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Following on from the enduring success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, and the recently released Magnus Carlsen: 50 Memorable Games, celebrated chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on Fabiano Caruana, the Grandmaster set to rival current world champion Magnus Carlsen.This book details Caruana's remarkable rise from chess prodigy to ... Read more

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Learn the mating principles and combinations needed to finish off opponents. From the 4 basic mates using the king and queen, rook, two bishops, and bishop/knight combinations, to king/pawn, king/knight and king/bishop endgames, youll learn the essentials of translating small edges into decisive checkmates. Learn the 50-move rule, and the combinations of pieces that cant force a mate against a ... Read more

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Learn the mating principles and combinations needed to finish off opponents. From the 4 basic mates using the king and queen, rook, two bishops, and bishop/knight combinations, to king/pawn, king/knight and king/bishop endgames, youll learn the essentials of translating small edges into decisive checkmates. Learn the 50-move rule, and the combinations of pieces that cant force a mate against a
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by Siafa B. Neal ...

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