Chess Fundamentals is a book by world chess champion José Raúl Capablanca featuring clear chess principles, backed by real master games. Capablanca teaches the logic and principles of good chess play providing good examples to illustrate concepts. The book is the great guide to the fundamentals of chess, it is simple to follow and it provides a wide variety of principles, from game openings to middle games to end games. It also features illustrated games of some of the greatest players.
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José Raúl Capablanca. Chess Fundamentals
Chess Fundamentals
Table of Contents
PART I
CHAPTER I. FIRST PRINCIPLES: ENDINGS, MIDDLE-GAME AND OPENINGS
CHAPTER II. FURTHER PRINCIPLES IN END-GAME PLAY
CHAPTER III. PLANNING A WIN IN MIDDLE-GAME PLAY
CHAPTER IV. GENERAL THEORY
CHAPTER V. END-GAME STRATEGY
CHAPTER VI. FURTHER OPENINGS AND MIDDLE-GAMES
PART II
GAME 1. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
GAME 2. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
GAME 3. IRREGULAR DEFENCE
GAME 4. FRENCH DEFENCE
GAME 5. RUY LOPEZ
GAME 6. FRENCH DEFENCE
GAME 7. RUY LOPEZ
GAME 8. CENTRE GAME
GAME 9. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
GAME 10. PETROFF DEFENCE
GAME 11. RUY LOPEZ
GAME 12. FRENCH DEFENCE
GAME 13. RUY LOPEZ
GAME 14. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
Notes
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José Raúl Capablanca
Theory, Strategy and Principles of Chess
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If 3...K - Kt 3, then simple counting will show that White goes to the other side with his King, wins the P at Q R 4, and then Queens his single Pawn long before Black can do the same.
4. P - Kt 5, K - B 2; 5. K - B 5, K - Kt 2; 6. P - R 5, K - B 2.
