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Index best players. See players, best • A • bishop piece About Chess website, 348 bad bishops, 28, 199, 326 action chess, 325 bishop versus bishop endgames, 248 active moves, 325 developing for center control, 191–192 adjust, defi ned, 325 double bishop sacrifi ce, 329 AI (artifi cial intelligence), 264 endgames, 244–245 Alekhine, Alexander, 262, 314–316 fi anchetto of, 156–158 algebraic notation, 85, 325 French bishops, 332 analog chess clock, 253 good bishops, 333 Anand, Vishwanathan, 321 versus good knights, 199 Anderssen, Adolf knight versus bishop endgames, 247–248 versus J. Dufresne, 277–279 knight versus knight endgames, 245–247 versus Lionel Kieseritzky, 275–277 versus knights, 46 status of, 321 light-squared, 336 annotation, 274, 325 locked behind pawns, 44 arbiters, 256, 325 in open positions, 226, 248 archers, 29 of opposite color, 27, 226, 326, 339 artifi cial intelligence (AI), 264 overview of, 26–29 attacked squares, 40 pair of, 326 attacking and rook checkmates, 180–182 counterattacks, 226 sacrifi cing to attack king, 128–130 discovered attacks, 109–111, 329 starting position, 19 discovered checks, 65, 112–113, 329 symbol for, 17 double attacks, 109, 329 value of, 45 king, sacrifi cing bishop to, 128–130 wrong bishops, 236 king with checks, 63–65 black play mating attacks, 337 French Defense, 210–211 during middlegame, 224–226 during opposition, 235–237 minority attacks, 223–224, 338 replies to king pawn fi rst move, 210 moves for, 326 Sicilian Defense, 211 overview of, 102 COPYRIGHTEDtypical MATERIAL opening moves for, 41–42 pieces, 203–204 blindfold chess, 326 pinning piece, 106 blitz games, 112, 326 blockades defi ned, 326 • B • holding back pawns with, 199–200 blunders, 125, 326 back rank, defi ned, 326 boards back-rank checkmate, 168–170, 326 chess sets, 12 backward pawn, 58, 326 diagonals, 15–17 bad bishops, 28, 199, 326 fi les, 15 base of pawn chains, 61 geometry of, 229–231 beginners, books for, 347–348 notation of squares, 16 331_9781118016954-bindex.indd1_9781118016954-bindex.indd 351351 88/29/11/29/11 111:291:29 PPMM 352 Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition boards (continued) centralization, 190, 327 overview of, 13–14 chains of pawns putting pieces on, 17–21 abandoning head of, 142–144 ranks, 14–15 defending head of, 144–145 squares, 15 defi ned, 340 book move, 326 French Defense opening, 138–141 books for beginners, 347–348 overview of, 60–61 Botvinnik, Mikhail, 317–318 chaturanga game, 21, 214 bridges, building, 149–152 cheapo, defi ned, 327 brilliancy, 326 check brilliancy prize, 326 attacking king with, 63–65 brute force programs, 264 concept of, 10 building bridges, 149–152 defi ned, 327 Byrne, Donald, 292–294 disadvantages of, 49, 64 discovered, 65, 112–113, 329 double, 65, 112–113, 178, 329 • C • during gameplay, 103 candidate moves, 137 perpetual, 65, 340 Capablanca, José Raúl spite, 65, 343 versus Emanuel Lasker, 289–291 checkmate overview of, 306–307 back-rank, 168–170, 326 captures, chess notation of, 88–90 bishop and rook, 180–182 capturing pawn with en passant, 79–81 cutting off squares with king and queen, castling 67–70 chess notation of, 90–92 Damiano’s mate, 115, 172 defi ned, 327 defi ned, 327 king and rook, 83–84 fool’s mate, 332 kingside, 83 with king and rook, 70–78 long, 336 Legall’s mate, 110, 336 overview of, 51 Morphy’s mate, 180 queenside, 83 overview of, 66–67, 167 short, 343 queen and knight, 175–177 center control queen and pawn, 171–175 bishops, developing, 191–192 quickest, 52 center, defi ned, 327 Réti’s mate, 113 center pawns, starting game with, scholar’s mate, 169–170, 342 190–191 smothered, 177–180, 343 initiative, 194 chess clocks, 253, 327 knights, developing, 191–192 Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint looking for, 192–193 Louis, 349 during opening, 202 Chess Club website, 269 overview of, 42, 44 Chess Federation of Canada website, 266 positional advantage, 194 Chess House website, 348 principles of, 189–190 Chess Life magazine, 252 seeing ahead, 194 Chess Life Online magazine, 266 Center Counter opening, 50 chess notation center pawns ambiguities, 93–94 gaining space with, 44 captures, 88–90 starting game with, 190–191 castling, 90–92 331_9781118016954-bindex.indd1_9781118016954-bindex.indd 352352 88/29/11/29/11 111:291:29 PPMM Index 353 commenting on game, 94–95 offering draws, 260 exchanges, 90–92 overview of, 251 opening, 86–88 practice clubs, joining, 251–252 overview of, 85 round-robin tournaments, 255–256 pawn promotions, 92 straightening pieces, 261 pieces, 86 Swiss system, 254–255 writing moves of game, 86 touch rules, 261 chess problem, 327 tournament etiquette, 257–258 chess sets (boards). See boards U.S. tournaments, 252 Chess TV website, 349 watching time, 253 Chess USA website, 348 world tournaments, 256–257 ChessBase website, 349 compositions, 219 ChessCafe website, 266, 348 computer chess Chess.FM website, 349 databases, 267–268 chessic, defi ned, 327 electronic instruction, 267 chessman, defi ned, 327 history of, 264–265 Chigorin, Mikhail, 321 overview of, 263–264 classical style, 327 playing computer programs, 268–269 clearance sacrifi ces, 114–115, 173 playing online, 269–270 Closed English formation websites, 266 advantages of, 164 concepts of chess, 10 drawbacks of, 165 connect, defi ned, 328 overview of, 163–164 consolidate, defi ned, 328 closed fi le, 328 consultation chess closed games, 186, 328 defi ned, 328 closed pawn formations, 156 famous example of, 279 closed positions, 54 contested squares, 40 clubs, joining, 251–252 control. See also center control colors in chess, 13 of game, 40 columns, 14 of key squares, 196–199 combination moves cook, defi ned, 328 decoys, 118–119 correspondence chess defi ned, 328 defi ned, 328 defl ecting opponent pieces off key overview of, 262 squares, 119–121 Count Isouard, 279–281 destroying guard, 121–123 counterattacks, 226 during middlegame, 12 counting method, 232 overloading single piece, 123–124 cramped position overview of, 113–114 avoiding, 40 sacrifi cing pieces to clear paths, 114–117 defi ned, 328 commenting on game, 94–95 French Defense, 139 compensation, 328 relieving, 44 competition gameplay cramping move, 40 calling losses, 258–260 crippled majority, 328 correspondence chess, 262 critical position, 328 earning ratings, 253–254 cross-check, 328 eating during, 261–262 crosstable, 328 match competition, 256 cutting off squares, 66 331_9781118016954-bindex.indd1_9781118016954-bindex.indd 353353 88/29/11/29/11 111:291:29 PPMM 354 Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition double round robin, 329 • D • doubled pawns Damiano’s mate, 115, 172 defi ned, 330 databases, 267–268 overview of, 59–60 decoy pieces, 118–119 doubling rooks, 226 decoy sacrifi ce, 329 Dragon variation Deep Blue, 294–296 advantages of, 159 defending drawbacks of, 160 head of pawn chains, 144–145 overview of, 158–159 middlegame, 224–225 draw defl ection sacrifi ces, 119 defi ned, 330 descriptive notation due to stalemate, 65 defi ned, 329 offering during tournament play, 260 overview of, 85 by perpetual checks, 65 desperado, 329 duffer, 330 destroying the guard, 121–123 Dufresne, J., 277–279 development Duke Karl of Braunschweig, 279–281 basic principles for, 203 dynamic equilibrium, 42 bishops, 191–192 dynamism, 330 controlling center, 202 defi ned, 100, 329 • E • elements of, 10 gaining tempo, 47–49 eating during tournament play, 261–262 gambits, 49–51, 126–128 edges knights, 191–192 defi ned, 330 moves for, 47 forcing enemy king toward, 73–74 during opening, 12 electronic instruction, 267 overview of, 47, 202 elements of chess watching opponent, 203 avoiding cramped positions, 40 diagonals backward pawns, 58 defi ned, 329 development, 47–51 overview of, 15–17 doubled pawns, 59–60 diagram, defi ned, 329 gaining control of space, 40 digital chess clock, 253 guidelines for, 61 discovered attacks, 109–111, 329 hanging pawns, 58–59 discovered checks, 65, 112–113, 329 isolated pawns, 57 double attacks, 109, 329 king safety, 51–53 double bishop sacrifi ce, 329 laws of space, 44 double checks material, 44–45 defi ned, 329 minor pieces, 42–44 overview of, 65, 112–113 opening moves, 41–42 during smothered mate, 178 overview of, 10, 39 double queen pawn openings passed pawns, 55–57 overview of, 212 pawn chains, 60–61 Queen’s Gambit, 212 pawn duos, 54–55 Slav, 212–213 pawn structure, 53–54 331_9781118016954-bindex.indd1_9781118016954-bindex.indd 354354 88/29/11/29/11 111:291:29 PPMM Index 355 space, 39–40 valuing pawns and pieces, 45–46 • F • ellipsis (...), 88 famous chess games Elo ratings, 253 Adolf Anderssen versus J. Dufresne, Elo scale, 330 277–279 en passant Adolf Anderssen versus Lionel capturing pawn with, 79–81 Kieseritzky, 275–277 defi ned, 330 Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov, en prise 294–296 defi ned, 330 Donald Byrne versus Robert J. Fischer, overview of, 104 292–294 endgame Emanuel Lasker versus José Raúl bishop versus bishop, 248 Capablanca, 289–291 building bridges, 149–152 Garry Kasparov versus world, 297–300 defi ned, 330 Georg Rotlewi versus Akiba Rubinstein, general winning strategy of, 228–229 285–287 geometry of chessboard, 229–231 overview of, 273 king during, 32 Paul Morphy versus Duke Karl of king play, 44 Braunschweig and Count Isouard, king versus king, 233–237 279–281 knight versus bishop, 247–248 Stepan Levitsky versus Frank Marshall, knight versus knight, 245–247 287–289 minor pieces, 244–245 understanding games, 274 multiple pawns, 238–242 Wilhelm Steinitz versus Kurt Von overview of, 12, 227–228 Bardeleben, 282–284 patterns, 145–146 Fédération Internationale des Échecs pawn and king, 231 (FIDE) racing to
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