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Richard Twiss 1747-1821
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שפה נוכחית
The Art of the Game of Chess Ruy López ; edited and translated by Michael J. McGrath ; forward by Andrew Soltis
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"The first English translation of the 1561 book about chess, written for the court of Phillip II of Spain. Ruy López, who invented the important opening move that bears his name, is widely known as one of the most influential writers on chess theory"-- Provided by publisher.
| Title |
The Art of the Game of Chess Ruy López edited and translated by Michael J. McGrath forward by Andrew Soltis. |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press |
| Creation Date |
[2020] |
| Notes |
Translated from the Spanish. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Content |
Machine generated contents note: THE BOOK OF THE LIBERAL INVENTION AND ART OF THE GAME OF CHESS -- The King -- Ruy Lopez of Segura's Epistle Nuncupatory -- BOOK I -- 1. In which the game of chess as a game of science and mathematical invention is addressed -- 2. In Which The Game Of Chess And Laudable Pastime, Which Is Not Just An Indulgence But Is Necessary For The Conservation Of Human Life, Is Addressed -- 3. In Which The Identity Of The Inventor Of This Game Is Identified -- 4. In Which When And Where This Game Was Invented Is Explained -- 5. In Which The Reason That The Game Was Invented Is Explained -- 6. In Which The Reasons There Were Sixty-Four Squares, A Square Board, And Elevated Sides For The Game Of Chess Are Explained -- 7. In Which The Meaning Of The Board's Thirty-Two Squares Is Explained -- 8. In Which The Names Of Chess And The Pieces Are Explained -- 9. In Which The Name, Shape, And Position Of Each Of The Pieces Are Explained -- 10. In Which The Shape, Position, And Movement Of The King Are Explained -- 11. In Which The Shape, Position, And Movement Of The Queen Are Explained -- 12. In Which The Shape, Position, And Movement Of The Bishops Are Explained -- 13. In Which The Shape, Position, And Movement Of The Knights Are Explained -- 14. In Which The Shape, Position, And Movement Of The Rooks Are Explained -- 15. In Which The Shape, Position, And Movement Of The Pawns Are Explained -- 16. In Which The Quality And Advantage Of Each Pawn, As Well As Which Pawns Are Good For One Thing And Which Pawns Are Good For Another, Are Explained -- 17. In Which The Previous Shape Of The King's Pawn Is Described -- 18. In Which The Previous Shape Of The Queen's Pawn Is Described -- 19. In Which The Previous Shape Of The King's Bishop's Pawn Is Described -- 20. In Which The Previous Shape Of The Queen's Bishop's Pawn Is Described -- 21. In Which The Previous Shapes Of The King's Knight's Pawn And The Queen's Knight's Pawn Are Described -- 22. In Which The Previous Shape Of The King's Rook's Pawn Is Described -- 23. In Which The Previous Shape Of The Queen's Rook's Pawn Is Described -- 24. In Which The Meanings Of The Pieces And The Pawns Of This Game, In The Order In Which They Appear, Are Explained -- 25. In Which The Meanings Of Simple Check, Double Check, Checkmate, And Stalemate, As Well As The Reason The King In Check Does Not Leap, Are Explained -- 26. In Which The Reason The White Squares Of The Board, And Not The Black Squares, Are On Player's Right Is Explained -- 27. In Which How To Move The Chess Pieces, How To Capture Them, How To Play From Memory, As Well As Aspects That Must Be Considered, Are Explained -- BOOK II -- 1. The First Way To Arrange The Game With The First Move -- 2. Another Way For The Player With The First Move To Open And To Arrange The Game -- 3. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly -- 4. Another Way To Arrange The Game With The First Move -- 5. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly -- 6. How Black Can Arrange His Game Against The Aforementioned Moves Without The First Move -- 7. Another Way To Play, Opening With The King's Pawn -- 8. Another Way To Play, Opening With The King's Pawn -- 9. Another Way To Play, Opening With The King's Pawn -- 10. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly -- 11. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Opening With The King's Pawn -- 12. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Opening With The King's Pawn -- 13. Another Way To Arrange The Game With The King's Pawn -- 14. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly And Playing As In Italy, Where The Pawn Passes Battle -- 15. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly -- 16. Another Way To Open The Game With The Kings' Pawns And The King's Bishop's Pawn, Beginning Similarly -- 17. Another Way To Begin The Game With The Same Kings' Pawns And The King's Bishop's Pawn -- 18. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning With The Aforementioned Pawns -- 19. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning With The Same Kings' Pawns And And The King's Bishop's Pawn -- 20. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly -- 21. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning With The Same King's Pawns And The King's Bishop's Pawn -- 22. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly With The Aforementioned Pawns -- 23. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning With The Same Pawns -- 24. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly With The Aforementioned Pawns -- 25. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning Similarly With The Same Pawns -- 26. Another Way For Black To Arrange The Game Against The King's Bishop's Pawn's Attack -- 27. Another Way For Black To Arrange The Game Against The King's Bishop's Pawn's Attack -- 28. Another Way For Black To Arrange The Game Against The King's Bishop's Pawn's Attack -- 29. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning With The Player Whose First Move Is The King's Pawn The Opponent's Is The Queen's Pawn -- BOOK III -- 1. Beginning To Arrange The Game, According To Damiano -- 2. Beginning To Play, According To Damiano's First Way -- 3. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning With Damiano's Same Game -- 4. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning With Damiano's Same Game -- 5. Beginning To Arrange The Game, According To Damiano's Second Way -- 6. Beginning To Arrange The Game, According To Damiano's Third Way -- 7. Which Addresses The True Way To Know How To Play The Gambit Game, With A Statement About The Oversights And Errors That Damiano Committed In The Way He Showed How To Play This Gambit. Stating, Lastly, Why This Game, More So Than Any Other, Is Called A Gambit Game, What A "Gambit" Means, And Where The Term "Gambit" [ect.] -- 8. Another Way To Begin The Game On Offense And Defense, Beginning With The Moves From Damiano's Second And Third Games -- 9. Another Way To Begin The Game On Offense And Defense, Beginning With Damiano's Method -- 10. Another Way To Attack And To Defend The Game, Beginning Like Damiano -- 11. Another Way To Attack And To Defend, Beginning With Damiano's Aforementioned Method -- 12. Another Way For Black To Arrange The Game Against The Aforementioned Attack -- 13. Another Way For Black To Arrange The Game Against The Aforementioned Attack -- 14. Another Way For Black To Arrange The Game Against The Aforementioned Attack -- 15. Another Way To Protect The King's Pawn Against The Opposing King's Knight's Attack -- 16. Another Way To Arrange The Game, According To The Second Way To Protect The Pawn -- 17. Another Way To Arrange The Game, According To The Second Way To Protect The King's Pawn Against The Knight's Attack -- 18. Another Way To Arrange The Game Against The King's Knight's Attack, According To The Second Way To Defend -- 19. Another Way To Arrange The Game Against The Knight's Attack, According To The Third Way To Defend The Pawn -- 20. Another Way To Arrange The Game Against The Knight's Attack, According To The Fourth Way To Defend The Pawn -- 21. Another Way To Arrange The Game Against The King's Knight's Attack, Protecting Its Pawn, According To The Fifth Way To Defend The Pawn -- 22. Beginning The Game With The Queen's Pawn, According To Damiano -- 23. Another Way To Arrange The Game, Beginning With The Queen's Pawn -- 24. Other Ways To Begin The Games, Not Starting With The Aforementioned Ways -- BOOK IV -- 1. How To Arrange The Game To Defend Against A Player Who Receives An Advantage Of Two Moves -- 2. How The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of Two Moves For The King's Bishop's Pawn Should Arrange The Game -- 3. Another Way The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of Two Moves For The King's Bishop's Pawn Can Arrange The Game -- 4. How The Player Who Receives First Move Advantage For The King's Bishop's Pawn Should Arrange The Game -- 5. Another Way For The Player Who Receives First Move Advantage For The King's Bishop's Pawn To Arrange The Game -- 6. Another Way For The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of The King's Bishop's Pawn For The First Move To Arrange The Game, According To Damiano -- 7. Which Addresses Several Of The Chapter's Errors And The Aforementioned Method Of Playing, According To Damiano -- 8. How The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of The Aforementioned Pawn And The First Move Should Arrange The Game, According To Damiano -- 9. How The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of A Knight For The Aforementioned Pawn And The First Move Should Defend, According To Damiano -- 10. Another Way The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of A Knight For The King's Bishop's Pawn And The First Move Should Defend, According To Damiano -- 11. How The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of A Knight For The First Move Should Play, According To Damiano's Doctrine -- 12. Another Way The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of A Knight For The First Move Can Arrange The Game -- 13. Another Way The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of A Knight For The First Move Can Arrange The Game -- 14. Another Way The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of A Knight For The First Move Can Arrange The Game -- 15. Another Way The Player Who Receives An Advantage Of A Knight For The First Move Can Arrange The Game. |
| Extent |
1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010707707505171 |
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