Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss

Make Pawns of Your Opponents with Tips and Tricks From a Grandmaster of the Game
Series: Learn to Play
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Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss by Patrick Wolff introduces readers to the strategic world of chess, providing insights and techniques to enhance one's game. Aimed at chess enthusiasts, this guide shares tips from basic moves to advanced tactics, making it ideal for those looking to improve their skills and understand the deeper complexities of the game. Despite the categorisation under Cooking & Food, the book focuses solely on chess mastery.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss

In the pages of this guide is an introduction to all the chess pieces including their strengths and weaknesses, tips on how to protect pieces and prevent their capture, and guidance on when to attack and defend like a boss. Includes a bonus tear-out card to take tactics on the go.

Stop playing like a pawn and start playing like the king.

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Stop playing like a pawn and start playing like the king.

You already know just how enjoyable—and challenging—the game of chess can be. For those who play, chess leads to a lifetime of fun. But how do you make the first move to learn the rules and transform from a pawn to a king? The path to a perfect checkmate is in your hands!

In the pages of Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss, you'll find an introduction to all the chess pieces, including their strengths and weaknesses, tips on how to protect your pieces and prevent their capture, and guidance on when to attack and defend like a boss. You'll also find a bonus tear-out card to take your new tactics on the go!

Series: Learn to Play

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781465483812

Publisher: DK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 September 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Dorling Kindersley

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 627g

Pages: 400

About the Author

Patrick Wolff played his first chess tournament at the age of nine. He won the U.S. Junior (under 20) Championship twice. He became an International Grandmaster, the highest title one can earn, in 1990, and has gone on to win many tournaments, including the U.S. Championship twice. He is also the author of Kasparov versus Anand- The Inside Story of the 1995 World Chess Tournament, the book based on his coaching of Viswanathan Anand, the Indian chess superstar.

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