Test Your Chess

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Pub. Date: 2001-02-01
Publisher(s): Gambit
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Summary

Test Your Chess offers a variety of entertaining and thought-provoking exercises in fundamental chess skills. The first half of the book tests the reader's ability in each part of the game, with exercises devoted to opening, middlegame, and endgame problems. The second half of the book is comprised of 'How Good is Your Chess' exercises, where the reader follows one side through a complete game, guessing each move as if playing a real game. Detailed solutions are provided.

Table of Contents

Symbols 5(6)
Introduction 6(1)
The Opening
7(4)
Advantage in Development
7(2)
Bits and Pieces
9(2)
The Middlegame
11(4)
The Greek Gift
11(1)
Attack and Defence
12(3)
The Endgame
15(7)
Pawn Endings
15(2)
Opposite-Coloured Bishops
17(2)
Rook Endings
19(1)
How Good is Your Technique?
20(2)
Solutions for Chapters 1-3
22(36)
The Opening
22(7)
The Middlegame
29(11)
The Endgame
40(16)
Score Tables
56(2)
How Good is Your Chess?
58(101)
Shapovalov-Sanakoev, corr. 1963-5
61(7)
Tal-Flesch, Lvov 1981
68(6)
Karpov-Sax, Linares 1983
74(6)
Korchnoi-Spassky, Clermont-Ferrand 1989
80(8)
Jasnikowski-S. Pedersen, Assens 1990
88(6)
Isaev-A. Timoshenko, corr. 1989-91
94(7)
Topalov-Kramnik, Belgrade 1995
101(6)
Karpov-Cu. Hansen, Groningen 1995
107(12)
Lautier-Karpov, Biel 1997
119(4)
Illescas-Arizmendi Martinez, Pamplona 1997/8
123(4)
Khenkin-Shabalov, Koszalin 1999
127(4)
Gligoric-Nevednichy, Novi Sad tt 1999
131(8)
S. B. Hansen-Cu.Hansen, Helsingor 1999
139(5)
Hracek-Yusupov, Bundesliga 1999/00
144(4)
Illescas-Short, Pamplona 1999/00
148(4)
P.Nikolic-Leko, Wijk aan Zee 2000
152(7)
Index of Players 159(1)
Index of Composers 160(1)
Index of Openings 160

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