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Weapons of chess : an omnibus of chess strategy

by Bruce Pandolfini

This chess strategy guide for beginning and intermediate players explains moves using plain language instead of standard notation. Organised alphabetically, it covers pawn formations and middlegame planning through entries and illustrative diagrams.

Accession 21288 ISBN 0671659723 Publisher Simon & Schuster
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