Chess Fundamentals (Illustrated and Unabridged) - Hardcover
by José Raúl Capablanca (Author)
Learn chess by one of the greatest. 150 remastered images show a few of Capablanca's games as well as beginner's chess using his very own system. Chess Fundamentals was regarded by Mikhail Botvinnik as the best chess book ever written. Capablanca preferred not to present detailed analysis but focused on critical moments in a game. His style of chess was influential in the play of future world champions Bobby Fischer and Anatoly Karpov.
PREFACE 7
PART I 9
CHAPTER I 9
CHAPTER II 25
CHAPTER III 39
CHAPTER IV 43
CHAPTER V 59
CHAPTER VI 75
PART II 83
GAME 1. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 83
GAME 2. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 84
GAME 3. IRREGULAR DEFENCE 87
GAME 4. FRENCH DEFENCE 90
GAME 5. RUY LOPEZ 93
GAME 6. FRENCH DEFENCE 96
GAME 7. RUY LOPEZ 99
GAME 8. CENTRE GAME 101
GAME 9. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 105
GAME 10. PETROFF DEFENCE 108
GAME 11. RUY LOPEZ 110
GAME 12. FRENCH DEFENCE 112
GAME 13. RUY LOPEZ 114
GAME 14. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 117
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