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Understanding Your Chess
James Rizzitano
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First published in the UK by Gambit Publications Ltd 204
Copyright ©James Rizzitano 2004
The right of James Rizzitano to be identiied as the author of this work has been asserted in accor­
dance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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German Editor: WFM Petra Nunn
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Contents
Symbols
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Introduction
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1 Batling Goliath
Opening Selection against Stronger Opponents
Gambits
International Tounaments vs Swiss-System Events
Encounter with a Legend
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2 Tactical Skirmishes
Provocation
Rivalry
Slugfest
Avoiding Tactical Blunders
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3 Opening Hits
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Developing an Opening Repertoire
Piece Activity
Unexpected Moves
4 Opening Misses
Poor Opening Choices
Dubious Opening Ideas
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5 Opening Wars
Four Knights Game Stand-Of
Nimzo-Indian Defence Battles
6 Power of the Initiative
Knight Outposts
Patience
Intuition
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHESS
7 Accumulating Small Advantages
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The Grinding Wheel
A Question of Style
124
8 Runaway Tactics
133
Exchanging the Wrong Piece
133
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Careening Toward Chaos
9 Endgame Adventures
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King and Pawn Endings
169
Knight Endings
Bishop Endings
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173
Bishop vs Knight Endings
Rook Endings
181
Queen Endings
187
Index of Players and Analysts
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Index of Openings

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