The Mammoth Book of Chess by Burgess, Graham -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

The Mammoth Book of Chess

Graham Burgess

Contents Foreword by John Nunn Symbols and Abbreviations Introduction Introduction to the Second Edition Introduction to the Third Edition Introduction to the ePub Edition Frequently Asked Questions Delivering Mate

25 Novice Warm-ups 25 Trickier Mates in Two Solutions to Delivering Mate

Tactics Combinations

What is a Combination? Find the Combination Medium Difficulty Tough Positions

Endgames

King and Pawn vs King Queen vs Pawn Rook vs Pawn(s) Rook and Pawn vs Rook Rooks and Passed Pawns Outside Passed Pawns A Bad Bishop An Odd Geometrical Effect Queen and Pawn vs Queen Breaking the Fortress The Active King Endgame Challenges

Chess Openings

How to Survive the Opening What Constitutes a “Good” Opening

Open Games Semi-open Games Queen’s Pawn Openings Flank Openings and Miscellaneous Systems Attack and Defence

General Attacking Methods: Pieces Swarming Around the Enemy King The Bxh7+ Sacrifice The Double Bishop Sacrifice The Isolated Queen’s Pawn (IQP) and the d5 Pawn Sacrifice The Nd5 Sacrifice Blocked Positions and Pawn Storms Turning the Tables: Active Defence and Counterattack The f-pawn Hack The h-pawn Hack Pins and Pin-Breaking King-hunt or King-walk? Space and Communication Discovered Attacks The Back Rank Test Positions

Beginning Chess The Chess Clock

Standard Rates of Play Digital Clocks Ten Tips for Successful Play Under the Clock

Competitive Chess Computer and Internet Chess

Computers as Playing Opponents Endgame Databases and Tablebases Game Database Programs Analytical Engines and Assisted Analysis Choosing and Comparing Analysis Engines Playing Chess Online Chess News on the Internet Pitfalls How to Cheat at Chess Revisited

Puzzles

Fairly Easy Puzzles Tricky Puzzles Complex Puzzles Computer-Assisted Analysis Puzzles

Women’s, Veterans’, Junior and Correspondence Chess

Women’s Chess Veterans’ Chess Junior Chess Correspondence Chess

Endgame Studies Chess in the Media

Marathon Chess World Record Solutions to Mate-in-Two Chess Problems

Glossary of Chess Terms A Brief History of the World Chess Championship

Unofficial Champions Official Champions

Appendix A: How to Play Chess Appendix B: Chess Notation Appendix C: The Basic Mates Appendix D: Bibliography

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index of Games and Part Games Index of Openings Index of Opening Moves Index of Terminology Copyright Information About the Author Also available