Beginner's Chess Course - Enno Heyken

Let an international chess master show you the excitement and suspense that has given chess the title “the game of all games”.

You’ll quickly be ready to win your first match with the help of many easy-to-understand diagrams and step-by-step examples of rules and strategies.  Everything you need is clearly explained:

* how to go on the attack, defend yourself, and start early to move towards checkmate

* how to execute the most important combination plays, such as double-check and neutralizing moves.

* the best strategic approaches for each chess piece. 

Special sections cover opening, middle and end game tactics.

Soon you’ll be ready to play each of the six sample matches, which take you from beginning to end, move by move, and show you the crucial situations you’re likely to encounter.

The last section, a Final Test, shows you how to select moves that best enforce your position, as you learn to think like a chess master and “see the whole match at once”.