Originally published as eight separate volumes, and now conveniently collected in one edition, The Complete Chess Course offers a summarized review of the basic principles of chess as well as the fine points of the world's most challenging game. For beginners and experts alike. - Book One- Summary of chess fundamentals, providing your first springboard into this 'royal' game.
- Book Two- The nine most common mistakes, from neglecting development of your pieces and underestimating your opponent's threats to getting pinned and making too many Queen moves in the opening.
- Book Three- Planning the opening, from the White point of view, so as to get a promising middle game.
- Book Four- From Black's point of view, discussion of counterattack and defense.
- Book Five- How to win when you're ahead, with discussion and examples of endings.
- Book Six- How to fight back, and making the best of an apparently lost game.
- Book Seven- How to play the King Pawn openings, with presentations of Danish Gambit, Sicilian Defense, and others.
- Book Eight- How to play the Queen Pawn openings, with examples of Queen's Indian Defense and Queen's Gambit Accepted, as well as others.
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