Ashley, Maurice
Summary: Discover why the world's first Black Grandmaster Maurice Ashley thinks that chess is one of the best skills in life. Follow him on a journey from the Bronx to a world stage where he has taught thousands of young people the life philosophies of the game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magic Cat Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.1 ASHSummary: A captivating 4-part series examining the remarkable impact of chess on culture, art, science and sport. Take an exhilarating journey across a wide range of times and places touching on cultural history, chess variants, art, literature, AI, psychology, gender issues, education, social empowerment, prison reform, and more to find out what makes the game so unique. The films offer an experience...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Illustrates how to achieve two-move checkmates, showing how to consider possible defenses by an opponent, visualize upcoming moves, and sacrifice pieces in order to win.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mongoose Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.124 SUKCapablanca, José Raúl.
Summary: Jose Capablanca's classic instructional manual Chess Fundamentals first appeared in 1921, the year he defeated Emanuel Lasker for the world championship title. This handbook is packed with timeless advice on different aspects of practical play and illustrated by Capablanca's own games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cadogan Chess 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 794.1 CAPSukhin, Igor.
Summary: Illustrates ways to achieve checkmate with more complex positions, teaches players to recognize openings, and shows them how to apply basic tactical tools.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mongoose Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.1 SUKMacEnulty, David.
Summary: Presents problems and situations to improve tactics and techniques in playing chess, including strategies, forks, pins, and skewers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Puzzles & Games 2003
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Summary: Introduces chess, including how pieces move, how to assess threats and captures, and the power of each piece against an opponent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mongoose Press 2010
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Summary: Introduces basic checkmate and how to recognizing when it is imminent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mongoose Press 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Learn chess from an international master and renowned teacher in these intensively illustrated, easy-to-understand lessons for players at all levels. Jeremy Silman is an International Master and a world-class chess teacher, writer, and player who has won the U.S. Open, The National Open, and the American Open.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 794.1 HOWCohen, Rich.
Contents: Today you are a man, go get me a drink -- Jew Street -- They call it the blues, but it makes you want to dance -- 2120 South Michigan -- The kids dig it, but the kids are sick -- The record man pays for our sins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.66 COHHoffman, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 794.1 HOFKeene, Raymond D.
Summary: Provides instruction in the basics of playing chess, using illustrated explanations, diagrams, stories, and quotations, as well as examples of elementary games and strategies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Sky Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.1 KEENottingham, Ted.
Summary: Presents a series of chess puzzles organized around the pieces involved, covering knight, rook, bishop, and queen moves, forks, pins, and sacrifices, and surveying some of the game's grandmasters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.12 NOTSnyder, Robert M.
Summary: Introduces the pieces, rules, opening moves, and basic strategy of chess.
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Publisher / Publication Date: D. McKay 1991
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Summary: The astonishing true story of Phiona Mutesi, a teenager from the slums of Kampala, Uganda, who, inspired by an unlikely mentor, a war refugee turned missionary, becomes an international chess champion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, inc. 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MUTESI, PHIONA CROPandolfini, Bruce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1993
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover 1965
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 794.15 CHEKidder, Harvey.
Summary: Traces the history of chess, describes the pieces and how they move, and discusses the strategy of the game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.12 KIDPolgar, Zsuzsa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpha 2003
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Summary: Readers can learn all the rules of chess with annotated photsequences and advice on the game from a top game expert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK. 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 794.1 BASHallman, J. C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 794.1 HALKing, Daniel
Summary: "How To Play Chess introduces each piece and its moves, explains key principles such as check and how to open a game, before exploring tricks such as forks, pins, and skewers. It's packed with graded test positions and training exercises to help young players improve their game as they progress through the book. What's more, readers can brush up on the fascinating history of chess, with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2023
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Summary: Introduces the rules and strategies of chess, as well as its history and some of the great players and matches.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kingfisher 2010