How to Play Chess like a Champion by Reinfeld, Fred -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Preface Foreword Editor's Introduction Author's Preface How to Record Moves Chapter 1: A Thing of Beauty

Outstanding Feats of Skill and Imagination Outstanding Feats of Imagination

Chapter 2: Lightning from a Clear Sky - Or Slow Torture

More Gems of Master Chess Play Sudden Lightning Amazing Resources Slow Torture by Encirclement

Chapter 3: Even As You and I

Typical Games of Average Players White vs. Black Queen's Gambit

Chapter 4: They Laughed When I Sat Down to Play

Amateurs vs. Masters What Are the Odds? Tarrasch - Schroeder King's Gambit (Odds of White's queen) Teichmann - Amateur Center Counter Game Odds of White's Queen Rook Simuls Mieses - Amateur Vienna Game Canal - Amateur Center Counter Game Snatching the Initiative Amateur - Leonhardt Center Game Amateur - Blackburne Jerome Gambit Amateur - Alekhine Italian Game

Chapter 5: To Err Is Human

Masters Blunder Too Alekhine - Euwe Queen's Gambit Declined Reciprocal Blunders

Chapter 6: Once in a Lifetime

When Amateurs Beat Masters Odds Games Morphy - Maurian Bishop's Gambit Odds of a1-rook Simultaneous Play Dake - Amateur French Defense Mieses - Amateur Scotch Game Offhand Games Adams - Torre Philidor Defense Tournament Play Borochow - Fine Alekhine Defense

Chapter 7: Facets of Master Play

What It Takes to Be a Master Tartakover - Burn King's Gambit Declined Blindfold Chess

Chapter 8: How to Improve

Five Ways to Better Play Thoughtful Development To play the opening thoughtfully means to play with a purpose, to play for the future. Morphy - Allies Philidor Defense Consecutive Thinking Surprise Moves Don't Get Rattled Read! Relax!