{"product_id":"chess-for-adult-beginners-paperback","title":"Chess For Adult Beginners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Cherniack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes how to improve at chess after learning the rules. Specifically, every improving chessplayer should know the following: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe most important skill a chessplayer has is to see chess pieces move around the board from a position, thereby creating more positions, without touching a single piece (\u003cstrong\u003eSEE IT IN YOUR HEAD\u003c\/strong\u003e). Without this basic ability, you are flying blind during a game.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIt's not enough to see a chess piece move from one square to another. The rub in seeing all these hypothetical virtual moves is that each and every single one of them must be evaluated in how they affect the current position. Aside from playing, the best way to learn how to evaluate is to read (\u003cstrong\u003eBE LITERATE\u003c\/strong\u003e) from experts who have been publishing books for over 500 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAt the chessboard, good chessplayers have developed and honed four highly refined filters that block out the nonsense moves that waste time, and allow them to concentrate on the promising moves that lead to the best move possible. The first filter is to determine if your opponent is aiming any threats your way (\u003cstrong\u003eSEE THROUGH YOUR OPPONENT'S EYES\u003c\/strong\u003e), as chess is no fun if all you are doing is walking into your opponent's punches.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOnce you have determined that there are no incoming missiles into your position, the second filter to apply is to visualize your own missiles (\u003cstrong\u003eCREATE THREATS\u003c\/strong\u003e) that you can lob in the opposite direction towards your opponent. Chess begins to become a little fun when you can see how you can make your opponent suffer.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe third filter to apply deals with the pesky neighbors that throw a wet blanket over many, if not most, threats: the pawns. You have eight pawns, and your opponent has eight pawns, for a total of sixteen, which occupy 25% of the board (\u003cstrong\u003eCREATE THREATS, BUT BE AWARE OF PAWNS\u003c\/strong\u003e). Pawns put special local rules on threats, depending on how they are placed.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe fourth and final filter is heuristics. Once you have determined that your opponent is not threatening anything, that you can create threats, and that you can create threats around or through the pawns, you have to choose the best move (\u003cstrong\u003eIF YOU SEE A GOOD MOVE, SIT ON YOUR HANDS AND LOOK FOR A BETTER ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e). First you choose an initial list of candidate moves, and then choose among your choices.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIf there are threats to be found, you must develop your tactical ability (\u003cstrong\u003eCOUNT WHERE IT COUNTS\u003c\/strong\u003e) to make them count. Tactics are everywhere, even in the simplest positions, and make the chess world go around.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIf no threats in a position can be readily found, you must develop your strategical ability (\u003cstrong\u003ePUT YOUR PIECES ON HIGHER GROUND\u003c\/strong\u003e), which is basically improving the integrity of your position at the expense of your opponent's. In chess, the more your pieces control the center, the better.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIf you have played well, you often reach the end of a game with a few pieces left on the board, and your opponent has none. Checkmate is what chess is all about (\u003cstrong\u003eDON'T FLY A PLANE, LAND ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e), and you must know how to finish off your opponent with limited material, and know it cold.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIf you play long enough, you will discover what kinds of positions you like playing at the chessboard, and what kinds you don't (\u003cstrong\u003eFIND AND REFINE YOUR STYLE\u003c\/strong\u003e). Seeing the best move is essential for playing good chess, but knowing thyself against an opponent is a must for becoming a better player.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExercises are included, with answers in the back (more are available from the accompanying \u003cem\u003eChess Workbook for Adult Beginners\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52588810633523,"sku":"9780692489666","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VzRaN1dVdklaTTBKUUtWdHRxdDU5dz09.webp?v=1761634608","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/chess-for-adult-beginners-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}