Research Catalog

Title

Pandolfini's ultimate guide to chess / Bruce Pandolfini.

Author

Pandolfini, Bruce

Publication

• New York : Simon & Schuster, [2003]
• ©2003

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Details

Description

xii, 383 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

With interesting, insightful notes on famous players and positions, as well as Pandolfini's personal thoughts on computer chess and the future of chess, this will be the benchmark title for chess players for years to come.

Series Statement

Fireside chess library

Uniform Title

Fireside chess library.

Alternative Title

• Ultimate guide to chess
• Basic to advanced strategies with America's foremost chess instructor

Subject

• Chess
• chess
• Schaken

Note

• "A Fireside book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 367) and index.

Contents

Prologue: Chess, The Universal Game -- In the Beginning -- Arming for Attack -- Defining the Goal -- Terms of Engagement -- Staking Out Territory -- Establishing the Neutral Zone -- Determining Priorities -- Starting the Campaign -- Digging the Trenches -- Accumulating Advantages -- Forming Plans -- Evaluating and Calculating -- Breaking Through -- The Beginning of the End -- Approaching the Goal -- All Good Things Come to an End -- Epilogue: Chess = mc² -- Appendix 1: Glossary -- Appendix 2: Opening Moves -- Appendix 3: Chess on the Web -- Appendix 4: World Champions -- Appendix 5: Significant Dates in Chess History -- Appendix 6: Quotes -- Appendix 7: Chess in Movies and Books -- Appendix 8: The Most Famous Chess Game of All Time -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments

ISBN

• 9780743226172
• 0743226178
• 0743226172 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2003054221

OCLC

• ocm52429688
• 52429688
• SCSB-9423461

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library