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A comprehensive guide for self-study
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Milton L.Hanauer
CHESS
MADE SIMPLE
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2013
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CHESS MADE SIMPLE BY
MILTON L.HANAUER,M.S.,J.D. Director of N.Y.C. Interscholastic Chess League
Former N.Y. State Champion Member, U.S. International Team
MADE SIMPLE BOOKS DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC. GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK
Copyright
© 1957 by Doubleday
4 Company,
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Inc.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION
13
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHESS
14
CHAPTER
I
THE PIECES AND THE BOARD
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16
The Pieces The King Queen Bishop
Rook Knight
Pawn The Board: The Field of Battle The Set-up of all the pieces The Board (No pieces) 64 squares :
CHAPTER
II
THE POWERS OF THE PIECES
17
The King The Rook
17 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 23 25
Castling
Conditions
The Bishop The Queen The Fork The Knight The Pawn The King: Reprise Summary: Piece, Abbreviation, Value
25
CHAPTER
GOOD MOVES FOR THE
III
PIECES
27 27
Good Moves for the Rook The Pawn's Good Moves Good Moves for the Knight Good Squares for the Bishop Good Moves for the Queen Good Moves for the King
28 31 32 33 35
CHAPTER THE OPENING
TV 37 37
Rules to Follow
5
Chess
6
Made Simple
Some Good Openings
42 42 42 42 43
Giuoco Piano (The Go-Easy Game) Ruy Lopez Scotch
Game
Sicilian
Defense
CHAPTER V
MORE GOOD MOVES
43 43 43 45 46 48 49
Discovered Check
DoubleCheck Desperado Overloaded Piece
Zugzwang and Zwischenzug
Tempo
CHAPTER VI DESCRIPTIVE NOTATION:
MORE OPENINGS: GAMBITS
French Defense Caro-Kann Defense Gambits
Some More
Exciting Gambits Muzio Gambit Evans Gambit Danish Gambit Wing Gambit Blockading Gambit
CHAPTER
50 52 52 53 54 54 54 55 55 55
VII
FURTHER POWERS OF THE
PIECES: ATTACK, DEFENSE, COMBINATIONS, COUNTERATTACKS
Attack Attack What Is Nailed Down Nail It Down Attack What Can Not Escape! Make Use of the Attack Weapons: Fork, Pin, Hurdle Defense Defenses to the Pin Defenses to a Fork Defenses to a Hurdle
CHAPTER
CHECKMATE AND STALEMATE Checkmate Stalemate
Checkmates with Minimal Material King and Queen vs. King King and Rook vs. King: a Win King and two Bishops vs. King King, Bishops and Knight vs. King
56 56 56 56 56 57 59 59 63 64
VIII
66 66 68 70 70 70 71 71
Chess
Made Simple
7
CHAPTER IX
CHECKMATE COMBINATIONS AND OTHER SACRIFICES More Weak Spots and What
to
do About
Them
hi gT gT
andh7 g2andh2
The Eighth Rank The Long Diagonal The Seventh Absolute Other Sacrifices To Improve the Position of a Piece To Gain a Specific Square To Contain Enemy Forces To Advance a Strategic Plan
To Forestall Enemy Plans To Queen a Pawn To Launch a King-Side Attack King in the Center
73 73 73 73 73 74 75 76 77 79 79 79 80 80 80 81 82 82
CHAPTER X SECURING A DRAW Why Should You Try for a Draw? How Can You Get a Draw?
84 84 84
CHAPTER XI
THE END GAME: GENERAL PRINCIPLES Meaning King and Pawns King and Bishop King and Knight King and Rook King and Queen General Principles