Checkmate! by Garry Kasparov
Learn to play the great game of chess with none other than Garry Kasparov, the World number one and the most famous figure in chess history, as your teacher. Discover all the various pieces - the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps that you can set your unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid falling into them yourself. Make a journey through this book and, with the help of the world's best player, you will be ready for your first chess battle, be it against your mom or dad, your friends, your computer, on the Internet or in a competition. An ideal chess guide for beginners Covers all the crucial rules and aims Introduces all aspects of the game Written by a legend of the chess world
Garry Kasparov is a business speaker, global human rights activist, author, and former world chess champion. His keynote lectures and seminars on strategic thinking, achieving peak performance, and tech innovation have been acclaimed in dozens of countries. A frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal, he is the author of two books, How Life Imitates Chess and Winter is Coming, each of which has been translated into more than a dozen languages. He is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, working in cooperation with the Future of Humanity Institute. He lives in New York. Mig Greengard is Spokesman and Senior Advisor to Garry Kasparov.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857443585 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857443586 |
| Title | Checkmate! |
| Author | Garry Kasparov |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Everyman Chess |
| Year published | 2004-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 98 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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