INDEX

A

Albin Counter-Gambit 116

Alekhine’s Defence 92, 116

algebraic notation 27–28, 48

Allgaier Gambit 101

B

backward pawn 125–126

Benko Gambit 117

Benoni 117

Bird’s Opening 117

bishop:

in piece traps 134

in the end game 72–73

in the middle game 70

in the opening 68

movement of 15–16

value of 34

Bishop’s Opening 117

blindfold chess 212

Budapest Defence 117

C

Caro-Kann Defence 92, 116, 117

castling 21–22, 29

Catalan Opening 117

centre breakthrough 145–149

Centre Counter Defence 92, 120–121, 202–205

Centre Game 117

Chaturanga 7

check 13–14, 29

discovered check 35–36

double check 34–35

checkmate 14, 22–24, 29

children 217–233

choice of colour 20

clock, chess 208

close games 90

close positions 133–134

clubs 209–210, 226–227

Colle System 117

computers, chess 210, 232

congress, chess 210

correspondence chess 212

D

Danish Gambit 117–118

descriptive notation 27, 213–214

discovered check 35–36

double check 34–35

doubled pawns 54, 125

doubled rooks 70

Dragon variation 111

draw 26, 222

Dutch Defence 116, 118

E

en passant 18, 29

en prise 60

end game 51, 67, 71–74, 159–185

endings 36–42

bishop and pawns 175–177

king and minor piece v king and pawns 168–169

king and pawn 40–42

king and pawn v king 163

king and pawn v king and pawn 163–165

king and queen v king 37–38

king and rook v king 38–39

king and two bishops v king 40

king and two pawns v king and one 165–167

king and two pawns v king and two pawns 167

king and two rooks v king 40

king, bishop and knight v king 40

king, minor piece, pawn v king and minor piece 167–168

pawn 172–175

queen and pawn 169

rook and pawn 169

rook and pawn v rook 170–171

rook and pawns 177–181

rook v pawn(s) 171

English Chess Federation 210

English Opening 116, 118

etiquette 209, 230–231

Evans Gambit 118

exchanges, piece 124

F

Fairy chess 212–213

fianchettoed 50

FIDE 214

fifty move rule 26, 229

file 27

open file 70

Fool’s Mate 58, 75

force 47

fork 36, 135

Forsyth notation 27, 213

Four Knights’ Game 97, 118

Four Pawns’ Attack 110

French Defence 92, 113, 115, 116, 118

G

gambits 91–92

Giuoco Piano 92, 94, 118, 190

gradings, player 215–216

Grünfeld Defence 118

H

half-open games 90

I

Immortal Game 187–189

initial position 20–21

Internet chess 8, 232

isolated pawn 54, 125

J

j’adoube rule 207, 228

K

king:

in the end game 71

in the middle game 69

in the opening 68

movement of 13–15

King’s Gambit 91, 99, 100, 106, 115, 119, 187

King’s Indian Attack 119

King’s Indian Defence 109, 119

king’s side attack 136–140, 196–199

knight:

in piece traps 134

in the end game 74

in the middle game 70–71

in the opening 69

movement of 16–17

M

major pieces 53

mate 14

standard mates 75–80

middle game 51, 67, 69–71, 123–158

minor pieces 53

Modern Defence 119

N

Nimzo-Indian Defence 119

Nimzo-Larsen Attack 119

notation 27–30, 48, 213–214

algebraic notation 27–28, 48

descriptive notation 27, 213–214

Forsyth notation 27, 213

long notation 28

short notation 28, 48

standard notation 27–28

O

open file 70

open games 90

open positions 133–134

opening 51, 67, 68–69, 89–121

P

passed pawn 125

pawn:

backward pawn 125–126

capture by pawn 17, 18

doubled pawns 54, 125

formations 126–127

in attack 129–130

in defence 130–132

in the end game 74

in the middle game 71

in the opening 69

isolated pawn 54, 125

movement of 17–19

passed pawn 125

poisoned pawn 188

promotion of 18

structures 124, 127–129

united pawns 126

perpetual check 26

Petroff’s Defence 120

Philidor’s Defence 120

Philidor’s Legacy 78

pieces:

major 53

minor 53

piece exchanges 124

piece traps 134–135

pinned 24, 34

pin 34

pinned pieces 24, 34

Pirc 120

poisoned pawn 188

position 47, 48

problems, chess 212

promotion check 170

promotion, pawn 18

promotion square 43

promotion, stopping 170

puzzles, chess 212

Q

queen:

forks 135

in piece traps 135

in the end game 72

in the middle game 69–70

in the opening 68

movement of 15

value of 34

Queen’s Gambit 91, 106

Queen’s Gambit Accepted 120

Queen’s Gambit Declined 120

Queen’s Indian Defence 120

queen’s side attack 149–153

R

rank 27

ratings, player 215–216

resignation 26–27

Réti Opening 120

rook:

doubled rooks 70

in piece traps 134–135

in the end game 72

in the middle game 70

in the opening 68

movement of 15

on the seventh rank 70, 135

value of 34

Ruy Lopez 102, 120

S

sacrifice 55, 64

Scandinavian Defence 92, 120–121, 202–205

Scholar’s Mate 58, 222

Scotch 121

Shatranj 7

Sicilian Defence 92, 111, 116, 121

simultaneous chess 211

skewer 36

Slav Defence 107, 121

space 47

squares, weak 133

stalemate 24–25, 222

standard notation 27–28

switch attack 140–145

symbols 28–29, 214

T

tempo 47

tournament chess 227–231

Trompowsky Opening 121

tuition, private 231

Two Knights’ Defence 121

U

united pawns 126

V

value of pieces 33–34

Vienna Gambit 121

W

winning the exchange 47

Z

zugzwang 186