Comprehensive Chess Course Volume II: From Beginner to Tournament Player in 12 Lessons (Comprehensive Chess Course)

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4
TEACHING INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS......Page 5
SELF-STUDY FOR VOLUME II......Page 7
THE GREAT MEMORIZATION MISTAKE......Page 8
PRACTICE AND ANALYSIS......Page 9
CHESS APPRECIATION......Page 12
Lesson One......Page 14
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 47
Lesson Two......Page 56
Some Chess Terms and Concepts......Page 62
Attack and Defense. Trades.......Page 64
HOMEWORK......Page 79
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 91
Lesson Three......Page 101
More Symbols and Terms......Page 105
How to Start a Game......Page 111
The Endgame Checkmate with Queen and Rook......Page 118
HOMEWORK......Page 124
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 135
Lesson Four......Page 143
Mistakes in the Opening......Page 146
The Endgame Mate With Two Rooks Against a King......Page 153
HOMEWORK......Page 158
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 172
Lesson Five......Page 181
Opening Traps......Page 185
Mating with a Queen in the Endgame......Page 193
HOMEWORK......Page 200
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 212
Lesson Six......Page 227
The Concept of Planning......Page 231
Exploiting a Large Material Advantage......Page 232
Mating with a Rook and King against a Lone King......Page 238
HOMEWORK......Page 249
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 262
Lesson Seven......Page 281
Tactics......Page 286
Double Attack......Page 287
Pawn Endgames. The Rule of the Square......Page 298
HOMEWORK......Page 310
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 331
Lesson Eight......Page 354
Pinning......Page 359
Endgame with King and Two Pawns versus King......Page 371
HOMEWORK......Page 379
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 401
Lesson Nine......Page 433
The Skewer......Page 442
How Combinations are Created......Page 448
Endgames with King and Rook Pawn Against Lone King......Page 457
HOMEWORK......Page 465
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 487
Lesson Ten......Page 502
The Back-Rank Mate......Page 509
Endgame With King and Non-Rook pawn vs. King......Page 528
HOMEWORK......Page 540
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 569
Lesson Eleven......Page 612
Typical Mating Combinations......Page 622
HOMEWORK......Page 658
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL......Page 671
Test One......Page 742
Test Two......Page 747
Test Three......Page 752
Test Four......Page 757
Test Five......Page 762
Test Six......Page 766
Test Seven......Page 770
Test Eight......Page 775
Test Nine......Page 780
Test Ten......Page 785
Test Eleven......Page 790
Test Twelve......Page 795
Test Thirteen......Page 800
Test Fourteen......Page 805
Test Fifteen......Page 810
Test Sixteen......Page 815
Test Seventeen......Page 820
Test Eighteen......Page 825
Test Nineteen......Page 830
Test Twenty......Page 835
Test One Answers......Page 840
Test Two Answers......Page 841
Test Three Answers......Page 842
Test Four Answers......Page 843
Test Five Answers......Page 844
Test Six Answers......Page 845
Test Seven Answers......Page 846
Test Eight Answers......Page 847
Test Nine Answers......Page 848
Test Ten Answers......Page 849
Test Eleven Answers......Page 850
Test Twelve Answers......Page 851
Test Thirteen Answers......Page 852
Test Fourteen Answers......Page 853
Test Fifteen Answers......Page 854
Test Sixteen Answers......Page 855
Test Seventeen Answers......Page 856
Test Eighteen Answers......Page 857
Test Nineteen Answers......Page 858
Test Twenty Answers......Page 859
MOVING ON TO EXPERT AND MASTER......Page 861
BEGINNING ANEW?......Page 862
STUDY THE SOUL OF CHESS......Page 863
THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING ENDGAMES......Page 866
THE ART OF PYTHON–THINKING......Page 868
LAST AND LEAST......Page 871
ALL DRESSED UP, NOWHERE TO GO?......Page 873
KNOW THYSELF IN CHESS......Page 875
PREPARING FOR SPECIFIC OPPONENTS......Page 876
QUEEN’S GAMBIT ACCEPTED......Page 878
HOW TO THINK DURING A GAME......Page 879
THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN CHESS......Page 882
GOOD TO THE LAST MOVE......Page 886
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 889