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Table of contents

PREFACE
Nature and objective of chess
Chessboard pieces form
Chessboard
Topography
Chessboard pieces
Initial position of the pieces
Pieces and pawns
Pieces move
The move of the pieces
The end of the game
The game is draw:
Algebraic notation
Description of Algebraic notation:
Algebraic positions
Algebraic notation without drawing
Algebraic notation with drawing
The Blacks can eliminate the Bishop in g6
Exception if "prise en passant" (e.p).
Prise en passant (e.p)
The result if « prise en passant »
Let’s suppose that it eliminates the Knight in f6.
The Blacks can capture the pawn f6 of 2 ways
Promotion of a white pawn
Imminent promotion of the pawn c7
Promotion of the pawn c7
Put in check of the King by the Bishop
Imminent promotion
Promotion of the pawn e7 in Knight, and checkmate.
Rooks
The Queen
The Bishops
The Knights
The King
King's side castle
Whites and Blacks
Before King’s side castle
King’s side castle for Whites and Blacks
King's side castle forbidden for Whites
Other King's side castle forbidden for Whites
Still King's side castle forbidden for Whites
Queen's side castle
Before Queen's side castle
Queen's side castle
Blacks and Whites
Queen's side castle forbidden for Whites
Other Queen's side castle forbidden for Whites
Still Queen's side castle forbidden for Whites
Catch of a pawn without sacrificing one in return if Nxb4
Absolute value of pieces
Necessary qualities to become a chess champion
Finales bringing draw
Finales bringing victory
The draw games
Stalemate
If the same position 3 times in succession is got: draw.
Perpetual check
Put in check of the King
Move of the Knight b1 in d2 (Nbd2)
Capture of the Knight in d2 (Nd2)
The Knight f3 catches the Bishop
Check in discovery
Nxc7 (threatens the Rook a8) and the black Bishop in d7 (Bd7) to parry check
BxB + for Whites and NxB for the Blacks
NxR for Whites and QxN for the Blacks
Imminent double check by the Bishop and the Queen (++)
BxN ++
The checkmate by double check in discovery
Other checkmate if (NxN +)
The "Legal" checkmate by playing (Nxe5 +)
Nxe5 and BxQ
Bxf7+      Ke7
Here is the final position of the "Legal" mate
If the Blacks sniff trap
NxN (Threatens the Queen) and b7xN
BxB     f7xB
Qh5+  g6
Qg4, then, there is a catch of a pawn
Catch of the Black Queen by the Rook by playing Bxh7 +
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.
Checkmate if the Whites move the Rook of e1 in e8 (Re8 +)
The checkmate by suffocation by playing the Knight in f6 (Nf6)
Checkmate in 3 moves by playing Qh5
Checkmate in 4 moves by playing Qxf7
Checkmate with only one Rook
Checkmate with 2 Bishops - Whites to play
Checkmate with 1 Bishop and 1 Knight - Whites to play - (It is at the Whites to play)
Here are some basic notions to be known.
The square of the pawn
Notions of opposition
The bigger 5 types of opening
Questions often asked by the pupils
Some technical considerations
10 main principles of chess
The chess clock
The Fischer’s clock
Game cadence
The deferred game
The competition rules
The chess clock
Irregularities
Some free chess software that it is possible to download and which work with Windows
Scid:
Arena:
Arasan:
GNU CHESS (version 5.0):
Haundrix:
Hotbabe (version 1.2):
PAX:
Rival:
Rebel:
Tchecmeet:
Wjchess: Chess for all.
Chess computer against human
The programming of a chess software
Graphic interfaces
Engines of free chess software
Crafty:
GNU CHESS
Human visits human on Internet
The World champions
Evolution of chess
List of first 10 worldwide champions
The world champion women
Quotations of famous players
The FIDE (international Federation of chess)
Glossary
Bibliography
25 checkmate tests
TEST 1
TEST 10
TEST 25
Test solution
25 winning quick chess (25 moves and less)
against the chess computers of top level
GAME 10
GAME 25