Article Number
LXANDTUGTA
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The Ultimate Guide to Antichess
256 pages, hardback, Informator-Verlag, 1. edition 2018
Antichess (Losing Chess, Giveaway Chess), in which capturing is compulsory and you try to give away all your men, has been a favourite chess relaxation ever since its first recorded appearance in 1876. Most of us play it solely for fun, a purpose to which it is admirably suited, but it has also inspired theoretical research both by humans and by cimputers, and the endgame phase in particular yields positions of remarkable elegance and beauty.
The aim of this book is to give Antichess players a high-quality opening analysis. It is desiged as an opening encyclopedia, or at least as my playing repertoire. I try to offer a repertoire that is understandable to humans with a clear human plan if possible, and therefore my recommended repertoire is often different from the incomprehensible solutions that cimputers have generated. As a good understanding of the opening requires basic knowledge of tactics and endgames, they are treated in detail in the initial chapters.
The aim of this book is to give Antichess players a high-quality opening analysis. It is desiged as an opening encyclopedia, or at least as my playing repertoire. I try to offer a repertoire that is understandable to humans with a clear human plan if possible, and therefore my recommended repertoire is often different from the incomprehensible solutions that cimputers have generated. As a good understanding of the opening requires basic knowledge of tactics and endgames, they are treated in detail in the initial chapters.
| EAN | 9788672970968 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 570 g |
| Manufacturer | Informator-Verlag |
| Width | 17.5 cm |
| Height | 24.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Author | Vladica Andrejic |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-86-7297-096-8 |
| Pages | 256 |
| Binding | hardback |
iii Foreword
iv Preface
vi Table of Symbols
001 I. Antichess
007 II. Tactics
018 III. One Against One
028 IV. Two Against King
046 V. Other Endgames
067 1. Closed Games
110 2. Open Game
127 3. Classical Defence
170 4. Open Defence
215 5. Hard nuts to crack
241 Bibliography
243 List of Names
248 Endgame Statistics
253 Index of Variations
iv Preface
vi Table of Symbols
001 I. Antichess
007 II. Tactics
018 III. One Against One
028 IV. Two Against King
046 V. Other Endgames
067 1. Closed Games
110 2. Open Game
127 3. Classical Defence
170 4. Open Defence
215 5. Hard nuts to crack
241 Bibliography
243 List of Names
248 Endgame Statistics
253 Index of Variations