Chessboard Magic!

Chessboard Magic!
Author: Irving Chernev
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2015-06-05
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9784871875721

To the chessplayer, composed endings are an inexhaustible source of entertainment-and this book contains 160 of the most beautiful, most brilliant endings ever composed. These compositions are remarkable enough to justify the title of the volume - Cbessboard Magic! The positions are not arranged by theme, or composers, or alphabetically. The arrangement is haphazard - and purposely so, for your enjoyment. Each ending is meant to give you a fresh surprise. Difficult positions with countless variations have not been included, as this book is meant for pure enjoyment! Not drudgery. Only those endings which display rich originality have been selected. You may want to solve the endings (it is easy enough to cover up the solutions which are right underneath each ending, on the same page) but it is just as much fun to playing the solutions, as the ideas will prove startling enough. This book not only has a happy ending - it has 160 of them!

The Grand Chatrang Game

The Grand Chatrang Game
Author: Kuanysh-Beck Sazanov
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2014-12-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1496997190

This book presents a completely new look at the fundamentals of global geopolitical architecture and the sources of international conflicts. This research extends the scope of geopolitical analysis to encompass the entire globe through a comparative historical analysis of major religious, cultural, and civilizational aspects of development of different regions of the world, which are responsible for development of a system of political legacies peculiar to each of them. The book attempts to find the deep-rooted sources of the long-lasting international conflicts, where each of them has the potential to grow into full-fledged global war. In addition, it proposes a multipolar structure of the new global geopolitical order, which is more coherent with the true nature of different and very versatile societies of the world.

The King's Chessboard

The King's Chessboard
Author: David Birch
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 1993-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0140548807

“Masterfully told.”—School Library Journal A great story for children learning mathematical concepts, The King’s Chessboard tells the story of a wise man who refuses the king’s reward for completing a favor. When the king insists the man accept a reward, the man proposes a deal: He will take a payment of rice equal to each square on the king’s chessboard—doubling the amount he receives with each day. This quickly empties out the royal coffers. . . . A Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies and Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children

Mathematics From the Birth of Numbers

Mathematics From the Birth of Numbers
Author: Jan Gullberg
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 1148
Release: 1997-01-07
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780393040029

An illustrated exploration of mathematics and its history, beginning with a study of numbers and their symbols, and continuing with a broad survey that includes consideration of algebra, geometry, hyperbolic functions, fractals, and many other mathematical functions.

200 Brilliant Endgames

200 Brilliant Endgames
Author: Irving Chernev
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2012-09-26
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0486147983

Both an instruction book and an engaging meditation on the joys of chess, this is the final work by one of the most successful chess writers of all time. Irving Chernev blends anecdotes with his observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players, including Troitzky, Réti, Kasparyan, Benko, Kubbel, Rinck, Grigoriev, and many others. Each example is introduced with a cue ("White to play and win") and includes the composer's name, the date of its original publication if available, a clear diagram with an algebraic grid, and the winning variation presented in algebraic notion. Chernev's sparkling text is complemented by introductions by national Master Bruce Pandolfini and Adam Hart-Davis, an editor who worked with Chernev and who helped assemble this posthumous publication. Appropriate for players at every level, 200 Brilliant Endgames promises to assist chess enthusiasts in sharpening their endgame skills and to enhance their pleasure and satisfaction in the game.

The Chessboard Queen

The Chessboard Queen
Author: Sharan Newman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1997-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312863913

Guinevere, the queen consort of the legendary King Arthur, struggles against her love for the beloved Sir Lancelot.

Mathematics and Chess

Mathematics and Chess
Author: Miodrag Petkovi?
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780486294322

99 puzzles built around the chessboard. Arithmetical and probability problems, chessboard recreations, geometrical puzzles, mathematical amusements and games, more. Solutions.

King of the Celts

King of the Celts
Author: Jean Markale
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780892814527

A Celtic historian re-creates the life and times of the real King Arthur and explains how even today Arthurian ideals of knightly virtue remain at the heart of Western thought.

The Magic of Chess Tactics

The Magic of Chess Tactics
Author: Karsten Muller
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-09-05
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1941270859

Chess is 99% tactics. So to be a good chess player, you have to spend a lot of your training time on tactics. Although basic tactics are explained in a number good books, complicated tactics the kind that separate tournament winners from the pack require intuition, imagination and precision. The Magic of Chess Tactics helps you develop these qualities. Aimed primarily at aspiring chess players from club to master level who seriously want to improve their chess understanding, The Magic of Chess Tactics provides examples selected for both their entertainment and instructional value as well as detailed explanations and exercises. Claus Dieter Meyer, chess author and FIDE Master, is a well-known analyst and professional chess trainer. Karsten Muller is an International Grandmaster and co-author, along with Frank Lamprecht, of the highly acclaimed Secrets of Pawn Endings and œFundamental Chess Endings. "I have come to realise that there are basically two types of chess tactics. First, simple kinds of combinations you need to know when you start to play chess. I still believe they are the basis of everything. Things that computers see in a half-second. But the book is not about them. For those simple tactics, old Koblentz books are more than enough. This book is about *complicated* chess tactics, the kind you sometimes need hours of analysis just to discover the truth of the position. It's hard to see and calculate perfectly on the board; one needs intuition, imagination and precision. "It's not easy to develop these qualities but I believe that the present book, full of examples and high quality analyses, will help you achieve that objective. Welcome to the magical world of tactics!" From the Foreword by Alexei Shirov

White King and Red Queen

White King and Red Queen
Author: Daniel Johnson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2008
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780547133379

Daniel Johnson--journalist, scholar, and chess enthusiast--is the perfect guide to one of history's most remarkable periods, when chess matches were front-page news and captured the world's imagination.