Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,21 MB
Release : 1991-01-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0671701843
Uses positions from actual matches to test the reader's grasp of chess strategy, including mating nets and attacks, forks, double attacks, pins, skewers, overloads, and promotions.
Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 25,43 MB
Release : 1993-08-23
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0671795015
Presents three hundred chess problems for beginners, each of which requires no more than ten pieces on the board and can be solved in one move, covering eleven tactical themes including forks, pins, traps, and direct checkmates.
Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,63 MB
Release : 1995-04-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0671795023
A first-of-its-kind encyclopedia for chess players, this volume features detailed explanations and invaluable illustrations for new chess players, those intent on improving their games, and anyone who needs to brush up on both the basics and more advanced play. 140 detailed illustrations.
Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 22,17 MB
Release : 1992-11
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 067170186X
The perfect, and necessary, addition to any personal chess library, Pandolfini's Chess Complete is a comprehensive, accessible reference. National Master Bruce Pandolfini has covered every aspect of the game, from chessboard and pieces to history and strategy, and has responded to virtually any possible question or situation that could arise.
Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 35,52 MB
Release : 1994-08-22
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0671795007
No matter where your opponent lands his piece on the board, Chess Target Practice will teach you how to successfully attack his position. By analyzing each and every square, Bruce Pandolfini helps players learn the appropriate tactics to zero in on the target and move in for the kill. Book jacket.
Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 1994-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0671884247
From America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit comes the best chess drill book for beginners of all ages. From ever-popular chess instructor Bruce Pandolfini comes this entertaining, interactive, and effective book for teaching young chess players and other newcomers to the game. Filled with hundreds of questions and answers, fill-in-the-blanks, and true-or-false posers, Square One combines traditional chess drills with diverting games and problems to stimulate the analytical skills of beginners of all ages. Besides covering the basics—the board, moves, rules, and notation—Square One goes on to include information on attacks, checkmate, draws, and special rules, giving the beginner a broad overview of the game. With more than 200 instructional diagrams, and answers to all questions and problems, it is a complete workbook for chess players starting at square one.
Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 20,88 MB
Release : 1993-12-03
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 067179499X
Pandolfini, who will be the commentator for the 1993 World Chess Championships in Los Angeles this fall, illustrates 200 new and effective moves for the challenging first phase of the game, explaining strategies and principles in a clear and understandable way. 200 line drawings.
Author : Bruce Pandolfini
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 23,20 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Chess problems
ISBN : 0684801213
Pandolfini, author of Beginning Chess and Chess Openings, has nursed players of all levels through the rigors of learning chess and participating in competitions. Now he focuses on the chronic deficiencies that prevent chess players from playing their best game every time. 200 bandw line drawings.
Author : Victoria Goldman
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 39,10 MB
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0807774588
This is the best and most comprehensive guide to Manhattan’s private schools, including Brooklyn and Riverdale. Written by a parent who is also an expert on school admissions, this guide has been helping New York City parents choose the best private and selective public schools for their children for over 20 years. The new edition has been completely revised and expanded to include the latest information on admissions procedures, programs, diversity, school size, staff, tuition, and scholarships. It now lists over 75 elementary and high schools, including schools for special needs children. Book Features: Factors to consider when selecting a school, such as location, single sex versus coed, school size, after-school programs, and academic pace. Preparing your child for admissions interviews. Resources for test preparation. School profiles that include key information on school tours and applications, tuition, financial aid and scholarships, staff, class size, homework, diversity, educational approach, atmosphere, and more. “The information is on the mark and insightful. . . . Parents will pass The Manhattan Family Guide to parents as gleefully as they once passed notes in class.” —New York Magazine (for a previous edition)
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Page : 658 pages
File Size : 42,8 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Chess
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