دانلود کتاب Chess Handbook: Rules, Tactics, and Strategies for the Improving Player

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INTRODUCTION
Part 1 - RULES
Chess Board
Ranks , Files , and Diagonals
Starting Position
Chess Pieces
King
Castling
Pawn
Promoting a pawn
En passant
Knight
Bishop
Rook
Queen
Material
Scorekeeping
Check
Checkmate
Draws
Stalemate
Threefold repetition
50 - move draw
Draw by agreement ( the draw offer )
Chess Clock
Both flags are down
Flag is down , but player has insufficient mating material
“ Touch move ” and “ Touch take ” rules
Part 2 - TACTICS
Counting
Free Stuff
Pins
Tips on Pins
Skewers
Tips on Skewers
Forks
Tips on Forks
Discoveries
Tips on Discoveries
Removing the Guard
Tips on Removing the Guard
Trapped Pieces
Tips on Trapped Pieces
Forcing Moves
Tips on Forcing Moves
Sacrifices
Tips on Sacrifices
Combinations
Tips on Combinations
Part 3 - STRATEGY
How to Think
Piece Placement
King
Pawn
Tips for Pawns
Knight
Bishop
Rook
Queen
Trading and Exchanging Pieces
Counting Material
Trade equal valued pieces when you have material advantage
Trade to simplify the position to reach a winning endgame
Avoid trading pieces when you are attacking
Avoid trading active pieces for passive
Avoid trading pieces when you have more space on the board
Types of Advantages
King Safety
Material
Piece Activity
Space
Pawn Structure
Opening Strategy
Control the center
Develop your pieces
Castle early
Scholar’s Mate
Tips on Opening Strategy
Middlegame Strategy
Prevent your opponent from castling
Attack king weaknesses and activate pieces
Pawn arrows and space
Limit your opponent’s space
Create and take advantage of outpost squares
Open the position to attack ; close it when defending
Trade bad pieces for good ones
Castling on opposite sides
Tips on Middlegame Strategy
Endgame Strategy
Basic Checkmates
Promoting a pawn
Square of the pawn
Outside passed pawn
Creating a passed pawn
Counting races
Centralizing the king
Cutting off your opponent’s king
Underpromotion
Zugzwang
Opposition
Tips on Endgame Strategy
APPENDIX – COMMON CHESS MISTAKES
General Mistakes
Opening Mistakes
Middlegame Mistakes
Endgame Mistakes
GLOSSARY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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