chess

Introduces the history of chess and chess pieces and gives instructions for making twenty-five different chess sets out of easily available materials.

A standard textbook for chess players.

Describes and illustrates fifty opening chess moves for young players.

Provides lessons for beginning and advanced chess players, hundreds of exercises on tactics and strategy, and diagrams, as well as advice for playing against one's computer or against others via the Internet.

Includes biographies of famous chess players, accounts of the greatest tournaments, explanations of all technical terms, and over 100 of the greatest games.

Explains the basic rules and theories needed to know to play chess and discusses the set-up of a chess board, the different positions, helpful strategies and tactics, and other related topics.

Text and illustrations describe the rules, techniques, and strategies for playing the game of chess.