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Whether you're an American Mah Jongg newbie or an intermediate player looking to gain an edge over your opponents, American Mah Jongg for Everyone is the perfect book to help you start practicing your game! Experienced international Mah Jongg instructors Gregg Swain and Toby Salk walk you through the basics of American Mah Jongg--introducing readers to the tiles, rituals, history, rules and winning strategies of the game. Using the humor, warmth and professional tips they share with their own students, this narrative-style instruction book offers an accessible way to learn this popular game. Topics include: Recognizing Mah Jongg tiles in different types of sets Building the walls and dealing the tiles Organizing your tiles and planning your play Understanding table rules and etiquette Winning strategies for various types of hands National Mah Jongg tournament director Gladys Grad contributes a foreword that explains why so many people love the game. Grad also has written a chapter that outlines the rules of Siamese Mah Jongg, a fun two-person game she created that you can't find in any other Mah Jongg book! This book comes with everything you need to get started playing, including: A timeless sample Mah Jongg scoring card A paper set to cut out and use while learning Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions Over 80 color illustrations Helpful practice exercises and quizzes that reinforce the lessons Access to a website that provides up to date information about the game A glossary of terms that every Mah Jongg player needs to know From the many different types of tiles and how to recognize them, personal stories about the game and historical trivia, American Mah Jongg for Everyone has something for anyone interested in this fascinating game.
Das Schachspiel verdankt den Bauern seine aussergewohnliche strategische Tiefgrundigkeit. Diese bescheidenen Figuren konnen im Schachkampf viele verschiedene Funktionen annehmen. Sie konnen Blockadefiguren sein, Rammbocke, Helden, die bereit sind, sich selbst zu opfern und sie konnen sogar in die koniglichen Range aufsteigen. Wenn man sie allerdings falsch behandelt, konnen sie schwach werden und fur den gegnerischen Angriff eine Zielscheibe darstellen. In diesem Buch erlautert der erfahrene Grossmeister und Trainer Drazen Marovic die facettenreiche Natur des Bauern. Dieses Buch enthalt Kapitel uber Isolierte Bauern, Hangende Bauern, Freibauern, Doppelbauern, Bauernketten und Bauerninseln.
This collection of the games, most annotated, features the United States Chess Federation's premiere invitational tournament, the Absolute Championship. Biographical details of the participants, opening statistics and yearly crosstables offer insight to the games. Features include statistical results of participants from 1976 to 2010, results of many opening variations as played in Absolutes, biographies of all winners and information on all participants, and indexes of players, opening variations and ECO codes.
All top chess players agree that to keep your tactical muscles in
shape it's imperative to continue training, and the easiest and
most fun way to do this is by performing tactical exercises. Even
solving a few puzzles for ten minutes each day can be of utmost
benefit for the aspiring player. But where can one find the
required number of suitable puzzles to satisfy this demand?
Start every game with confidence
Liberty London is known for its floral and graphic prints and the offering of innovative and eclectic designs. The Liberty Anita Peggable Chess Set from Galison highlights Liberty's classic floral themes, perfect for any game enthusiast. This set features a peggable chess construction with pops of red and blue for the 32 chess pieces. Makes a perfect gift. * Box: 7.8 x 7.8 x 2.8", 198 x 198 x 71 mm * 32 Wood Chess Pieces * 1 Portable Chess Board * Instructions are included * Perfect for playing on the go!
An ambitious asymmetric area control game of tense negotiations and political intrigue. As the sun rises over the deserts, rivers, and oases of the Caliphate, a delicate balance has been upset. As one of many rival powers in the region, you now have the opportunity to alter the course of history and seize power for yourself. The ambitious Sultan sits in a golden palace, presiding over great works of architecture. The secretive Murshid works to covertly undermine the central authorities through an expansive network of agents. The wandering tribes of the Nomad aim to sow discord in order to secure employment for their experienced mercenary citizenry. The ravaging forces of the Warlord sweep across the land, chasing after promises of plunder. And, in the face of chaos and uncertainty, the Caliph aims to preserve order through military might. Will you successfully navigate this web of rivalries and rise to prominence, or will you squabble with your lesser adversaries and fade into obscurity? Crescent Moon is an area control game for four or five players. Take on the role of one of five radically asymmetric characters, each with their own objectives to fulfil, unique actions to utilise, and game-changing special powers to employ. Build symbiotic relationships with your allies, undermine your rivals, and choose your friends and enemies wisely in this cut-throat game of power and politics.
Number of players: 4-5
Details 59 brilliant games from the career of a correspondence world champion with his own notes, and provides insights into the processes of analysis and decision-making, as well as abundant study material. Packed with general chess wisdom and pertinent quotes from the great masters of chess.
'Timely... wonderfully entertaining' - The Wall Street Journal In It's All A Game renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of board games. He traces the evolution of the game across cultures, time periods, and continents, from the paranoid Chicago toy genius behind classics like Operation and Mouse Trap, to the role of Monopoly in helping prisoners of war escape the Nazis, and even the scientific use of board games today to teach artificial intelligence how to reason and how to win. With these compelling stories and characters, Donovan ultimately reveals why board games have captured hearts and minds all over the world for generations.
Adolf Albin, a Romanian-born chess master of German origins, was renowned in epoque for his originality, eccentric and dashing playing style, aggressiveness and edgy character. Through previously unpublished data, tournament reports, newspaper articles, consultation games this work covers Albin's brief but highly significant period spent in New York, 1893-1895, with details on his life and chess career.
Few men are prominent chess players as well as esteemed chess writers. James Mason, in his lifetime, had the reputation of being both. This book chronicles Mason's early career in the United States, providing many details on his writings and annotations for The Spirit of the Times and The American Chess Journal, his participation in the Cafe Europa and Cafe International tournaments, his win in 1876's Fourth American Chess Congress, and his matches against chess greats like George H. Mackenzie, Eugene Delmar, Dion M. Martinez, Edward Alberoni, and Henry E. Bird. Mason's efforts to establish an American Chess Association and to arrange an international centennial congress in 1876 are also explored. In addition to the general index, the work also includes indexes of games, annotators, and openings.
This is a continuation of a series of comprehensive chronological reference work lists the results of men's chess competitions all over the world - individual and team matches. The present volume covers 1961 through 1963. Entries record location and, when available, the group that sponsored the event. First and last names of players are included whenever possible and are standardised for easy reference. Compiled from contemporary sources such as newspapers, periodicals, tournament records and match books, this work contains 938 tournament crosstables and 108 match scores. It is indexed by events and by players.
Following on from the long success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on today's blockbuster chess player Magnus Carlsen. Magnus Carlsen has been the world's number one player for more than a decade, has won more super-tournaments than anyone ever and is still in his prime. He is the only player to repeatedly win the world championships in classical, speed and blitz chess formats. This book details his remarkable rise and how he acquired the crucial skills of 21st-century grandmaster chess He will defend his world championship title this autumn and if he wins, it will set a record of five championship match victories. This book take you through how he wins by analysing 60 of the games that made him who he is, describing the intricacies behind his and his opponent's strategies, the tactical justification of moves and the psychological battle in each one. This book is essential for chess enthusiasts, competitors and professionals of all skill sets.
Since its first publication in 1950, The Right Way to Play Chess has taught chess to generations of beginners, taking them to the standard expected of good club players. It gives full details of exactly how to play the game, explains basic theory and includes many examples of play.There are separate chapters on the openings, middle and end games, plus a chapter of master games which illustrate how styles of play have changed over the years. Fully revised and updated by chess expert Richard James, a new chapter shows how to encourage and teach children to play the game.
If you're looking to learn about the game of chess -- and win --
The Everything. Chess Basics Book provides you with the perfect
introduction. Endorsed by the United States Chess Federation and
coauthored by Anne Ashton, Director of Marketing, Advertising, and
Outreach for the U.S.C.F. and Peter Kurzdorfer, editor of Chess
Life magazine, The Everything. Chess Basics Book is an
authoritative guide that appeals to chess players of all ages --
and skill. The Everything. Chess Basics Book also features information
on: Packed with hundreds of clear diagrams, The Everything. Chess Book will have you declaring "Checkmate!" in no time.
The Botanica 2-in-1 Travel Game Set from Galison is a portable box that opens out into a game board for playing backgammon and checkers. The box and game board feature the colorful botanical paper sculptures of Colombian artist, Diana Beltran Herrera. The set makes a great gift or perfect to take on the go. * Box Size: 10 x 5 x 2", 254 x 127 x 51mm * Hinged Double Drawer Construction * Checkers + Backgammon * Wood Games Pieces * Includes Instruction Sheet
One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan
Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met
Robert Katende. |
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