chess

An introduction to the game of chess that provides tips for every stage of the game, including setting up the board, making the first move, planning a strategy, and improving techniques.

Chess champion Garry Kasparov presents an introductory overview of the game, covering the rules, the pieces and their moves, notation, piece values, winning and drawing, tactics, checkmate, and opening and endgame play, and includes more than fifty puzzles.

Provides preparatory advice and tactical lessons for champions-in-training, outlines winning games of chess champions, and includes profiles of individual players.

Describes and illustrates fifty chess tactics players may used to gain the advantage over their opponents, including tactical maneuvers and thematic combinations.