 63 063.bmp......Page 64 064.bmp......Page 65 065.bmp......Page 66 066.bmp......Page 67 067.bmp......Page 68 068.bmp......Page 69 069.bmp......Page 70 070.bmp......Page 71 071.bmp......Page 72 072.bmp......Page 73 073.bmp......Page 74 074.bmp......Page 75 075.bmp......Page 76 076.bmp......Page 77 077.bmp......Page 78 078.bmp......Page 79 079.bmp......Page 80 080.bmp......Page 81 081.bmp......Page 82 082.bmp......Page 83 083.bmp......Page 84 084.bmp......Page 85 085.bmp......Page 86 086.bmp......Page 87 087.bmp......Page 88 088.bmp......Page 89 089.bmp......Page 90 090.bmp......Page 91 091.bmp......Page 92 092.bmp......Page 93 093.bmp......Page 94 094.bmp......Page 95 095.bmp......Page 96 096.bmp......Page 97 097.bmp......Page 98 098.bmp......Page 99 099.bmp......Page 100 100.bmp......Page 101 101.bmp......Page 102 102.bmp......Page 103 103.bmp......Page 104 104.bmp......Page 105 105.bmp......Page 106 106.bmp......Page 107 107.bmp......Page 108 108.bmp......Page 109 109.bmp......Page 110 110.bmp......Page 111 111.bmp......Page 112 112.bmp......Page 113 113.bmp......Page 114 114.bmp......Page 115 115.bmp......Page 116 116.bmp......Page 117 117.bmp......Page 118 118.bmp......Page 119 119.bmp......Page 120 120.bmp......Page 121 121.bmp......Page 122 122.bmp......Page 123 123.bmp......Page 124 124.bmp......Page 125 125.bmp......Page 126 126.bmp......Page 127 127.bmp......Page 128 128.bmp......Page 129 129.bmp......Page 130 130.bmp......Page 131 131.bmp......Page 132 132.bmp......Page 133 133.bmp......Page 134 134.bmp......Page 135 135.bmp......Page 136 136.bmp......Page 137 137.bmp......Page 138 138.bmp......Page 139 139.bmp......Page 140 140.bmp......Page 141 141.bmp......Page 142 142.bmp......Page 143 143.bmp......Page 144

Chess is an easy game to learn, but a difficult one to master. A study of tactical play and some practical experience can get a player to a standard where they are skilful enough to prevent both checkmate and material loss. However, to advance from here to a higher level it is necessary to tackle positional play. This can appear daunting. However, once the principal strategic ideas are recognized, then everything becomes clearer and the game becomes simpler. In this book Grandmaster and experienced chess writer John Emms provides the improving player with the fundamental knowledge required to enter very game with confidence.This book offers a complete introduction to chess strategy, important positional ideas and is ideal for club and tournament players. (6 x 9, 144 pages, diagrams)

Its been said many times before that chess is an easy game to learn, but a difficult one to master. The game is full of difficult questions such as, What do you do when your opponent is skilful enough to prevent both checkmate and material loss? However, once the principal strategic ideas are recognised, then everything becomes much clearer and the game becomes much simpler. In this book Grandmaster and experienced chess writer John Emms provides the reader with the fundamental knowledge required to enter every game with confidence. * A complete introduction to chess strategy * Important positional ideas are covered * Ideal for club and tournament players It's been said many times before that chess is an easy game to learn, but a difficult one to master. The game is full of difficult questions such as, "What do you do when your opponent is skillful enough to prevent both checkmate and material loss?" However, once the principal strategic ideas are recognized, then everything becomes much clearer and the game becomes much simpler. In this book Grandmaster and experienced chess writer John Emms provides the reader with the fundamental knowledge required to enter every game with confidence.-- A complete introduction to strategy-- Important positional ideas are covered-- Ideal for club and tournament players This book provides the reader with the fundamental knowledge required to play chess with confidence.