moving f-pawn and, 247-250
notation for, 35
smothered, 188
tactics for
definition of, 61
forced moves in, 73-76
one move, 61-72
two move, 72-76
chess
appeal of, 41, ix-x
as goal-oriented game, 77
history of, 1-3, 359-360
and Internet
chess play on, 349-350
chess sites on, 357, 360
impact on chess theory, 349-350
in literature, 364
movies about, 363
opinions about, 40, ix-x
popularity of, 347, 349
positional, 204-205
quotes on, 361-362
skills needed for, 350
theory of, Internet’s impact on, 349-350
as war game, 9-10
Web sites on, 357, 360
Chessbase Net (Web site), 357
The Chess Café (Web site), 357
Chess Fever (film), 363
The Chessmen of Mars (Burroughs), 364
The Chess Players (film), 363
Clarke, Arthur C., 364
classical center, 96-97, 112-113
definition of, 96
development from, 97-103
combination, defined, 351
commentary, algebraic notation for, 36-37
complacency, danger of, 281, 289, 339
computer chess
development of, 360
impact of, 348-349
confidence
excessive, danger of, 281, 289, 339
Internet play and, 350
connected (doubled) rooks, 223
in endgame, 335, 338-340
power of, 211-212
connected pawns, 207
passed, 318, 321-323
control of game. See initiative
copying opponents moves, 116-122
counterattacks
definition of, 352
seizing initiative with, 83, 86
crisscross checkmate, 62-63
Damiano’s Defense, 147, 152
Dangerous Moves (film), 363
decoy passed pawns, 327
Deep Blue, 349, 360
Deep Fritz, 349, 360
Deep Junior, 360
defender
definition of, 352
king as, 307
removing, 52, 258-259, 264
definition of, 353
defense
Alekhine’s Defense, 123-124, 355
Benoni Defense, 355
Budapest Defense, 355
Caro-Kann Defense, 355
castling and, 222
Center Counter Defense, 124-126, 355
Damiano’s Defense, 147, 152
definition of, 352
disadvantages of, 83-84
Dutch Defense, 355
forcing of enemy retreat, 306
French Defense, 355
Gruenfeld Defense, 356
King’s Indian Defense, 356
Modern Defense, 356
Nimzo-Indian Defense, 356
offense as, 313
pawn structure role in, 106-107, 199-202, 209
Petrov Defense (Russian Game), 117-122, 145, 150, 356
Philidor’s Defense, 152, 356, 365
Pire Defense, 356
Queen’s Indian Defense, 356
splitting of, 89-90
stretching, 281
Two Knights Defense, 356
of unit, adequate, 237-238
The Defense (Nabokov), 364
determination, importance of, 339
development
of bishops, 158-159, 162-163, 170, 213-214, 216
castling and, 222-223, 225, 226
classical center, 96-97, 112-113
definition of, 96
development from, 97-103
definition of, 84, 352
in endgame, 289-290
of king, 330
of pawn structure, 326-329
of queen, 290
of rook, 289, 334-336, 338-344
first move, recommended
for black, 115-116
for white, 87-95
goals of, 84-85, 99-100
guidelines for, 155-157
harmony in, 147-149
of king, 99
in endgame, 330
of knights, 156, 157, 158-163
lead in, transitory nature of, 203
of pawn structure
advance, excessive, 143, 157
classical center, 96-97, 112-113
definition of, 96
development from, 97-103
in endgame, 326-329
first move
for black, 115-116, 123-127
for white, 87-95
goals of, 141-142
in opening, 97-103, 123-127, 129-130, 134-137, 145-153, 164-166
second move, 95-97, 143-144
unnecessary, folly of, 106-113, 146, 156, 168-169, 181, 233, 337
of queen, 284
early, 123, 125-126, 129-132, 148-149, 156, 167-170, 182
in endgame, 290
of rook, in endgame, 289, 334-336, 338-344
diagonals, 4-5
definition of, 352
securing of, 210-211
discovered attack (discovery), 49-52, 273, 291-292, 303-304, 306-307
definition of, 352
discovered check, 49-51
Dostoevsky, Fyodor, 361
double attacks
avoiding, 227
definition of, 352
double check, 50-51, 352
doubled (connected) rooks, 223
in endgame, 335, 338-340
power of, 211-212
double-isolated pawns, 206-207, 217
disadvantages of, 217-219
double king-pawn opening, 116, 163
double pawns, 206-207
benefits of, 215-216, 218-219
consequences of, 208-209
disadvantages of, 217-219
pawn majority and, 326
wasting time to avoid, 215, 220
down the exchange, 128, 315
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 364
draws
definition of, 352
forcing, 279-280
reasons for, 295
rules on, 23-25
scoring of, 24
Dutch Defense, 355
element, defined, 352
Eliot, T.S., 364
Elman, Mischa, 361
endgame
battery in, 335-336
beginning of, 288
center control in, 289
characteristics of, 78, 79, 287-288, 294-295
definition of, 352
development in, 289-290
of king, 330
of pawn structure, 326-329
of queen, 290
of rooks, 289, 334-336, 338-344
difficulty of playing, 294
king in, 295
development in, 330
learning about, 339-340
material advantage in
advantages of, 292-293
and complacency, 289
exploitation of, 332-334
pawns in
passed pawns
advancement of, 326-329
candidate, 327
Capablanca’s Rule for, 327-328
connected, 318, 321-323
decoy, 327
definition of, 317
ordinary, 318
outside, 318
protected, 318, 319-320
sacrifice of, 318
split, 318, 323-324
supported, 319-320
types of, 318
promotion of, 28-30
definition of, 353
as tactic, 57-59, 174, 293, 324-325
underpromotion, 28-30, 57-58
unmoved, 325-326
value of, 287-288, 292-293, 294-295
pawn structure in, 288
piece
placement in, 289-290
theory of, 324-325
time as strategic element in, 288-289
value of units in, 287-288
Endgame (Beckett), 364
English Opening, 355
en passant, 30-33
definition of, 352
notation for, 35
en prise units, 43-44, 352
Euwe, Max, 358
Evans, William, 139
Evans Gambit, 139-140
the exchange
definition of, 128
sacrifice of, defined, 128-129
up/down the, defined, 128, 315
winning/losing, defined, 128
exchanges (trades)
benefits of, 128
of bishop for rook (“the exchange”), 128-129, 315
checking to force, 271-272, 309-310
definition of, 127-128, 352
of developed for undeveloped piece, 155, 156, 184
equal, as tactic, 251-252
of knight for rook (“the exchange”), 128-129, 315
for material advantage, 243-245, 259-264, 271-272
importance of, 278
necessity of, 278
of pawns, pitfalls of, 279-280, 293
of queens, 130-131, 132-133, 260-262, 313-314
relative value of pieces and, 239-240
of rook for knight or bishop (“the exchange”), 128-129, 315
rules for, 184
seizing initiative with, 228-229, 251-252, 311-312
strategies for, 155, 156, 170
as strategy, when winning, 173-175, 277-278, 281, 293-294, 313-314, 332
pitfalls of, 278-281, 293
time gain/loss in, 183-184
exchange value, defined, 352
exploitation
of free move, 229, 251-252
of material advantage, 173-175, 277-278, 281, 293-294, 313-314, 332
in endgame, 332-334
pitfalls of, 278-281, 293
of opponent weaknesses, 205
of pawn structure weaknesses, 205-209
Faulkner, William, 364
fianchettoed bishop, 154
FICS. See Free Internet Chess Server; International E-mail Chess Server
50-move rule, 24
files, 4-5
clearing pawns from, 100, 223
definition of, 352
notation for, 4-5, 33-34
open
advantages of, 209-210
definition of, 242
securing of, 210-211
first move, recommended
for black, 115-116
for white, 87-95
Fischer, Bobby, 122, 347, 358, 360
Fischer-Spassky match (1972), 344
flank openings, 154-155
Fleming, Ian, 364
flexibility, in strategic planning, 316-317
Fool’s mate, 38-39, 79, 108
forced moves, 73-76
forks, 44-45, 352
Forster, E. M., 139-140
Four Knights Opening, 355
Franklin, Benjamin, 3, 359, 361, ix-x
Free Internet Chess Server (FICS), 357
free move
definition of, 229, 251
exploitation of, 229, 251-252
French Defense, 355
Fresh (film), 363
From Russia with Love (film), 363
From Russia with Love (Fleming), 364
full move, definition of, 317
gambit(s)
advantages of, 140
definition of, 138, 352
as strategy, 138-140
game(s)
length of, 77-78
lost, defined, 353
most famous (Morphy vs. Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard), 365-366
phases of, See endgame; middlegame; opening
playing on Internet, 357
scoring of, 24
shortest possible (Fools Mate), 38-39, 79, 108
strategic elements of, 79-82
won, defined, 353
Game and Playe of the Chesse (Caxton), 359
“The Game of Chess” (Borges), 364
“A Game of Chess” (Eliot), 364
“The Game of Chess” (Pound), 364
García Márquez, Gabriel, 364
Giuoco Piano, 355
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 40, 361
“The Gossage-Vardebedian Papers” (Allen), 364
grandmaster, 352
The Great Chess Movie (film), 363
Gruenfeld Defense, 356
guard, removing of. See removing the defender tactic
half move, definition of, 317
hanging units, 43-44
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (film), 363
horse. See knight(s)
hurdle, 54-56
Huxley, Thomas, ix
ICC. See Internet Chess Club
ICCF. See International Correspondence Chess Federation
ICS. See Internet Chess Server
ideal pawn center. See classical center
illegal moves, 352
“in-between move.” See zwischenzug
initiative
advantages of having, 79-80, 82-86, 104, 203-204, 325
definition of, 352
free moves and, 229, 251-252
holding, 197-199
in opening, 78-80, 82-86, 204
seizing
with counterattack, 83, 86
with exchanges, 228-229, 251-252, 311-312
by following plan, 105-106
with gambit, 138
with simultaneous defense and attack, 86
through small advantages, 204-205
International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF), 357
International E-mail Chess Server (FICS), 357
Internet, chess play on
chess theory and, 349-350
impact of, 349-350
sites for, 357, 360
Internet Chess Club (ICC), 357
Internet Chess Server (ICS), 360
intuition, usefulness of, 253
isolani, 208. See also isolated pawns
isolated pawns (isolani), 200-202, 206-208
double-isolated, 206-207, 217
disadvantages of, 217-219
opening centers with, 208
Isouard, Count, 365-366
Jefferson, Thomas, 361
Joyce, James, 364
Karpov, Anatoly, 145, 358, 360
Kasparov, Carry, 349, 358, 360
Kawabata, Yasunari, 364
Keynes, John Maynard, 361
king
capture of, 11-13
castling of, See castling
center opening and, 222
checking of, See check; checkmate
as defensive piece, 307
definition of, 353
development of, 99, 330
in endgame
active role of, 295
placement of, 289, 330
move of, 11-13
notation for, 34-35
passed pawns and, 318-320
placement of
effective, 88-89
in endgame, 289, 330
in opening, 330
at start, 8
safety of
pawn structure and, 107, 247-250, 264-267
as strategic element, 79, 81-82
value of, relative, 307-308
king-bishop, 8
king-knight, 8
king-rook, 8
King’s Gambit, 139, 356
kingside, 7-8
kingside castle, 26-27
advantages of, 101, 224
notation for, 35
King’s Indian Attack, 356
Kings Indian Defense, 356
knight(s)
attack with, 309-311
definition of, 353
development of, 156, 157, 158-163
exchanging for bishop, 220, 228
Four Knights Opening, 355
history of, 2
m
ove of, 16-17
notation for, 34-35
placement of
effective, 88-89
starting, 8
Two Knights Defense, 356
value of, relative, 43, 238-239
with bishop
vs. bishop pair, 192-193
vs. rook and pawn, 142-143
vs. bishop, 190-191, 193-194
“Knights Gambit” (Faulkner), 364
Korchnoi, Viktor, 145
Kotov, Alexander, 254
Kramnik, Vladimir, 349, 358, 360
L’analyze des Echêcs (Philidor), 359
Landers, Ann, 361
Larsen’s Opening, 356
Lasker, Emanuel, 105, 358
line
definition of, 353
open, 353
literature, chess in, 364
Lombardi, Vince, 61
losing a piece, definition of, 127-128
losing quality, definition of, 128
lost game, defined, 353
Love in the Time of Cholera (García Márquez), 364
Lucena, Luis Ramírez de, 359
luft, definition of, 289
The Luzhin Defense (film), 363
“Maelzel’s Chess-Player” (Poe), 364
major piece, defined, 353
The Master of Go (Kawabata), 364
mate. See checkmate
material, defined, 353
material advantage
calculation of, 238-243
complacency and, 281, 289
cost of, 203
despair and, 339
in endgame
advantages of, 292-293
exploitation of, 332-334
importance of, 79, 172-173, 277
relative value of pieces, 42-43
strategies for winning
when down, 175-176, 294
when up, 173-175, 277-278, 281, 293-294, 313-314, 332
pitfalls of, 278-281, 293
trading for, 243-245, 259-264, 271-272
importance of, 278
mating patterns. See checkmate, tactics for
middlegame
advantage in, determining, 226
characteristics of, 234-235
goals of, 78-79
strategy in, 257
structural features in, 235
tactics in, 257
time as strategic element in, 234-235, 288
transition to, 223
The Mighty Pawns (film), 363
minor pieces, defined, 353. See also bishop(s); knight(s)
mistakes, counting on, 339
mobility
definition of, 353
importance of, 81, 90
maximization of, 87-88
Modern Defense, 356
Monkey Business (film), 363
The Morals of Chess (Franklin), 359
Morphy, Paul, 360, 365-366
moves/moving
of bishop, 14-16
captures, See captures/capturing
castling, See castling
in chess programmer lingo, 72-73
combining offense and defense in, 171
compulsory, 10, 73-76, 288
copying opponent, 116-122
definition of, 10, 353
first, 82
advantages of, 82-83
recommended
for black, 115-116
for white, 87-95
forced, 10, 73-76, 288
free
definition of, 229, 251
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