A Primer of ChessA basic manual of chess by the master José Raul Capablanca, regarded as one of the half dozen greatest players ever. Capablanca was noted especially for his technical mastery, and in this book he explains the fundamentals as no one else could. Diagrams. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
THE WAY TO LEARN AND IMPROVE | 25 |
THE OPENINGS FROM ELEMENTARY | 43 |
MAIN RULES AND ETHICS OF | 71 |
INTRODUCTION | 77 |
ENDINGS | 90 |
THE RELATIVE VALUE OF KNIGHT AND BISHOP | 100 |
HOW TO MATE WITH A KNIGHT AND A BISHOP | 109 |
KINGS GAMBIT | 169 |
QUEENS GAMBIT 175 181 186 | 175 |
SYNTHESIS OF GENERAL THEORY | 200 |
ILLUSTRATED GAMES | 207 |
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED | 217 |
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED | 224 |
QUEENS GAMBIT ACCEPTED | 235 |
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED | 245 |
THE MIDDLE GAME | 115 |
CENTRE SQUARES | 123 |
TYPE POSITIONS AND COMBINATIONS | 131 |
VALUATION OF POSITION IN THE MIDDLE GAME | 138 |
RUY LOPEZ 161 | 161 |
ENGLISH OPENING PQ B 4 QUEENS | 257 |
QUEENS GAMBIT IN FACT | 269 |
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED SLAV DEFENCE | 277 |
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