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"The first English translation of the 1561 book about chess, written for the court of Phillip II of Spain. Ruy López, who invented the important opening move that bears his name, is widely known as one of the most influential writers on chess theory"--
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Analyzes the moves of fifty chess matches and examines what can be learned from each game, discussing attacking the king, defense, piece power, pawn structure, and endgame themes.
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To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the centuries.
Chess problems. --- Chess --- Problems
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""Many historical chess books focus on individual 19th century masters and tournaments yet little is written covering the full scope of competitive chess through the era. This volume provides a comprehensive overview, with 300 annotated games analyzed by the players and checked by powerful chess engines. Players such as Max Lange and Cochrane, known to the chess public only by the name given to a fierce attack or gambit, are brought to life. Fifty masters are each given their own chapter, with brief biographies, results and anecdotes and an endgame section for most chapters."-Provided by publisher"--
Chess players --- Chess --- History
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Computer chess --- Chess --- Games
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" An immense and deeply researched accounting of not only the history of the Persian and Arab game familiar to most Westerners for the past 500 years but also (a) the similar offshoots going back 1500 years, (b) the evolution of strategic board games over the past 1500 years, and (c) the many more recent chess variants"--
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