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This book discusses the Triple Set/Double Platform Game played on Model III, the Longitudinal Star Gate 14 Model. The triple set game involves three chess sets whose initial position set-up at the start of the game is GROUND-TO-GROUND (G-G) at Base(0), GROUND-TO-GROUND (G-G) also at Base(0) and AIR-TO-AIR (A-A) at Base(1). The Double Platform game involves two chess game boards or two StarFish Models. One of the game boards is the Bottom Platform...
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For generations, the game of chess has been, loved by individuals around the world. It is particularly interesting to know that chess is one of the very few games that does not require the player to be a specific age, or have specific skills, a physique, or even meet a certain fitness level.
As long as you are interested in the game, either for professional reasons or otherwise, you will find significant information within this book to give...
63) Advance Chess: Relative Retroactive Retrospection of the Double Set Game, Analysis of (D.4.2.51)
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This book, Book 2 Vol. 6, which is the last current book in the Double Set Game series, focuses on the Double Set Game (D4.2.5I) using Model III, the Longitudinal Star Gate I4 Model. This game board model allows as many chess players to engage with several chess set games on a single game board. The Double Set Game (uses two unique chess sets) on a single game board and may allow for a maximum of four (4) chess players to play. For instance, it is...
64) Parker Brothers
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"Engaging images accompany information about Parker Brothers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Even if you are a complete novice who knows nothing about chess, this book has been written in an easy to understand manner with all terms clearly defined. If you are a beginner looking to expand your knowledge of the game, the tips and tricks you will learn in this book will give you a competitive advantage over your opponents. And if you are a seasoned player looking to improve your game, you will find it just as helpful. By the time you are done...
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"What was the last game you played? Video game, board game, world building game? In Game Logic: Level Up and Create Your Own Games with Science Activities for Kids , middle schoolers take on the world of games by figuring out what makes them challenging, fun, and addictive! Kids love games. Board games are still wildly popular, despite the profusion of video gaming devices that reach audiences as young as toddlerhood. World-building games such as...
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Master the fascinating game of Go with this expert guidebook. Go has enthralled hundreds of millions of people in Asia, where it is an integral part of the culture. In the West, many have learned of its pleasures, especially after the game appeared in a number of hit movies, TV series, and books, and was included on major Internet game sites. By eliciting the highest powers of rational thought, the game draws players, not just for the thrills of competition,...
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This book shows you 60 games using the Fool's Mate themes. Once you learn this checkmate skill, it helps you win fast.
If the opportunity arises, there's no faster way to win. Fool's Mate is the shortest possible chess game. Black can win in two moves. White can win in three.
Two-move games are rare, but Fool's Mate themes occur in many openings. The longest games here are 11 moves. This book is a short read with lots of diagrams. I illustrate the...
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Learn the ancient and fascinating game of Chinese Chess with this expert guide. Chinese chess, or "elephant chess," has intrigued the powerful and the quizzical for centuries. Although its rules are similar to the well-known Western game, subtle and fascinating variations must be mastered in order to understand the strategies it requires. A great way to learn Chinese Chess, this book is simple enough for Chess beginners but contains a wealth of information...
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This book is a follow up to “Board Game Education”. However, unlike many of the board games discussed in “Board Game Education”, this book identifies and discusses five board games that each develop critical educational skills in reasoning, problem-solving, language arts, mathematics, social sciences and communication. They are the "super foods" of the board game world.
“More Board Game Education” answers the questions unlikely to ever...
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Learn and master the fascinating game Japanese Chess or "Shogi" with this expert guide and Chess set. Japanese Chess: The Game of Shogi is the ultimate strategy guidebook for players of any skill level to improve their game and winning strategies. Played by millions around the world, Shogi is the uniquely Japanese variant of chess. It is the only version in which an opponent's captured piece can be dropped back onto the board as one's own. This makes...
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Of important historical notoriety, this Go guide is a must-read for enthusiasts of this ancient Asian strategy game. Oscar Korschelt's treatise on the game of Go was the first published at the end of the nineteenth century, but fell into obscurity until the editors Samuel King and George Leckie rescued it, translated it from the German and added numerous illustrative diagrams. The result is a systematic analysis of the game, famous plays, problems,...
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The 20th Anniversary Edition and international bestseller!
In 1998, the authors set out to demonstrate the viability of the Accelerated Dragon as a weapon for Black, not fearing the Maroczy Bind or any other set-up White can come up with.
In the intervening year, the opening has been part of the opening repertoires of world top players such as Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and numerous other top grandmasters.
Even though the original material is now older,...
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A fun illustrated guide for beginners who want to learn about more chess! Perfect for fans of the hit Netflix show The Queen's Gambit!
Chess is played on every continent and by several hundred million people. It's the most popular board game in the world, and people of all ages love to play!
In A Kid's Guide to Chess, you'll start learn all of the basics like how the pieces move and then progress to the more complicated ideas behind the best moves...
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Do You Wish to Learn to Play Chess?
Don't Know Where to Begin?
You're stuck since you don't know how long it will take until you can play your first game.
If you're not sure where to begin, keep reading...
The reality is that chess is a complex and intricate game, particularly for beginners.
Many people began playing chess with no notion of what to study and the belief that they could learn everything in a short period.
Others are intimidated...
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Daniel Johnson -- journalist, editor, scholar, and chess enthusiast who once played Garry Kasparov to a draw in a simultaneous exhibition -- is the perfect guide to one of history's most remarkable periods, when chess matches were front-page news and captured the world's imagination.
The Cold War played out in many areas: geopolitical alliances, military coalitions, cat-and-mouse espionage, the arms race, proxy wars -- and chess. An essential pastime...
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Learn the Asian strategy game of Go with this user-friendly, expert guide. Go was invented some four thousand years ago in China, and is the oldest game in the world, still enjoyed today. Played with black and white stones, it is easy enough to be enjoyed by any beginner, yet sophisticated and complex enough to baffle an expert. Like chess, it is a game of skill, not chance; whereas chess is a battle. Japanese go expert Mr. Kishikawa's easy-to-follow...
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Is this a great country or what?
You can bet on the turn of the card or a roll of the dice, but also on the NFL, the NCAA, and which Olsen twin marries first. We bet $80 billion a year, the amount growing wildly as more and more people gain access to this huge American wheel of fortune. No longer quarantined in Las Vegas, gambling has become as local and convenient as our neighborhood cineplex. If there's not a casino around the corner, there's one...
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"Whether you're an American Mah Jongg newbie or an intermediate player looking to gain an edge over your opponents, American Mah Jongg for Everyone is the perfect book for you! Experienced Mah Jongg instructors Gregg Swain and Toby Salk explain the basics of American Mah Jongg, introducing readers to the tiles, the rituals, history and wining strategies in an engaging, conversational manner. Drawings and diagrams by artist Woody Swain guide readers...
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The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their names
When we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on.
But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are.
In this entertaining book, bestselling author Nathan Rose lays out...
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