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Start out on a fascinating journey of chess discovery with this fun, easy-to-follow book!
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The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defenses in chess and is favored by ambitious and aggressive players.
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Endgames with kings, bishops, knights and pawns are generally considered among the most complex and can seem quite bewildering to the improving player.
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It is estimated that rook endgames are reached in nearly one in five of all chess games.
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Endgames involving only kings and pawns are the most fundamental of all chess positions, and a firm understanding of them is required in order to become confident of tackling more complex endings.
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The very closely linked Slav and Semi-Slav Defences are two of the most popular and combative openings that Black can play against the Queen's Gambit.
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In Starting Out: Closed Sicilian, Richard Palliser examines this popular opening at a fundamental level.
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This book is written in Everyman Chess's distinctive Starting Out style with plenty of notes, tips and warnings throughout to help the reader absorb ideas.
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The Scheveningen is an uncompromising and flexible variation of Black's most popular defence to 1 e4, the Sicilian. In Starting Out: Sicilian Scheveningen Craig Pritchett takes a fresh look at this famous opening.
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The Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA) is Black's simplest way of dealing with one of White's most fashionable openings, the Queen's Gambit. In Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik take a fresh look at this famous opening.
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Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Nimzo-Indian.
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The Caro-Kann Defense has a well-deserved and established reputation as an incredibly solid and, at the same time, dynamic defense to 1.e4.
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Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Grunfeld.
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Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Modern Benoni.
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Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Queen's Indian.
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The Queen's Gambit Declined is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and has been the battleground for countless world-class encounters throughout the history of chess.
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Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the English Opening.
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Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of the Pirc/Modern.
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Neil McDonald is a Grandmaster and successful player on the international chess circuit. He trained many of England's strongest junior players and wrote many outstanding works. He lives in the UK.
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Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of Benoni Systems.
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Few would disagree that the Sicilian Dragon is one of the most exciting, high profile and controversial openings in chess history.
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