Improve your chess game the fast and easy way

 

You never get a second chance to make a first impression?especially in the game of chess! Chess Openings For Dummies gives you tips and techniques for analyzing openings and strategies for winning chess games from the very first move you make!

 

This friendly, helpful guide provides you with easy-to-follow and step-by-step instructions on the top opening chess strategies and gives you the tools you need to develop your own line of attack from the very start.

 

Includes illustrations to help ensure victory

Equips you with the tools and strategies to plan a winning strategy

Also serves as a valuable resource for curriculums that use chess as a learning tool

 

 

Whether you're a veteran or novice chess player, Chess Openings For Dummies is the ultimate guide to getting a grip on the openings and variants that will ensure you have all the right moves to open and win any chess game.

 

 

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The fast and easy way to improve your chess game

 

You never get a second chance to make a first impression — especially in the game of chess! By using specific examples, detailed explanations, and diagrams, this friendly guide gives you tips and techniques for analyzing openings and developing strategies that will help you win any chess game . . . from the very first move you make!

 

 

Chess openings 101 — understand what an opening is, how they're classified, and how they differ from one another

Keep an open mind — get a grip on what it means to play an open game and how it allows for speedy mobilization of your pieces

Get down and dirty — discover how to play a semi-open game and shake things up by pulling out your best defensive moves

Close in on a win — learn how to maneuver your pieces to the right spot and plan long-range strategies to conquer in a closed game

Advance your game — take your skills to the next level with the English, Reti, and other flank openings that give you flexibility in responding to your opponent's moves

 

 

Open the book and find:

 

 

How to seize space and limit your opponent's options

Coverage of popular openings, including the Ruy Lopez, the Sicilian, and the King's Indian

Openings featuring rapid piece development

What it means to play open, semi-open, and closed games

Openings that fit your style of play

Ten common mistakes to avoid in the opening

 

 

Learn to:

 

 

Plan a winning strategy from the first move you make

Analyze your opponent's opening

Improve your game with tips and strategies

Ensure victory with helpful diagrams