| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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Part One The Concept of Imbalances |
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Imbalances/Learning the ABCs |
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3 | (26) |
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Superior Minor Piece - Bishops vs. Knights |
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4 | (1) |
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Pawn Structure - Weak Pawns, Passed Pawns, etc |
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5 | (1) |
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Space - The Annexation of Territory |
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6 | (1) |
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Material - The Philosophy of Greed |
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7 | (1) |
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Control of a Key File - Roads for Rooks |
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8 | (1) |
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Control of a Hole/Weak Square-Homes for Horses |
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8 | (1) |
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Lead in Development - You're Outnumbered! |
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9 | (1) |
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Initiative - Calling the Shots |
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10 | (1) |
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King Safety - Dragging Down the Enemy Monarch |
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11 | (1) |
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Statics vs. Dynamics - The Battle Between Short Term and Long Term Imbalances |
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12 | (1) |
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Planning - Creating Your Own Future |
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13 | (10) |
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Talk to the Board and It Will Talk to You |
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23 | (5) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (78) |
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Knights/Psychopaths of the Chessboard! |
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31 | (23) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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Bishops/Speed Demons of the Diagonals |
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54 | (23) |
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54 | (4) |
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58 | (4) |
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62 | (7) |
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Bishops of Opposite Colors |
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69 | (5) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (2) |
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Bishops vs. Knights/Grudge Match |
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77 | (26) |
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Feeling the Minor Piece Tension |
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78 | (5) |
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83 | (1) |
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Two Bishops Antidote - Trade One Off |
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83 | (2) |
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Free Range Bishops Are Happier Bishops |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (4) |
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91 | (1) |
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Pawns and Squares Often Determine a Minor Piece's Value |
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92 | (1) |
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Even the Most Innocent Pawn-Move Can Potentially Weaken a Square |
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93 | (4) |
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All Pawns on One Side of the Board = An Octopus' Garden |
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97 | (2) |
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Mr. Knight Prepares to Take a Journey |
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99 | (3) |
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102 | (1) |
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Bishops vs. Knights-Tests |
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103 | (4) |
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107 | (26) |
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Rooks/Files, Ranks, and Targets |
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109 | (24) |
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109 | (5) |
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114 | (2) |
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Waiting to Pull the File-Opening Trigger |
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116 | (3) |
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Control of the 7th or 8th Ranks |
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119 | (11) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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Part Four Psychological Meanderings |
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133 | (90) |
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Material/Fear of Giving Up or Taking Material |
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135 | (23) |
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135 | (7) |
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Embracing Your Inner Greed |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (5) |
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The Stockholm Variation of the Classical Dragon |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (3) |
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Mental Breakdown/Overcoming the Trap of "I Can't" and "I Must" |
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158 | (16) |
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158 | (2) |
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It's My Party and I'll Move What I Want To |
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160 | (3) |
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The Eerie Phenomenon of Mutual Delusion |
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163 | (4) |
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167 | (5) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (23) |
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Macho Chess/ The Art of Insistence |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (11) |
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187 | (7) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (2) |
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Various States of Chess Consciousness |
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197 | (26) |
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201 | (7) |
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208 | (9) |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (1) |
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Various States of Chess Consciousness - Tests |
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221 | (2) |
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Part Five Target Consciousness |
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223 | (54) |
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225 | (2) |
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Weak Pawns/ The Sound of Ripe Fruit Falling |
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227 | (21) |
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227 | (8) |
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235 | (4) |
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239 | (5) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (11) |
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258 | (1) |
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Dragging Down the Central Enemy King! |
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259 | (18) |
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273 | (1) |
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Target Consciousness - Tests |
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274 | (3) |
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Part Six Statics vs. Dynamics |
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277 | (24) |
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279 | (22) |
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Boxer vs. Puncher - A Battle of Opposing Philosophies |
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279 | (4) |
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Statics vs. Dynamics in the Openings |
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283 | (14) |
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297 | (1) |
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Statics vs. Dynamics - Tests |
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298 | (3) |
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301 | (52) |
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Crushing Your Opponent in Space's Embrace |
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303 | (20) |
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303 | (13) |
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316 | (7) |
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323 | (30) |
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323 | (2) |
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325 | (7) |
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Gains in Space = Potential Weak Squares |
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332 | (5) |
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A Space-Gaining Pawn Center Might be a Target |
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337 | (11) |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (3) |
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353 | (36) |
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355 | (34) |
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356 | (4) |
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A Little Help From Its Friends |
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360 | (3) |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (3) |
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Three Kinds of Useless Passed Pawns |
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367 | (7) |
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374 | (1) |
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374 | (5) |
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379 | (2) |
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Blockade - Caveat (Obicem) Emptor |
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381 | (4) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (3) |
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Part Nine Other Imbalances |
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389 | (35) |
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Imbalances in the Opening |
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391 | (1) |
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Creating an Opening Repertoire |
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391 | (2) |
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Integrating Imbalances With Your Opening Choices |
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393 | (23) |
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Waylaid into Opening Chaos |
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416 | (4) |
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420 | (1) |
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Imbalances in the Opening - Tests |
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421 | (3) |
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424 | (1) |
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Mixing Imbalances - Tests |
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424 | (5) |
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429 | (218) |
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Appendix/ Instructive Articles |
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611 | (2) |
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613 | (1) |
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613 | (3) |
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616 | (9) |
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Two Questions on Planning |
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625 | (2) |
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The Art and Science of the Isolated d-Pawn |
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627 | (4) |
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The Art of Stealing Opening Ideas |
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631 | (5) |
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636 | (3) |
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The Study of Master Games |
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639 | (2) |
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641 | (2) |
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643 | (1) |
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Is Chess a Gentleman's Game? |
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644 | (2) |
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Teaching Chess to Children |
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646 | (1) |
| Bibliography |
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647 | (2) |
| Index of Concepts |
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649 | (3) |
| Index of Players and Games |
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