Chess Opening Names  -  Nathan Rose

The fascinating & entertaining history behind the first moves

KORTE INHOUD

The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their names

When we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on. But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are.
In this entertaining book, bestselling author Nathan Rose lays out the origins of over 50 standard chess openings and their names....
2017 Taal: Engels zie alle details...

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2017 Uitgever: Stonepine Pub 229 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0473396734 ISBN-13: 9780473396732