{"product_id":"comprehensive-chess-course-1-pelts-alburt","title":"Comprehensive Chess Course 1 - Pelts \/ Alburt","description":"This book provides readers with all the essential information they need to learn chess and to start winning-quickly! The contents, tested and proven to work, leave little to chance. The reader learns the rules, how to apply them efficiently, the principles of winning chess, and how to visualize the board and pieces, all prerequisites for success. This is the first volume (Fifth Edition; time-tested for twenty-five years!) of the Comprehensive Chess Course Series: From Beginner to Master and Beyond. Each of its fourteen chapters stands on its own; together, they create a truly unique, and very practical, work. 300 black-and-white diagrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e Grandmaster Lev Alburt of New York City, is three-time U.S. Chess Champion, European Champion and one of the world's most sought-after chess teachers, famous for providing aspiring players easy access to master-level ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chessboard and the starting position; How pawns move and capture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChess notation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Rook and Bishop move and capture. The center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Queen and Knight move and capture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the King moves and captures. Check. Checkmate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEn passant pawn captures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCastling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelative values of the chess forces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow games are drawn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to record moves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to open a chess game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e144 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Chess Information \u0026amp; Research Institute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotation: Algebraic Notation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\"A true chess course of the sort that would be formally offered in a school.\" Harold Dondis, Boston Globe\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"81W","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35108389290141,"sku":"1101","price":16.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/8235\/7661\/products\/comprehensive-chess-course-1-pelts-alburt-21182897025.jpg?v=1594906027","url":"https:\/\/chesshouse98-com.myshopify.com\/products\/comprehensive-chess-course-1-pelts-alburt","provider":"chesshouse98.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}