An ideal chess guide for beginners that covers all the crucial rules and aims and introduces all aspects of the game. Written by Garry Kasparov, the World number one and the most famous figure in chess history. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps you can set your unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid falling into them yourself. Hardcover, 96 pages from Everyman Chess. |
