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Шахматных Задач Chess Exercises Schachaufgaben
Всеволод Костров Vsevolod Kostrov Борис Белявский Boris Beliavsky 2000 Шахматных задач Chess exercises Schachaufgaben РЕШЕБНИК TACTICAL CHESS.. EXERCISES SCHACHUBUNGSBUCH Шахматные комбинации Chess combinations Kombinationen Часть 1-2 разряд Part 1700-2000 Elo 3 Teil 1-2 Klasse Русский шахматный дом/Russian Chess House Москва, 2013 В первых двух книжках этой серии мы вооружили вас мощными приёмами для успешного ведения шахматной борьбы. В вашем арсенале появились двойной удар, связка, завлечение и отвлечение. Новый «Решебник» обогатит вас более изысканным тактическим оружием. Не всегда до короля можно добраться, используя грубую силу. Попробуйте обхитрить партнёра с помощью плаща и кинжала. Маскируйтесь, как разведчик, и ведите себя, как опытный дипломат. Попробуйте найти слабое место в лагере противника и в нужный момент уничтожьте защиту и нанесите тонкий кинжальный удар. Кстати, чужие фигуры могут стать союзниками. Умелыми манёврами привлеките фигуры противника к их королю, пускай они его заблокируют так, чтобы ему, бедному, было не вздохнуть, и в этот момент нанесите решающий удар. Неприятно, когда все фигуры вашего противника взаимодействуют между собой. Может, стоить вбить клин в их порядки – перекрыть их прочной шахматной дверью. А так ли страшна атака противника на ваши укрепления? Стоит ли уходить в глухую оборону? Всегда ищите контрудар. Тонкий промежуточный укол изменит ход борьбы. Не сгрудились ли ваши фигуры на небольшом пространстве, не мешают ли они друг другу добраться до короля противника? Решите, кому всё же идти на штурм королевской крепости, и освободите пространство фигуре для атаки. Короля всегда надо защищать в первую очередь. Используйте это обстоятельство и совершите открытое нападение на него и другие фигуры. И тогда жернова вашей «мельницы» перемелют всё вражеское войско. -
Proba Hawkins.Indd
JJonathanonathan HHawkinsawkins AAMATEURMATEUR TTOO IIMM Proven Ideas and Training Methods Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................... 9 PART 1 Thinking Techniques ......................................................................................... 13 Lesson 1 Reaching the Horizon – Reference Points in Calculation ................................... 14 Calculating with a goal in mind Key squares in king and pawn endgames Opposition and outflanking An arsenal of positions Summary of Ideas .......................................................................................21 Theoretical Notes: opposition, distant opposition, outflanking .................... 22 Lesson 2 A Short Introduction to Planning in the Endgame .............................................. 25 Basic winning methods Identifying long-term goals Promoting our pawns Attacking the enemy structure Lesson 3 Capablanca’s Pawn Endgame ............................................................................ 31 Combining planning with calculation Mastering key positions Building blocks Reserve tempi Critical squares Three training games Summary of Ideas .......................................................................................47 Theoretical Notes .......................................................................................48 Lesson 4 Step by Step – A Guide to Little Plans .............................................................. 51 Optimizing the -
Detecting Fortresses in Chess
ELEKTROTEHNISKIˇ VESTNIK 79(1-2): 35–40, 2012 ENGLISH EDITION Detecting Fortresses in Chess Matej Guid, Ivan Bratko Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Trzaˇ skaˇ c. 25, Ljubljana, Slovenia Email: [email protected] Abstract. We introduce a computational method for semi-automatical detecting fortresses in the game of chess. It is based on computer heuristic search and can be easily used with any state-of-the-art chess program. We also demonstrate a method for avoiding fortresses and show how to find a break-through plan when one exists. Although the paper is not concerned with the question whether it is practical or not to implement the method within the state-of-the-art chess programs, the method can be useful, for example, in correspondence chess or in composing chess studies, where a human-computer interaction is of great importance, and the time available is significantly longer than in ordinary chess competitions. Keywords: fortress, chess, computer chess, game playing, heuristic search 1 INTRODUCTION In this paper, we will introduce a novel method for detecting fortresses. It is based on computer heuristic In chess, fortresses are usually regarded as positions search. We intend to demonstrate that due to lack when one side has a material advantage, however, the of changes in backed-up heuristic evaluations between defender’s position is an impregnable fortress and the successive depths that are otherwise expected in won win cannot be achieved when both sides play optimally. positions, fortresses can be detected effectively. We will The current state-of-the-art programs typically fail to also show how to avoid fortresses and possibly find a recognise fortresses and seem to claim a winning ad- break-through plan when one exists. -
Move by Move
Cyrus Lakdawala Tal move by move www.everymanchess.com About the Author is an International Master, a former National Open and American Open Cyrus Lakdawala Champion, and a six-time State Champion. He has been teaching chess for over 30 years, and coaches some of the top junior players in the U.S. Also by the Author: Play the London System A Ferocious Opening Repertoire The Slav: Move by Move 1...d6: Move by Move The Caro-Kann: Move by Move The Four Knights: Move by Move Capablanca: Move by Move The Modern Defence: Move by Move Kramnik: Move by Move The Colle: Move by Move The Scandinavian: Move by Move Botvinnik: Move by Move The Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Move by Move Korchnoi: Move by Move The Alekhine Defence: Move by Move The Trompowsky Attack: Move by Move Carlsen: Move by Move The Classical French: Move by Move Larsen: Move by Move 1...b6: Move by Move Bird’s Opening: Move by Move The Petroff: Move by Move Fischer: Move by Move Anti-Sicilians: Move by Move Contents About the Author 3 Bibliography 5 Introduction 7 1 The Early Years 21 2 World Champion and 1960-1970 153 3 The Later Years 299 Index of Openings 394 Index of Complete Games 395 Introduction Things are not what they appear to be; nor are they otherwise. – Surangama Sutra The nature of miracles is they contradict our understanding of what we consider ‘truth’. Perhaps the miracle itself is a truth which our minds are too limited to comprehend. Mik- hail Nekhemevich Tal was just such a miracle worker of the chess board. -
How Female Early-Career Faculty Play the Game of Tenure
University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations Dissertations and Theses March 2019 Every Pawn is a Potential Queen: How Female Early-Career Faculty Play the Game of Tenure Bethany Lisi Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2 Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Lisi, Bethany, "Every Pawn is a Potential Queen: How Female Early-Career Faculty Play the Game of Tenure" (2019). Doctoral Dissertations. 1512. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/1512 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations and Theses at ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Every Pawn is a Potential Queen: How Female Early-Career Faculty Play the Game of Tenure A Dissertation Presented by BETHANY M. LISI Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY February 2019 Higher Education College of Education © Copyright by Bethany M. Lisi 2019 All Rights Reserved Every Pawn is a Potential Queen: How Female Early-Career Faculty Play the Game of Tenure A Dissertation Presented By BETHANY M. LISI Approved as to style and content by: Ezekiel Kimball, Chair Kate Hudson, Member Jennifer Lundquist, Member Jennifer Randall Associate Dean of Academic Affairs College of Education DEDICATION In many ways, writing this dissertation forced me to examine my approach to life and identify areas that bring me happiness. -
January, 2016
Volume 43, Number 1 COLORADO STATE CHESS ASSOCIATION January 2016 COLORADO CHESS INFORMANT Year in Review Volume 43, Number 1 Colorado Chess Informant January 2016 From the Editor Another year of chess in Colorado is in the record books and an even more exciting year lies ahead. There are just so many op- portunities to play chess that the upcoming schedule is stocked to overflowing. This issue has a brief review of what happened last year with a The Colorado State Chess Association, Incorporated, is a number of fine articles from a few of the events in 2016, and Section 501(C)(3) tax exempt, non-profit educational corpora- along with them is a listing of the winners from some of the larg- tion formed to promote chess in Colorado. Contributions are er tournaments in Colorado. tax deductible. Since I’m talking about articles, when I attended the Member- Dues are $15 a year or $5 a tournament. Youth (under 20) and ship meeting last year I had the honor, of noted author John Wat- Senior (65 or older) memberships are $10. Family member- son come up to me and remark that he really enjoys the maga- ships are available to additional family members for $3 off the zine. Needless to say I was thrilled to hear him say that, because regular dues. what we are doing with the Informant is even appreciated by a talented writer like himself, and that speaks volumes about chess ● Send address changes to Ann Davies. in Colorado and its players. I also remember when Paul Coving- ● Send pay renewals & memberships to Randy Schine. -
Kuzmin-Polugaevsky, Interzonal Tournament, Riga 1979
(The annotations to this game, by L. A. Polugaevsky and his second in the Riga Interzonal, O. M. Averkin, are from the Soviet tournament book Mezhzonalnye turniry Riga ‘79, Rio de Zhaneiro ‘79, edited by V. I. Chepizhny and published by Fizkultura i Sport, Moscow in 1980. The translation from the original Russian is by Douglas Griffin.) Kuzmin – Polugaevsky 8rd round, FIDE Interzonal Tournament, Riga, 15th September 1979 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 d5 5.0–0 e5 After the game Kuzmin said that he had completely forgotten about the possibility of this move for Black, and had reckoned only with 5...e6 or 5...g6. 6.cxd5 (Translator’s note: The critical test of Black’s last move is considered to be 6.Qa4, and on 6...Bd6, 7.Ng5.) 6...Nxd5 7.Nc3 Be6 XIIIIIIIIY 8r+-wqkvl-tr0 7zpp+-+pzpp0 6-+n+l+-+0 5+-zpnzp-+-0 4-+-+-+-+0 3+-sN-+NzP-0 2PzP-zPPzPLzP0 1tR-vLQ+RmK-0 xabcdefghy The Maróczy Variation in the Sicilian Defence has been obtained, but with reversed colours and, of course, a tempo less for Black; however, practice shows that White’s extra tempo is only enough for equality. 8.Nxd5 This is already a questionable decision. White chooses a path in which the extra tempo is not felt. Much more substantive is 8.Ng5, beginning tempo play. After 8...Qxg5 9.Nxd5 Qd8, quite good appears 10.e4 followed by a2–a3 and b2–b4. Black does not have time to do this in the analogous position, and this makes the such a plan unacceptable for him. -
An Analysis of the Ideologies, Strategies and Applications of Chess and Martial Arts with Respect to Transferable Skills Torriente Toliver Langston University
Langston University Digital Commons @ Langston University McCabe Thesis Collection Student Works 5-2008 An Analysis of the Ideologies, Strategies and Applications of Chess and Martial Arts With Respect to Transferable Skills Torriente Toliver Langston University Follow this and additional works at: http://dclu.langston.edu/mccabe_theses Part of the Other Arts and Humanities Commons, Sociology Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation Toliver, Torriente, "An Analysis of the Ideologies, Strategies and Applications of Chess and Martial Arts With Respect to Transferable Skills" (2008). McCabe Thesis Collection. Paper 46. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Works at Digital Commons @ Langston University. It has been accepted for inclusion in McCabe Thesis Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Langston University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. AN ANALYSIS OF THE IDEOLOGIES, STRATEGIES, AND APPLICATIONS OF CHESS AND MARTIAL ARTS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFERABLE SKILLS By Torriente Toliver Acknowledgements This work would not be possible without the training in the skills that I learned to transfer. I want to thank Allen Hammond, my high school chess coach and world history teacher, who taught me the value of information, research, and critical thinking. I would also like to thank the staff of Beverly Pagoda Martial Arts Academy who taught me to put my critical thinking skills to use with practical application and not to waste them on pontification. I would like to thank Sensei Kates Jr. specifically because it was he that taught me about transferable skills and inspired me to create an effective way to analyze my skills and teach others to do the same. -
BB 2017-10-06 Chess
Volume 10, Issue 10 October 6th, 2017 Bradford Bulletin BRADFORD ACADEMY’S PARENT UPDATE SPECIAL POINTS OF UpperUpper SchoolSchool ChessChess INTEREST: • 10/6 - End of Quarter The first Bradford Academy • 10/9 - 13 - FALL Chess Tournament was BREAK recently completed. Thirty- • 11/10: Veterans two students from grades 7 – Day (observed), no 10 battled over the boards school through five rounds 11/16 : Bradford • conducted over a period of 6 Night / Open House, 7 weeks. The tournament was PM organized using the Swiss • 12/1: Prospective format, meaning all players Parent Open House, 9 played all five rounds. In AM each round the participants were each assigned white or P R A Y E R black pieces as well as an opponent who had an Please pray for God’s identical record. The mention goes to Owen supply regarding specific competitors had one week to Williams, who was the needs: complete their matches. only other competitor out • Students: Academic Most matches were played of thirty-two to win four success and growth in during one or more lunch breaks at the DTC. On matches. Owen’s lone loss came in Round 2. virtue and love. any given day, several boards would be active • Staff: Wisdom, grace, with the students studying the situations and Each Monday during the tournament, Dr. and creativity. planning their attacks and defenses. Some of James would meet with the students for 10 • Financial: Funds for the matches concluded minutes during lunch to our scholarship outside of school, being present a chess tactic on program and future completed over a the demonstration board. -
This Thesis Has Been Submitted in Fulfilment of the Requirements for a Postgraduate Degree (E.G
This thesis has been submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for a postgraduate degree (e.g. PhD, MPhil, DClinPsychol) at the University of Edinburgh. Please note the following terms and conditions of use: This work is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights, which are retained by the thesis author, unless otherwise stated. A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the author. The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the author. When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given. Names on the Internet: Towards Electronic Socio-onom@stics Katarzyna Aleksiejuk PhD Thesis University of Edinburgh 2015 2 Declaration of Authorship I declare that this thesis has been written by me and has not been submitted for any other degree or professional qualification. Signature ________________________________ Date _________________________________ 3 4 Acknowledgements First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisors, Dr Lara Ryazanova-Clarke and Dr Alan Macniven, for their engagement and always valuable feedback. Thank you for sharing your priceless time and knowledge with me. I would like to thank Chris Tolland, my manager at work, who helped me greatly to accommodate working and studying. My warm thanks go to my family, friends and colleagues for their understanding and support. I would also like to take this opportunity to pass my special thanks to Prof. -
Glossary of Chess
Glossary of chess See also: Glossary of chess problems, Index of chess • X articles and Outline of chess • This page explains commonly used terms in chess in al- • Z phabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, • References like fork and pin. For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems; for a list of chess-related games, see Chess variants. 1 A Contents : absolute pin A pin against the king is called absolute since the pinned piece cannot legally move (as mov- ing it would expose the king to check). Cf. relative • A pin. • B active 1. Describes a piece that controls a number of • C squares, or a piece that has a number of squares available for its next move. • D 2. An “active defense” is a defense employing threat(s) • E or counterattack(s). Antonym: passive. • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P Envelope used for the adjournment of a match game Efim Geller • Q vs. Bent Larsen, Copenhagen 1966 • R adjournment Suspension of a chess game with the in- • S tention to finish it later. It was once very common in high-level competition, often occurring soon af- • T ter the first time control, but the practice has been • U abandoned due to the advent of computer analysis. See sealed move. • V adjudication Decision by a strong chess player (the ad- • W judicator) on the outcome of an unfinished game. 1 2 2 B This practice is now uncommon in over-the-board are often pawn moves; since pawns cannot move events, but does happen in online chess when one backwards to return to squares they have left, their player refuses to continue after an adjournment. -
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Chess Tactics: Weapons for the Chess Warrior Alpha One Books Copyright © 2013 Jeremy Freeman All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Editor: Lynne Melcombe (www.lynnemelcombe.com) Cover designer: Raymond Minnaar (www.raymondminnaar.co.za) Interior designer: David Moratto (www.davidmoratto.com) LCCN: 2013950646 ISBN: 978-0-9894577-0-5 First edition Alpha One Books To all the Chess Warriors out there! The Opening: It’s Your Move! . 1 CHAPTER 1 The Basics: Train for Battle . 5 CHAPTER 2 Forks: Attack More than One Target . 13 CHAPTER 3 Discovered Attacks: Ambush the Enemy . 33 CHAPTER 4 Pins: Immobilize the Defender . 53 CHAPTER 5 Skewers: Catch the Exposed Piece . 73 CHAPTER 6 Removing the Guard: Expose the Target . 93 CHAPTER 7 Trapped Pieces: Leave No Escape Route . 113 CHAPTER 8 Basic Checkmates: Force Enemy Surrender . 135 CHAPTER 9 Training Puzzles: Slick Drills, Quick Kills . 167 Answer Key . 211 VII “This is not a work of scholarship. I am no Hebraist, no higher critic, no ancient historian, no archeologist. I write for the unlearned about things in which I am unlearned myself. If an excuse is needed, and perhaps it is for writing such a book, my excuse would be something like this. It often happens that two schoolboys can solve difficulties in their work for one another better than the Master can.