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Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2005
Edition: Paperback medium
ISBN: 978-0-7645-8404-6
Pages: 361
Language: English

Many consider chess to be the best game ever invented. Chess imposes a set of rules and has finite limits, but just as you start to think you're finally solving its mysteries, chess thwarts you.

Sometimes, therefore, the game is frustrating, but far more often, chess proves both surprising and delightful. The deeper you get into chess, the more of its secrets you unearth — but the game has never been tapped out.

Even today's monster computers are far from playing the theorized “perfect” chess game.

Chess For Dummies is for anyone who wants to become a better chess player. Whether you've been playing chess for years or never played at all, this clearly written and easy-to-understand guide will help you to

· Apply the rules of chess to maximize winning
· Understand the lingo involved in the game
· Find other players who are just about at your own level
· Teach others how to play the game

Explore move-by-move what it takes for you to be the one proudly saying, “Checkmate” at the end of your chess game. Chess For Dummies also covers the following topics and more:

· Setting up the board
· The pieces and their powers
· Pattern recognition
· What to do throughout the game, from start to end
· Whom to play, when, where, and how
· Online and computer chess
· Chess notation

James Eade, a United States Chess Federation Chess Master since 1981, devotes his time to chess writing, organizing and teaching.