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Chess for the Rank and File

182 pages, paperback, Tournament Chess, 1992

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"Besides being a very witty account of one chess-player's 'career', this book primarily aims to help the reader discover how to make the most of one's ability. Without drowning the reader in endless analysis, we have tried to cover all the practical points concerning playing chess..."
"How to assess your strengths and weaknesses, how to avoid blunders and time trouble, how to strike a balance between caution and optimism; when to play quickly or slowly, when to offer draws and when to accept them. This book aims to give some of the answers to the questions chessplayers of all strengths constantly ask themselves."

John Emms - International Master
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EAN 187154131X
Weight 250 g
Manufacturer Tournament Chess
Width 15 cm
Height 21 cm
Medium Book
Year of Publication 1992
Author Tony RubinJohn Emms
Language English
ISBN-10 187154131X
Pages 182
Binding paperback
007 Preface
011 1 In The Beginning
Introducing the young Rubin and his introduction to chess
012 Earliest Recollections
015 Almost The Hero
018 Aiming High!
018 My First Clock Game
023 2 Up The Learning Curve
Rubin discovers chess books and wins his first game
023 My First Real Victory
026 Chess Books
027 What About Opening Books?
032 Analysis or Wishful Thinking?
036 3 Early Tournaments
Rubin discovers chess tournaments and even wins one!
038 Exchanging Queens
043 An Interesting Ending
046 4 Steady Progress
Rubin struggles on towards a BCF grade of 150
047 A Mystery
051 A Close Call
057 5 Harrow ... But Not Eaten
057 Rubin plays London League Chess Marshall 'Em Up!
061 Adjudication - A Personal View
062 Analysis - General Comments
063 Analysis - Specifics
065 Impatience Can Lead To The In - Patients!
067 Impetuosity
071 London League Chess
071 Cheating? Me?
073 Another Close Call
074 A Happy Ending
078 6 Chess In The Sticks
078 Rubin becomes a pretty big fish in a pretty small pool
082 Blunders, Oversights and Stupid Moves
092 Francophilia and Francophobia
094 The Rubinstein Variation
097 Too Quick On The Draw?
100 A Brilliancy Prize!
103 Confidence - It's All In The Mind
107 A Real Cracker
112 1 Family Life
112 Rubin finds out that there's more to life than chess (but not much more)
114 Don't Panic - Avoiding The Pain
114 Of Time Trouble
119 Playing To A Time Control
121 Playing To A Finish
123 A Poor Performance But A Happy Marriage
126 Honeymoon Chess
130 Consolidating Your Grade
132 A Rough Guide To Grade Maintainance
135 A Game Of Two Halves - Halved!
140 More Mysterious Games
150 A Real Ding-Dong!
162 8 Hungarian Goulash
179 Rubin's experiences with the Budapest Defence
179 Offering Draws
181 9 Last Word
181 Where to now?