Chess Variations (eBook)

Ancient, Regional, and Modern

John Gollon (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

1974 | Digital Only
240 Seiten
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4629-1220-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Learn the many varieties of chess the world over with this concise chess guide.Chess Variations is a must for all chess enthusiasts and an outstanding book which promises many hours of pleasurable entertainment for all others. With more than 40 variations of the popular board game, this book contains, among others, the oldest known form of chess (Chaturanga), the game created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and introduced in his Martian series (Jetan), as well as regional forms currently played in Korea, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, and Japan.For those games that require boards or pieces other than those issued in playing modern chess, the author presents guidelines on "e;The Construction of Sets."e; Also included in the book are charts, diagrams, and sample games played by the author and his friends.The excitement of playing these exotic chess variations increases with the knowledge of their historic beginnings as well as with the movements of such strange-sounding pieces as the Zarafah, Ashwa, and Firzan.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.1974
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 110 x 110 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Schlagworte: Chess • chess books • chess for dummies • Chess Openings • chess tactics • chinese chess • japanese chess • japanese shogi chess board game learn the queen's queens gambit how to play strategy board piece set kid opening rule adult puzzle table king beginner tactic book history instruction dummies fundamental asia netflix ancient guide korean chinese fast • korean chess • learn chess • learn chess fast • learn chess quick • learn chess tactics • Strategy
• ISBN-10: 1-4629-1220-6 / 1462912206
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4629-1220-9 / 9781462912209