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For 70 years the U.S. Chess Federation has held the U.S. Junior
Open, featuring young players under 21. This book is the first to
focus the formative years of these juniors, who later became many
of the outstanding masters of the Unites States. Each chapter
contains an annotated game of the winner of the championship and
brief identifications of the notable players. Crosstables are
included where available.
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.
After the events of Halloween, Cat and Shane are once again fast
friends, but they’re about to learn that the turning of the
seasons brings new challenges to deal with… When new neighbours
move into the estate – Dr. Becca Ryan, a pink-haired witch
who’s researching holy wells in the area and her familiar Vinnie
the stoat – Cat and Shane quickly befriend them. Little do they
know Becca’s research has disturbed the very old and very
dangerous spirit of Cethlenn, a Fomorian queen who is determined to
use Becca and the children to exact her revenge on her ancient
enemies, the Tuatha Dé Dannan by taking over the land that was
once theirs. Cat and Shane are both dealing with difficulties at
home, so when the spirit of Cethlenn possesses Becca and
tells Cat of an ancient artifact that once belonged to The Dagda
himself – a harp that, when played, could influence the mood of
anyone who hears it – she and Shane become convinced that
the harp is the answer to their woes. On their adventure, Cat
and Shane learn many things about themselves and their motivations.
They come to realise that their problems cannot be fixed by magic
and resolve never to use the harp. Can they free Becca from
Cethlenn’s clutches and destroy the harp before Cethlenn uses it
to summon an army of dead Fomorians to take over the land?
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The Book of Secrets
Alex Dunne; Cover design or artwork by Shona Shirley Macdonald
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The door flew open, and Granny stared out at Cat with wild eyes.
‘So,’ she said, almost in a whisper, ‘they’re back.’
 For the first time in over fifty years, the Trooping
Fairies are in the small town of Clonbridge for their annual
Revels. Their arrival awakens other creatures, who have mischief
and chaos in mind. Eleven-year-old Cat is in more danger than most.
She has the Sight, like her Granny before her, and that makes her a
magnet for all things supernatural. But when the wild magic hurts
her family, she needs to find a friend she can really trust.
Together they face real danger and must use all their wits and
bravery to save those they love, before the sun rises …
Fred Reinfeld-his name is known to almost every chess player in the
United States. But his accomplishments? These are not so well
known. Reinfeld was one of the strongest players of his time,
ranking just below Reuben Fine and Sammy Reshevsky (against whom he
had a plus score). He was an accomplished author of some of the
best chess books of the thirties and forties. Fred Reinfeld was a
respected numismatist, still recognized as a pioneer in the field
sixty years later. He was an editor or major contributor to almost
every major chess magazine of the thirties through the
forties-Chess Review, Chess Correspondent, and Chess Life. This
book is the first book on this remarkable man whose works have
contributed more to chess than any other author. Many of Reinfeld's
comments, ideas, and thoughts are quoted in their original context.
Known his own time for the strength of his annotations, many are
preserved here for the modern reader. Reinfeld lives!]
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The Book of Secrets (Paperback)
Alex Dunne; Cover design or artwork by Shona Shirley Macdonald
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R377
R318
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The door flew open, and Granny stared out at Cat with wild eyes.
'So,' she said, almost in a whisper, 'they're back.' For the first
time in over fifty years, the Trooping Fairies are in the small
town of Clonbridge for their annual Revels. Their arrival awakens
other creatures, who have mischief and chaos in mind.
Eleven-year-old Cat is in more danger than most. She has the Sight,
like her Granny before her, and that makes her a magnet for all
things supernatural. But when the wild magic hurts her family, she
needs to find a friend she can really trust. Together they face
real danger and must use all their wits and bravery to save those
they love, before the sun rises ...
Surprise yourself and reach higher! This book is based on real
amateur games and shows you how an average club player can proceed
through the ranks and reach Candidate Master level. Its a hard
struggle, nothing comes for free and your path will be strewn with
setbacks and disappointments. Just like in real life. Alex Dunne
guides you in the more than 50 games that you will be playing and
offers lots of practical, straightforward and effective advice.
Slowly but surely, you will improve in all phases of the game: the
opening, the middlegame and the endgame. Dunne explains when and
how to activate your pieces and how to recognize and punish the
errors your opponents are bound to make. At the end of the book,
having absorbed these lessons, your experience, technique and
confidence will have improved in such a way that your first win
against a master will not come as a big surprise.
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