At chess, the russian empire is on the wane While reading this book, you will learn every thing you need to know about chess, with many diagrams; also, 100 tests of checkmate (5 moves or less), 320 winning chess games (160 with the black pieces) and 100 quick winning chess (21 moves and less). In order to win against the chess computers of top level is enough difficult, you must do many sacrifices, without that, it's impossible to win against them TABLE OF CONTENTS Nature AND OBJECTIVE OF CHESS11 Chessboard pieces form11 Chessboard12 Topography12 Chessboard pieces13 Initial position of the pieces14 PIECES AND PAWNS14 Pieces move14 The move of the pieces17 THE END OF THE GAME18 The game is draw: 19 ALGEBRAIC NOTATION19 Description of Algebraic notation: 20 Algebraic positions24 Algebraic notation without drawing25 Algebraic notation with drawing25 The Blacks can eliminate the Bishop in g629 EXCEPTION IF "PRISE EN PASSANT" (E.P).29 Prise en passant (e.p)30 The result if prise en passant30 Let's suppose that it eliminates the Knight in f6.32 The Blacks can capture the pawn f6 of 2 ways33 Promotion of a white pawn33 Promotion of the pawn c735 PUT IN CHECK OF THE KING BY THE BISHOP36 Promotion of the pawn e7 in Knight, and checkmate.38 ROOKS38 THE QUEEN40 THE BISHOPS43 THE KNIGHTS44 THE KING46 KING'S SIDE CASTLE48 WHITES AND BLACKS48 Before King's side castle49 King's side castle for Whites and Blacks50 QUEEN'S SIDE CASTLE53 Before Queen's side castle54 Queen's side castle55 Blacks and Whites55 Queen's side castle forbidden for Whites56 ABSOLUTE VALUE OF PIECES59 NECESSARY QUALITIES TO BECOME A CHESS CHAMPION60 FINALES BRINGING DRAW61 FINALES BRINGING VICTORY61 THE DRAW GAMES63 Stalemate64 If the same position 3 times in succession is got: draw.65 Perpetual check66 PUT IN CHECK OF THE KING67 MOVE OF THE KNIGHT B1 IN D2 (NBD2)69 CAPTURE OF THE KNIGHT IN D2 (ND2)70 THE KNIGHT F3 CATCHES THE BISHOP71 CHECK IN DISCOVERY72 NXC7 (THREATENS THE ROOK A8) AND THE BLACK BISHOP IN D7 (BD7) TO PARRY CHECK73 BxB + for Whites and NxB for the Blacks73 NxR for Whites and QxN for the Blacks74 IMMINENT DOUBLE CHECK BY THE BISHOP AND THE QUEEN (++)75 BxN ++76 THE CHECKMATE BY DOUBLE CHECK IN DISCOVERY77 Other checkmate if (NxN +)78 THE "LEGAL" CHECKMATE BY PLAYING (NXE5 +)79 Nxe5 and BxQ80 Bxf7+ Ke780 Here is the final position of the "Legal" mate81 If the Blacks sniff trap82 NxN (Threatens the Queen) and b7xN83 BxB f7xB83 Qh5+ g684 Qg4, then, there is a catch of a pawn85 CATCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN BY THE ROOK BY PLAYING BXH7 +86 CATCH OF THE PAWN H3 BY THE BISHOP BECAUSE THE PAWN G2 CANNOT CAPTURE IT; THE KING WOULD HAVE BEEN IN CHECK, WHAT IS FORBIDDEN.87 CHECKMATE IF THE WHITES MOVE THE ROOK OF E1 IN E8 (RE8 +)88 THE CHECKMATE BY SUFFOCATION BY PLAYING THE KNIGHT IN F6 (NF6)89 CHECKMATE IN 3 MOVES BY PLAYING QH590 CHECKMATE IN 4 MOVES BY PLAYING QXF791 CHECKMATE WITH ONLY ONE ROOK92 CHECKMATE WITH 2 BISHOPS - WHITES TO PLAY93 CHECKMATE WITH 1 BISHOP AND 1 KNIGHT - WHITES TO PLAY - (IT IS AT THE WHITES TO PLAY)94 HERE ARE SOME BASIC NOTIONS TO BE KNOWN.94 The square of the pawn95 Notions of opposition95 THE BIGGER 5 TYPES OF OPENING96 QUESTIONS OFTEN ASKED BY THE PUPILS97 SOME TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS98 10 MAIN PRINCIPLES OF CHESS102 THE CHESS CLOCK102 The Fischer's clock103 Game cadence103 The deferred game104 The competition rules105 The chess clock105 Irregularities108 SOME FREE CHESS SOFTWARE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DOWNLOAD AND WHICH WORK WITH WINDOWS109 CHESS COMPUTER AGAINST HUMAN116 THE PROGRAMMING OF A CHESS SOFTWARE117 GRAPHIC INTERFACES118 ENGINES OF FREE CHESS SOFTWARE118 Crafty: 118 GNU CHESS118 GLOSSARY129 100 CHECKMATE TESTS145 TEST SOLUTION271 47 WINNING CHESS IN PLAYING THE SICILIAN GAME288 100 WINNING QUICK CHESS (25 MOVES AND LESS)320 AGAINST THE CHESS COMPUTERS OF TOP LEVEL320 winning chess"