In A World Champion’s Guide to Chess , Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar’s exclusive training methods will have you playing winning chess!
Topics include Chess Essentials, Tactics, Strategy, Pattern Recognition, Endgames, Chess Etiquette, Advice for Parents & Coaches and much more!
Susan Polgar is a winner of four Women’s World Championships and the top-ranked woman chess player in the United States. She became the #1 woman player in the world at 15 and remained in the top 3 for over 20 years. In 2013, she received the U.S. Coach of the Year Award and the following year, she was named the Chess Trainer of the Year by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She thus became the first person in history to be accorded both honors. Under her guidance, SPICE chess teams at both Texas Tech University and Webster University have won a combined five consecutive National Division I Collegiate Chess Championships.
Paul Troung is winner of eleven national titles, a prolific chess trainer, and award-winning chess author. He was also captain and manager of the historic 2004 US Women’s Olympiad team which won two gold and two silver medals, as well as the coach of the five-time national champion SPICE chess teams.
Content
005 Introduction
The Essentials of Chess
011 Tutorial I: The Board and Pieces
021 Tutorial II: How the Pieces Move and Capture
037 Tutorial III: Other Rules
049 Tutorial IV: The Next Step
Section I
065 1. Checkmate in One Move with Each of the Pieces
102 2. Capturing Pieces
111 3. Getting out of Check
120 4. Forks
129 5. Making Pins
138 6. Using Pins
147 7. Skewers
156 8. Discovered Attacks
165 9. Double Check
174 10. Trapping Pieces
183 11. The Back Rank
192 12. Intermediate Moves
201 13. Castling, Underpromotion, En Passant
210 14. Stalemate
219 15. Perpetual Check
228 16. Proper Defensive Chess
237 17. Defending by Check or Pin
246 18. Pattern Recognition
Section II
258 19. 32 Key Endgame Positions
Section III
292 20. 50 Quick Mates in One Move
311 21. 50 Quick Mates in Two Moves
330 22. 20 Mates in Three Moves
Section IV
341 23. Some Dos and Don'ts of Chess Strategy
344 24. Two Instructive Games
380 Appendix I: Tips, Etiquette, and Helpful Advice for Players
383 Appendix II: Advice for Parents and Coaches
Topics include Chess Essentials, Tactics, Strategy, Pattern Recognition, Endgames, Chess Etiquette, Advice for Parents & Coaches and much more!
Susan Polgar is a winner of four Women’s World Championships and the top-ranked woman chess player in the United States. She became the #1 woman player in the world at 15 and remained in the top 3 for over 20 years. In 2013, she received the U.S. Coach of the Year Award and the following year, she was named the Chess Trainer of the Year by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She thus became the first person in history to be accorded both honors. Under her guidance, SPICE chess teams at both Texas Tech University and Webster University have won a combined five consecutive National Division I Collegiate Chess Championships.
Paul Troung is winner of eleven national titles, a prolific chess trainer, and award-winning chess author. He was also captain and manager of the historic 2004 US Women’s Olympiad team which won two gold and two silver medals, as well as the coach of the five-time national champion SPICE chess teams.
Content
005 Introduction
The Essentials of Chess
011 Tutorial I: The Board and Pieces
021 Tutorial II: How the Pieces Move and Capture
037 Tutorial III: Other Rules
049 Tutorial IV: The Next Step
Section I
065 1. Checkmate in One Move with Each of the Pieces
102 2. Capturing Pieces
111 3. Getting out of Check
120 4. Forks
129 5. Making Pins
138 6. Using Pins
147 7. Skewers
156 8. Discovered Attacks
165 9. Double Check
174 10. Trapping Pieces
183 11. The Back Rank
192 12. Intermediate Moves
201 13. Castling, Underpromotion, En Passant
210 14. Stalemate
219 15. Perpetual Check
228 16. Proper Defensive Chess
237 17. Defending by Check or Pin
246 18. Pattern Recognition
Section II
258 19. 32 Key Endgame Positions
Section III
292 20. 50 Quick Mates in One Move
311 21. 50 Quick Mates in Two Moves
330 22. 20 Mates in Three Moves
Section IV
341 23. Some Dos and Don'ts of Chess Strategy
344 24. Two Instructive Games
380 Appendix I: Tips, Etiquette, and Helpful Advice for Players
383 Appendix II: Advice for Parents and Coaches