Chess for Newbies

Learn how to play chess the most popular game in the world! Learning the rules is easy, set up the board, discover how the pieces move, and learn some basic strategies.


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  • Chess for Newbies : The Maroczy Bind
    The Maroczy structure we study in this chapter bears a great similarity with the Hedgehog from the previous chapter. In fact, some sour...
  • The Hedgehog
    The hedgehog structure is characterized by Black's pawns on a6-b6-d6-e6, covering some central squares and preventing White&#...
  • NajdorfType I
    The structure studied in this chapter is typical of many Open Sicilians. It arises after White trades pieces on d5, and recaptures wi...