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Play Winning Chess

An introduction to the moves, strategies, and philosophy of chess, with clear explanations of the games fundamentals, instructive examples, question-and-answer sections, sample games, and psychological hints.

Subject
education
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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