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Discovering Chess Openings.


Discovering Chess Openings
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.
This is a list of chess openings, organized by the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code.
 

John Emms There is more than one person named John Emms:
  • John Emms (artist) - British painter
  • John Emms (chess player) - chess master
 

Everyman Chess

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PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437

1857444191 $23.95 www.everymanchess.com 1-800-243-0495

British Grandmaster and opening chess move expert John Emms presents Discovering Chess Openings: Building Opening Skills from Basic Principles, a solid guide written especially for intermediate to advanced chess Advanced Chess (sometimes called cyborg chess or centaur chess) is a relatively new form of chess, first introduced by grandmaster Garry Kasparov, with the objective of a human player and a computer chess program playing as a team against other such pairs.  players seeking to hone their skills and familiarize themselves with the basic principles underscoring the hundreds of different opening options. Chapters cover everything from the simple checkmate-in-four-moves trap to dealing with a blocked center in the board due to pawn play to the advantage of applying gambits to keep one's opponent off-guard and much more. Numerous diagrams and sample games clarify the points and principles in this rock-solid guide sure to enhance the overall strength of the studious stu·di·ous  
adj.
1.
a. Given to diligent study: a quiet, studious child.

b. Conducive to study.

2.
 reader's game. Highly recommended for chess enthusiasts regardless of their personal stylistic sty·lis·tic  
adj.
Of or relating to style, especially literary style.



sty·listi·cal·ly adv.
 leanings.
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