Chess Basics for Amateurs: Vol.1
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This book on the mind game of Chess explains every basic term, rule and concept of chess in an easy-to-understand language. The explanations are supported with pictures wherever necessary to further comprehend the chess terminologies, rules or concepts. Every amateur chess player will find this book highly informative and will definitely help in improving his/her fundamentals. The book is also helpful in sharpening the chess playing skills of beginners.
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Chess Basics for Amateurs - Prabhanjan Panigrahi
Chess Basics for Amateurs
Prabhanjan Panigrahi
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Copyright 2015 – Swayam Prabha
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Chapter – 1 : Introduction
1.1 Chess Pieces
1.2 Board Setup
1.3 Game Play
2. Chapter – 2 : Movement of Chess Pieces
2.1 Common Rules
2.2 General Movement of Pieces
2.3 Castling
2.4 Capture
2.5 En passant
2.6 Promotion
2.7 Check
3. Chapter – 3 : Endings of the Game
3.1 Resignation
3.2 Draw
3.3 Draw Rules
3.4 Draw in Timed Games
3.5 Frequency of Draw
3.6 Time Control
4. Chapter – 4 : Chess Notations
4.1 Move Notation for Humans
4.2 Move Notation for Computer
More Topics
Chapter – 1
INTRODUCTION
Chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. Some other popular forms of chess are fast chess and computer chess. There are many chess variants that have different rules, different pieces, and different boards.
Chess is a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee. However, international chess rules and competitions are sanctioned by