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Numbers and Symbols Ruy, 114 50-move rule, 27, 184 value of vs., 55, 59 1001 Brilliant Ways to (), 140 on f7, 234–235 A Greco’s, 227–231 absolute , 58 on h6, 231–234 active square, 257 Bishop strategy a-file, 5 dominating Knights, 55 Alapin, Semion, 125 dominating Rooks, 60–61 Alekhine, Alexander , 56 and Alekhine’s Defense, 102, 121 against good Knights, 59 and Benoni, 144 good vs. bad, 54 Alekhine’s Defense, 102, 121–122 and opposite-colored Bishops resulting in draws, 57 Anastasia’s mate, 198 pins, 58 attack. See also specific pieces and specific strategies skewers, 58 developing pieces prior to, 100–101 black. See also specific pieces and strategies Dragon variation, 216–217, 236, 238 Avant-Garde, 138 English, 218–220 choice of, 9 in five steps to victory, 149, 150 , 136–137 Four Pawns, 122 notation of moves by, 102 Fried Liver, 221–225 Queening squares for, 35 ’s Indian, 132–134 Blackburne, Joseph Henry (Black Death) by Knight from center of board, 46–47 and Blackburne’s mate, 201 notation for, 18 and , 115 securing King before, 85–86 Blackburne’s mate, 201 Avant-Garde, 138 blockade of isolated pawns, 70 B of passed pawns, 77 back rank checkmate, 41, 192–193 Blockade (Aron Nimzovitsch), 148 backward , 71 Boden, Samuel, 199 balance, recapturing for, 19 Boden’s mate, 199–200 Benoni, 144–145 books about chess, 140 Bishop(s) (B) Botvinnik, Mikael, 141 avoiding of Knights for, 107 Bronstein, David, 140 capture by, 13 building a bridge, 254 checkmate with King, Knight, and, 184–187 C checkmate with King and two, 180–183 checkmate with two, 201 Capablanca, Jose, 120 described, 7 capture. See also recapturing endgames with pawn and, 257–260 COPYRIGHTEDby MATERIAL Bishops, 13, 57 good vs. bad, 54 , 35 movement by, 8, 13 and 50-move rule, 27 moving Knights before, 96–97 by King, 10–11 placement of, 9 by Knights, 15 promoting pawn to, 18, 31 notation for, 18 relative value of, 27 by pawns, 8, 16

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by , 14 Greco’s, 196 by Rooks, 12 Gueridon, 194–195 Caro, H., 120 with King, Bishop, and Knight, 184–187 Caro-Kann Defense with King and Queen, 173–175 described, 120–121 with King and , 176–179 as Knight sacrifice, 225–226 with King and two Bishops, 180–183 origin of, 120 Legal’s, 212–213 castle. See Rook(s) Lolli’s, 202–204 notation for, 18 described, 33 Pillsbury’s, 205–207 on Kingside vs. Queenside, 87 with Queen and Rook, 171 long vs. short, 87 Rook, 41 rules of, 34 smothered, 190–191 with two Queens, 168–170 King’s vs., 110 with two Rooks, 172 as poor opening for white, 113 Chernev, Irving, 140 center of board chess (in general). See also chess tournaments control of, 9 beginning game, 4 described, 92 choosing color, 9 fighting for, 92–93 correspondence, 134 King in, 10 end of games, 24 Knight attacks from, 46–47 goal of, 22 Knight in, 46, 59 illegal moves in, 19 Queen in, 82 improving game, 55 chain, pawn, 67–68, 71 on Internet, 95, 145, 152 chaturanga, 128 learning about, 68 notation, 17–18 and castling, 34 origin of, 4 discovered, 28–29 pieces used in, 6 double, 30, 190 players, 4, 9 as goal of chess, 22 reading books about, 140 as King being under attack, 22–23 ChessBase, 187 notation for, 18 perpetual, 25–26 checkerboard same as, 11 saying, 22 described, 4, 5 checkerboard, 11 Kingside of, 46 checkmate orientation of, 5 Anastasia’s, 198 Queenside of, 46 back rank, 41, 192–193 setup for, 9 Blackburne’s, 201 , 220 Boden’s, 199–200 chess clubs, 68 defined, 4 chess databases, 187 described, 23 magazine, 191 Domiano’s, 208–211 , standard, 4 Epaulette, 197 chess software as goal of chess, 22 databases, 187 practice with, 152

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chess tournaments Domiano, Pedro, 208 equipment for, 220 Domiano’s mate, 208–211 finding, 191 , 30, 190 illegal moves in, 19 , 64, 66 ratings from, 213 double King pawn openings types of, 241 Center Game, 113 what to expect in, 220 King’s Gambit, 110 Chigorin, Mikhail, 115 Petrov’s Defense, 115–117 Classical Variation of the French Defense, 105–106 , 113–114 clock, chess, 220 Scotch game, 115 clubs, chess, 68 , 111–112 Colle, Edgard, 135 double Queen pawn openings , 135 Queen’s Gambit, 123 column (file), 5 Queen’s Gambit Declined, 124 control of squares. See also specific strategies , 125 by Bishop, 13 doubling Rooks in center of board, 9 for checkmate, 41 by first pawn move, 9 described, 39 by King, 10–11 for power, 42 by pawns, 31 Dragon opening formation, 139–140 by Queen, 14 Dragon variation attack by Rook, 12 described, 216–217 corner, Knights in, 47 exchange sacrifice on c3, 238 , 134 exchange sacrifice on h5, 236 origin of, 216 D databases, chess, 187 by agreement, 25 defense. See also specific strategies or formations in endgames with Bishops of opposite colors, 257 Alekhine’s, 102, 121–122 in endgames with Knight and pawn, 261–262 Caro-Kann, 120–121, 225–226 and 50-move rule, 27 French, 104, 119 with opposite-colored Bishops, 57 French, Classical Variation of, 105–106 in , 25–26 King’s Indian, 126 secret to reaching, 253–254 Nimzo-Indian, 128 , 24–25 Petrov’s, 115–117 typical, 26 Queen’s Indian, 127 Sicilian, 118, 216 E Slav, 125 Edwards, J., 159 Two Knights’, 221 endgame development. See also specific pieces and specific strategies activating King in, 264 of Bishops first, 97 Bishop and pawn, 257–260 gaining time for, 103–104 King and pawn, 244–251 paying attention to opponent’s moves during, 102 Knight and pawn, 261–264 prior to attacking, 100–101 Queen and pawn, 265–271 of Queen, 82–83 Rooks and pawns, 252–256 diagonal, 5 staying active in, 251 discovered check, 28–29 thinking ahead in, 256 using active squares in, 257

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ending of games French Winawer, 141–142 and 50-move rule, 27 Fried Liver Attack, 221–225 by or draw, 24–26 English attack, 218–220 G Englund Gambit, 129 gaining time, 102 en passant capture, 35 gambit, 110 entry square, 257 Englund, 129 Epaulette mate, 197 King’s, 110 Euwe, Max, 125 Queen’s, 123 exchanges Queen’s, Declined, 124 of Bishops for Knights, 107 Greco, Gioacchino, 118 limiting, in opening strategy, 103–106 Greco’s Bishop sacrifice, 227–231 by opponent, 104 Greco’s mate, 196 exchange sacrifice Gueridon mate, 194–195 on c3, 238–241 on h5, 236–238 H hanging pawn, 72–75 F Hedgehog, 136–137 family , 49 h-file, 5 fianchetto horse. See Knight and chaturanga, 128 described, 56 I 50-move rule, 27, 184 ideal setup, 94–95 file (column), 5. See also open files illegal moves, 19 first move, color for, 9 improving game, 55 Fischer, Bobby Indian Defense in Match of the Century, 61 King’s, 126 My 60 Memorable Games, 140 Nimzo-Indian, 128 and promoting pawns, 31 origin of name, 128 and Sicilian Defense, 118 Queen’s, 127 five steps to victory infinite value, of King, 27 attack weakness with pawn, 150 International Correspondence Chess Federation, 134 attack weakness with your pieces, 149 Internet chess activities fix weakness, 148 book reviews and archives, 95 identify weakness, 148 instruction websites, 95 online, 150 practice websites, 145, 152 opponent forced to defend weakness, 149 Internet , 150 in practice, 151–152 island, pawn, 65 fixed pawn, Bishop behind, 54 , 70 flanks, 98 fork J family, 49 Jones, W., 159 Knight, 49–51 jumping, by Knight, 15 pawn, 76 Four Pawns Attack, 122 K French Defense, 104, 119 Kann, M., 120 French Defense, Classical Variation of, 105–106 Karpov, Anatoly and Caro-Kann Defense, 120 and Dragon variation, 140

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Kasparov, Garry, 118 smothered checkmate with, 190–191 kicking the Bishop, 58 under-promoting pawn to, 32 King (K) value of Bishop vs., 55, 59 activating, in endgame, 264 Knight fork, 49–51 capture by, 10–11 Knight sacrifice castled, advancing pawns in front of, 88–89 Caro-Kann Defense, 225–226 castling, 33–34 Fried Liver Attack, 221–225 in check, 22–23 Knight strategy in checkmate, 4, 23 attack from center, 46–47 checkmate with Bishop, Knight, and, 184–187 to avoid pawn attacks, 48 checkmate with Queen and, 173 family fork, 49 checkmate with Rook and, 176–179 Knight fork, 49–51 checkmate with two Bishops and, 180–183 Kortchnoi, Victor, 140 control of squares by, 10–11 Kupchik, Abraham, 66 description, 6 double King pawn openings, 110–117 L endgames with pawn and, 244–251 Lasker, Emmanuel, 153 infinite value of, 27 Legal’s mate, 212–213 movement by, 8, 10–11 Logical Chess Move by Move (Irving Chernev), 140 placement of, 9 Lolli’s mate, 202–204 safeguarding, 85 long castling, 87 King’s Gambit, 110 Lopez, Ruy, 114 Kingside, 46 luft, 121 King’s Indian Attack, 132–134 King’s Indian Defense, 126 M King strategy Magic position, 244–245 advancing pawns in front of castled King, 88–89 mail, playing chess by, 134 castling, 87 Marshall, Frank, 66 securing King before launching attacks, 85–86 mass, pawn, 75 Knight (N) master(s) avoiding exchange of Bishop for, 107 becoming, 213 blockading isolated pawns with, 70 moving and snatching pieces by, 10 capture by, 15 planning of moves by, 153 checkmate with King, Bishop, and, 184–187 Match of the Century, 61 in corner, 47 middlegame attack described, 7 Dragon variation, 216–217 endgames with pawn and, 261–264 English attack, 218–220 good, 54 middlegame strategy jumping by, 15 candidate moves and planning, 153–159 movement by, 8, 15 five steps to victory, 148–152 moving, before moving Bishop, 96–97 recaptures, 165 pinned by Bishop, 58 responding to threats, 160–164 placement of, 9 movement promoting pawn to, 18, 31 by Bishop, 8, 13 relative value of, 27 in castling, 33–34 sacrifices with, 221–226 illegal, 19 on side of board, 47 by King, 8, 10–11

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by Knight, 8, 15 fighting for center of board, 92–93 notation for, 17–18 gaining time, 102 by pawns, 8, 16, 78–79, 98–99 ideal setup, 94–95 by Queen, 8, 14, 83 Knights before Bishops, 96–97 by Rook, 8, 12 limiting early pawn moves, 98–99 moves. See also specific formations and strategies limiting exchanges, 103–106 and 50-move rule, 27, 184 most common, 92–93 opening, 9 opening variation(s) planning, 153–159 Alekhine’s Defense, 121–122 threats contained in, 160 bad, 129 My 60 Most Memorable Games (), 140 Caro-Kann Defense, 120–121 (Aron Nimzovitsch), 148 Center Game, 113 double King pawn, 110–117 N double Queen pawn, 123–125 Nimzo-Indian Defense, 128 Englund Gambit, 129 Nimzovitsch, Aron French Defense, 119 Blockade, 148 Indian Defenses, 126–128 and five steps to victory, 148–152 King’s Gambit, 110 and French Winawer, 141 King’s Indian Defense, 126 and Nimzo-Indian Defense, 128 Nimzo-Indian Defense, 128 notation, chess Petrov’s Defense, 115–117 check in, 190 Queen’s Gambit, 123 described, 17–18 Queen’s Gambit Declined, 124 double check in, 190 Queen’s Indian Defense, 127 white preceding black moves in, 102 Ruy Lopez, 113–114 Scotch game, 115 O Sicilian Defense, 118 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate (Fred Reinfeld), 140 Slav Defense, 125 online games, 95, 145, 152 Spike, 129 open files Vienna Game, 111–112 checkmate by Rooks in, 41 , 257 moving Rooks to, 38–39 opening formation P Avant-Garde, 138 Benoni, 144–145 blockading, 77 Colle System, 135 defined, 43 Dragon, 139–140 endgame with single Bishop and, 257–260 French Winawer, 141–142 Rooks behind, 43 Hedgehog, 136–137 pawn(s). See also specific strategies King’s Indian Attack, 132–134 advancing, in front of castled King, 88–89 online, 145 attacking weakness with, 150 Stonewall, 143 avoiding attacks on Knights by, 48 opening move, 9 backward, 71 opening strategy capture by, 8, 16 avoiding exchange of Bishops for Knights, 107 described, 8 developing Bishops first, 97 doubled, 64, 66 developing completely before attacking, 100–101 double King pawn openings, 110–117

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double Queen pawn openings, 123–125 perpetual check, 25–26 endgames with Bishop and, 257–260 Petrosian, Tigran endgames with King and, 244–251 and Caro-Kann Defense, 120 endgames with Knight and, 261–264 and promoting pawns, 31 endgames with Queen and, 265–271 Petrov, Alexander, 115 endgames with Rooks and, 252–256 Petrov’s Defense, 115–117 in en passant capture, 35 pieces. See also pawn(s); specific strategies fianchetto formation of, 56 abbreviations for, 8 and 50-move rule, 27 attacking weakness with, 149 first move of, 9 Bishop, 7 fixed, Bishops behind, 54 King, 6 Four Pawns Attack, 122 Knight, 7 hanging, 72–75 notation for movement of, 18 isolated, 70 pawns vs., 16 limiting early moves of, 98–99 placement of, 9 majority, 69 protecting, 19 movement by, 8, 16, 78–79, 98–99 Queen, 6 notation for promoting, 18 recapturing, 19 passed, 43. See also passed pawn relative value of, 27 pieces vs., 16 Rook, 7 placement of, 9 types of, 6 promoting, 18, 31, 168–170 use of term, 16 relative value of, 27 Pillsbury, Harry Nelson, 205 Rook, 257, 263, 265 Pillsbury’s mate, 205–207 self-supporting, 250–251 pin as “soul of chess,” 16 absolute vs. relative, 58 tripled, 64 of Bishop, 50 under-promoting, 32 defined, 58 pawn chain, 67–68, 71 planning moves, 153–159 pawn fork, 76 PlayChess, 150, 187 pawn island, 65 player classification system, 213 pawn majority, 69 postal (correspondence) chess, 134 pawn mass, 75 power pawn strategy of Queen, 14 backward pawns, 71 of Rooks, 38, 40 chains, 67–68 promoting pawns doubled pawns, 64, 66 described, 18, 31 hanging pawns, 72–75 notation for, 18 isolated pawns, 70 for two-Queen moves, 168–170 moves leading to weakness, 78–79 putting the question to Bishop, 58 passed pawn blockades, 77 pawn forks, 76 Q pawn islands, 65 Queen(s) (Q) pawn majority, 69 capture by, 14 pawn masses, 75 checkmate with King and, 173 tripled pawns, 64 checkmate with Rook and, 171

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checkmate with two, 168–170 placement of, 9 description, 6 power of, 38, 40 double Queen pawn openings, 123–125 promoting pawn to, 18, 31 early development of, 82–83 relative value of, 27 endgames with pawn and, 265–271 sacrificing, 236–241 movement by, 8, 14 two, checkmate with, 172 placement of, 9 upside-down, as second Queen, 31 power of, 14 Rook pawn promoting pawn to, 18, 31, 168 defined, 257 relative value of, 27 Knight and, 263 safeguarding, 84 Queen against, 265 upside-down Rook as, 31 Rook strategy value of, 82 active Rooks assisting in mating attacks, 42 Queening square , 41 controlled by Bishop, 257 moving to open files, 38–39 defined, 35 placement behind passed pawns, 43 Queen’s Gambit, 123 7th rank advances, 40 Queen’s Gambit Declined, 124 round-robin, 241 Queenside, 46 row. See rank Queen’s Indian Defense, 127 the Rule of the Square, 248–249 Queen strategy Russian game, 115. See also Petrov’s Defense castling, 87 Ruy Bishop, 114 and early development of Queen, 82–83 Ruy Lopez, 113–114 and early movement of Queen, 83 safeguarding Queen, 84 S sacrifice R Bishop, 227–235 rank (row), 5, 40 exchange, 236–241 rating, tournament, 213 Knight, 221–226 recapturing sacrifice of . See exchange sacrifice in middlegame, 165 Scotch game, 115 with piece vs. pawn, 64 self-supporting pawn, 250–251 as protection strategy, 19 7th rank advance, 40 Reinfeld, Fred, 140 short castling, 87 relative pin, 58 Sicilian Defense, 118, 216 relative value of pieces, 27 , 58 Rook(s) (R), 7 Slav Defense, 125 capture by, 12 smothered checkmate, 190–191 castling, 33–34 software, chess, 152, 187 checkmate with King and, 176–179 “soul of chess,” pawns as, 16 checkmate with Queen and, 171 Spanish game, 114. See also Ruy Lopez dominated by Bishop, 60 Spassky, Boris, 61 doubling, 39 special moves endgames with pawns and, 252–256 castling, 33–34 “good” vs. “bad,” 38–39 check, 22–23 movement by, 8, 12 checkmate, 23

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discovered checks, 28–29 U double checks, 30 under-promoting pawns, 32 draws, 24–27 United States Chess Federation en passant capture, 35 Chess Life magazine from, 191 promoting pawns, 31 finding chess clubs through, 68 stalemates, 24–25 finding standard sets through, 4 under-promoting pawns, 32 player classification system of, 213 Spike, 129 postal tournaments by, 134 square(s) unpinning, 58 active, 257 in castling, 34 V designation of, 5 value of pieces/pawns, 27 notation (names) for, 17–18 Vienna Game, 110–112 placement of pieces/pawns on, 9 Queening, 35, 257 W stalemate. See also draw weakness, in five steps to victory, 148–150 and 50-move rule, 27 white. See also specific pieces and strategies illustrated, 26 choice of, 9 typical, 24–25 Colle system, 135 standard chess set, 4 as first mover, 4, 9 Stonewall, 143 ideal setup for, 94–95 Suttles, Duncan, 138 King’s Indian Attack, 132–134 Swallow’s Tail mate, 195 most common first moves for, 92–93 Swiss tourney (Swiss system), 241 notation of moves by, 102 T opening move, 9 Queening squares for, 35 take back. See recapturing Winawer, Simon, 141 thinking ahead, 256 World Championship match of 1972, 61 threats, responding to, 160–164 time penalties, 19 Z tournaments. See chess tournaments Zurich, 1953 (), 140 tower. See Rook(s) tripled pawns, 64 the Trompowski, 107 Two Knights’ Defense, 221

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