About this title: Fireside Chess Library In the first completely instructional book ever written on chess openings, National Master Bruce Pandolfini teaches players how to take charge of the game's crucial opening phase. Of the three traditional phases of chess play -- the opening, the middle-game and the endgame -- the opening is the phase average players confront ...
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Description: Gently used softcover. There is mild cover wear. Page xxi has a crease at bottom corner. Textblock is clean, no marginalia. No remainder mark. Illustrated with black and white diagrams. ISBN 0671656902. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Like New. Trade paperback. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. No remainder mark. No pricing stickers. In sealed plastic protection. 1989. Trade paperback. read more
Description: Good. 1989-Paperback-Cover shows minor shelf-wear. ---Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: Edition Unstated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Fireside, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780671656904ISBN:0671656902
Description: Good. As issued No Jacket. Slight psine lean, corner bumps, cover scuffing and rubbing, and other moderate shopwear. "202 openings designed to instruct players of all levels, written by America's leading chess writer. " read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Fireside Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780671656904ISBN:0671656902
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. No Remainder Mark, No Damage. Ship twice daily. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 244 p. Contains: Illustrations. Fireside Chess Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Fireside Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780671656904ISBN:0671656902
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light corner wear. Owner's name inside. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 244 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 244 p. Contains: Illustrations. Fireside Chess Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Fireside, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S. A
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780671656904ISBN:0671656902
Description: Good Plus. 244 pages. Light wear to edges and cover; tight book; clean pages; trade paperback. "202 openings designed to instruct players of all levels" Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Chess & Games ISBN: 0671656902 Inventory No: 060876. read more
Description: Fine. 0671656902 Excellent condition Soft cover book, clean pages, No creases to spine, this book is Near NEW! Shop & Save With US. read more
Edition: 9th Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Fireside, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780671656904ISBN:0671656902
Description: Illustrated. Very Good + 5.5 x 8.5 trade paperback book. White and yellow lettering on the brown and blue spine with a color illustrated cover. 202 openings designed to instruct players of all levels, written by America's leading chess writer. 244 pages. 9th printing. Light wear. Very Good + condition. read more
Edition: 7th ptg
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Fireside, New York
Date Published: c1989
ISBN-13:9780671656904ISBN:0671656902
Description: Rick Pracher cover art. near fine, trade paper, pict. maroon/blue covers. Tight. 244 pgs, ISBN: 0-671-65690-2. "202 openings designed to instruct players of all levels" read more
"The author takes a "crime and punishment approach to learning the chess openings. In this collection, each of the 202 short openers demonstrates how a violation of sound opening principles brings disaster. Each of the games in this book are drawn from examples of 26 different double king pawn openings. These "open" games are the ones every young chess player should start with to learn basic opening play. For each game, the reader can use the move list to recreate the game on a board or can simply study the diagram to try to figure out the winning move. There are many books devoted to the chess opening, but almost all of them devote themselves to nearly flawless play between experts. Memorizing "the book" lines does little to teach how to exploit the weak play of most young players. Pandolfini's approach is more likely to improve opening play than reviewing errorless games of the masters."
"The book has a few typos, which are annoying, but I'll forgive it because the way to learn openings is to play through them over and over and over. But who starts games and stops when the opening ends? People who read this book and play though all the openings...that's who."
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