{"product_id":"chess-rules-of-thumb-paperback-by-lev-alburt-and-al-lawrence","title":"Chess Rules of Thumb Paperback by Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                        \n                            \n                                \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                \u003cul\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2019-06-25)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781889323107\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e175.77\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e6.98 x 5.05 x 0.39\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChess Rules of Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the winning principles of chess in clear, short statements. Three-time US Champion Lev Alburt and World Chess Hall of Fame Curator Al Lawrence have put together three centuries of insights from the masters. Fun to browse or to read from cover-to-cover, it's a book that all chess playersfrom beginners to grandmasterslwiull enjoy for a lifetime. Like life, chess has its rules. The difference that your parents probably didn't tell you about chess.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever cross the street before looking both ways.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever discuss portable explosives in the airport security line.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever overthrow the cut-off man.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever download email from someone you don't know.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever take the queen's knight pawn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nSave hours of head-scratching and uncertainty in your own games and understand why the masters make the moves they do:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe worst square for a White knight is b.2.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith rook vs. two knights, exchanging queens is worth a pawn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever capture the b.2 pawn with the queen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eRooks united on the seventh are blind pigs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe winner is the one who commits the next-to-last mistake.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nBacked up with diagrams and illustrations to help you remember key principles, a glossary of essential chess terms and a rundown on all major openings, \u003ci\u003eChess Rules of Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e will improve your chess play. And it's great fun to read!\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever buy a chess book that isn't fun!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Grandmaster Lev Alburt\u003c\/b\u003e, three-time U.S. champion and former European champion, is one of the most sought-after chess teachers in the world. He lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Yorker \u003cb\u003eAl Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most popular modern chess authors. A former high school and college teacher with advanced degrees in instructional techniques, he specializes in applying modern teaching theory to chess. 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