31_584049 bindex.qxd 7/29/05 9:09 PM Page 345 Index attack, 222–224, 316 • Numbers & Symbols • attacked square, 42 !! (double exclamation point), 272 Averbakh, Yuri ?? (double question mark), 272 Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge, 147 = (equal sign), 272 minority attack, 221 ! (exclamation point), 272 –/+ (minus/plus sign), 272 • B • + (plus sign), 272 +/– (plus/minus sign), 272 back rank mate, 124–125, 316 # (pound sign), 272 backward pawn, 59, 316 ? (question mark), 272 bad bishop, 316 1 ⁄2 (one-half fraction), 272 base, 62 BCA (British Chess Association), 317 BCF (British Chess Federation), 317 • A • beginner’s mistakes About Chess (Web site), 343 check, 50, 157 active move, 315 endgame, 147 adjournment, 315 opening, 193–194 adjudication, 315 scholar’s mate, 122–123 adjusting pieces, 315 tempo gains and losses, 50 Alburt, Lev (Comprehensive beginning of game (opening). See also Chess Course), 341 specific moves Alekhine, Alexander (chess player), analysis of, 196–200 179, 256, 308 attacks on opponent, 195–196 Alekhine’s Defense (opening), 209 beginner’s mistakes, 193–194 algebraic notation, 263, 316 centralization, 180–184 analog clock, 246 checkmate, 193, 194 Anand, Viswanathan (chess player), chess notation, 264–266 251, 312 definition, 11, 331 Anderssen, Adolf (chess player), development, 194–195 278–283, 310, 326COPYRIGHTEDdifferences MATERIAL in names, 200 annotation discussion among players, 200 cautions, 278 importance, 193 definition, 12, 316 king safety strategy, 53, 54 overview, 272 knight movements, 34–35 ape-man strategy, 44 memorization of moves, 193 arbiter, 250, 316 rook pawns, 26 art, 23 space strategies, 42–45 The Art of Attack (Vukovic, Vladimir), transposed, 193 121, 223 weird names, 214 artificial intelligence, 258 31_584049 bindex.qxd 7/29/05 9:09 PM Page 346 346 Chess For Dummies, 2nd Edition behavior, game symbol, 18 spite check, 65 temporary sacrifice, 115–117 tournament etiquette, 251–255 blindfold chess, 317 verbal “check,” 64 blitz game, 94, 317 Benjamin, Joel (Unorthodox blockade Openings), 214 definition, 317 bishop endgame strategy, 227 attack power, 27, 29 knight-knight ending, 240 blocks by pawns, 28–29 overview, 59 capture basics, 28, 29 process, 191–192 chess notation, 264 blunder, 109, 317 Closed English formation, 166–167 board discovered attack, 92–94 colors, 14–15 double check, 96 diagonals, 17 Dragon formation, 160–161 versus diagrams, 12 endgame, 238–242 knight’s tour, 35 exchange of, 185 naming of squares, 16–17 fianchetto, 158–159 number of squares, 15 fork tactic, 83–87 ordering information, 12, 342 key square strategy, 190 placement of chess set, 18–21 King’s Gambit, 110–112 rank and file illustrations, 15–16 versus knight, 47 selection, 13–14 middlegame principles, 224 tournament rules, 246 Morphy’s mate, 134–136 book move, 317 movements, 26–29 books, 341–342 namesake, 26 Botvinnik, Mikhail (chess player), 309 Nimzo-Botvinnik formation, 168 brevity, 330 Nimzo-Indian opening, 89–90 brilliancy, 317 opening analysis, 197–200 brilliancy prize, 317 opening development, 194 British Chess Association (BCA), 317 origins of chess, 21 British Chess Federation (BCF), 317 overview, 26 building a bridge, 151–154 pair, 316 Byrne, Donald (chess player), 294–297, pawn formation effects, 156–157 324 pin tactic, 87–90 placement on chessboard, 19 Queen’s Gambit, 182–184 • C • Queen’s Indian, 213 Caissa (goddess of chess), 317 quickest checkmate, 53–54 calculation, 137, 138–139 relative value, 47, 188 candidate move, 139 Ruy Lopez opening, 201–202 Capablanca, José Raúl (chess player), sacrifice, 112–114 292–294, 306 Scheveningen formation, 162, 163 captures scholar’s mate, 122–123 bishop movements, 28, 29 skewer tactic, 90–91 break of pin, 88 space guidelines, 45 chess notation, 266–267, 270–271 31_584049 bindex.qxd 7/29/05 9:09 PM Page 347 Index 347 doubled pawn remedy, 61 types, 65 en passant method, 169–171 verbal “check,” 64 illegal, 88 checkmate. See also specific types king movements, 32 definition, 318 material guidelines, 48 with king and queen, 66–70 pawn movements, 36–39 with king and rook, 70–78 queen movements, 30 major pieces, 25 rook movements, 25 minor pieces, 25, 26 typical pawn formations, 143–146 opening, 193, 194 Caro-Kann Defense (opening), 208–209 overview, 66 cash prize, 248 quickest, 53–54 castling chess chess notation, 268, 269–270 club, 245–246, 344 Closed English benefits, 166 drama, 110 definition, 53, 317 game versus intellectual activity, 1 Dragon formation, 160–161 object of game, 63 Nimzo-Indian opening, 90 origins, 21 opening strategy, 53, 54 overview, 9–12 overview, 172–175 phases, 11 Queen’s Gambit, 183–184 versus warfare, 11 center, of chessboard Chess Assistant (database program), 260 chess strategies, 180–184 Chess Cafe (equipment resource), 342, Closed English formation, 166–167 343 definition, 318 chess clock Double Stonewall formation, 165–166 definition, 318 illustration, 44 draw offering, 254 middlegame principles, 223 overview, 246–247 opening development, 194 Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge center-counter opening, 51–52 (Averbakh, Yuri), 147 centralization Chess Life magazine, 246 definition, 318 Chess Mentor (instructional software), opening development, 194 260, 343 overview, 180–184 Chess Ninja (Web site), 343 chain, pawn chess notation definition, 61, 332 annotations, 272 French Defense opening, 140–143 captures, 266–267, 270–271 overview, 61–62 castling, 268, 269–270 weakening tips, 62, 140–141 chess pieces, 264 chatrang, 21, 318 definition, 330 chaturanga, 21, 318 en passant method, 271 cheating, 254 exchanges, 268–269 check newspaper diagrams, 272–273 beginner’s mistakes, 50, 157 opening, 264–266 definition, 10, 318 overview, 12, 263 overview, 63–64 pawn promotion, 270 pointless, 64 Chess Olympiads (tournaments), 250 31_584049 bindex.qxd 7/29/05 9:09 PM Page 348 348 Chess For Dummies, 2nd Edition chess problem, 318 rank and file illustrations, 15–16 chess set. See also specific pieces selection, 13–14 color, 13 tournament rules, 246 definition, 12 chessist, 318 design, 13 chessman, 319 key to power, 55 Chesster (computer program), 260 major pieces, 25 Chigorin, Mikhail Ivanovich notation, 264 (grandmaster), 211, 311 ordering information, 12, 342 China, 21 overview, 23 class prize, 248 placement on chessboard, 18–21 classic bishop sacrifice, 112–114 relative values, 46–47 classical chess, 319 science versus art, 23 clearance sacrifice selection, 13–14 process, 97–100 symbols, 18 queen-pawn mate, 125–127 tournament rules, 246, 254–255 clock wood versus other materials, 13–14 definition, 318 chess strategy. See also specific strategies draw offering, 254 center control, 180–184 overview, 246–247 endgame, 226–227 Closed English formation, 166–167 importance, 11 closed file, 319 overview, 179–180 closed game, 319 Chess Today (newspaper), 343 closed position, 56 chess tournament club, 245–246, 344 book of games, 338 color chess set design, 13 bishop movements, 28 clubs, 245–246 chess set, 13 definition, 338 chessboard, 14–15 etiquette, 251–255 knight movements, 34 international, 250 combination. See also specific types overview, 12, 245 benefits, 96, 97 queen-pawn mates, 125–129 definition, 2, 11, 319 score sheet, 273–274 false assumptions, 97 touch-move rule, 254–255 overview, 81, 96–97 U.S. basics, 246–249 sacrifice, 97–100 Chessbase (database program), 260 compensation, 319 ChessBase (Web site), 343 competition chessboard book of games, 338 colors, 14–15 chess set design, 13 diagonals, 17 clubs, 245–246 versus diagrams, 12 definition, 338 knight’s tour, 35 etiquette, 251–255 naming of squares, 16–17 international, 250 number of squares, 15 overview, 12, 245 ordering information, 12, 342 queen-pawn mates, 129 placement of chess set, 18–21 score sheet, 273–274 31_584049 bindex.qxd 7/29/05 9:09 PM Page 349 Index 349 touch-move rule, 254–255 gambits, 50, 52, 110–112 U.S. basics, 246–249 middlegame principles, 223 composition, 217–221 opening moves, 194–195 Comprehensive Chess Course opponent’s, 194–195 (Alburt, Lev), 341 overview, 48–49 computer chess. See also Internet chess tempo gains and losses, 49–50 calculations, 257–258 diagonal instruction, 260–261 bishop movements, 27–29 overview, 12, 257 definition, 320 software, 259–260 Dragon formation, 160–161 consultation chess, 283, 319 fianchetto strengths, 159 contested square, 42, 56 material guidelines, 48 control, 42–45, 46 overview, 17 cook, 319 pawn captures, 36–37 correspondence chess, 250–251, 319 pawn chains, 61–62 counterattack, 224 queen movements, 30 courtesy diagram spite check, 65 versus actual chessboard, 12 tournament etiquette, 251–255 conventions, 2 verbal “check,” 64 definition, 320 cramped game, 42, 186, 319 discovered attack, 320 cramping move, 42, 141 discovered check crippled majority, 319 definition, 65, 320 critical position, 320 overview, 92–94, 94–96 cross-check, 320 distraction, 252, 255 crosstable, 320 double attack, 92–94, 320 cutting off squares process double bishop sacrifice, 320 definition, 66 double check king and queen, 66–70 definition, 65, 321 rook and king, 70–72, 74–77 overview, 94–96 queen-knight mates, 132 double exclamation point (!!), 272 • D • double king pawn opening, 201–207 Damiano’s mate (mating pattern), double queen pawn opening, 210–211 97–100, 125–129 double question mark (??), 272 database, 260 double round robin, 321 decoy, 100–102, 320 Double Stonewall formation, 164–166 Deep Blue (IBM chess computer), doubled pawn, 60–61, 321 259, 297–299 doubling, 224 deflection sacrifice, 102–104 Dragon formation, 160–161 descriptive notation, 263, 320 drama, of game, 110 design, of chess set, 13, 337 draw desperado, 320 bishop-bishop ending, 242 destroying the guard, 104–105 definition, 4, 321 developing move, 49 overview, 65–66 development rook endings, 238 center-counter opening, 51–52 tournament etiquette, 253–254 definition, 11, 48, 320 duffer, 321 31_584049 bindex.qxd 7/29/05 9:09 PM Page 350 350 Chess For Dummies, 2nd Edition Dufresne, J.