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45 pp.
| DK |
March, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-7894-6540-X$$12.95
(4)
4-6
This introduction to the game, written by an International Master, identifies all of the pieces and the rules that govern their movement, explains chess notation, and describes basic attacking and defending techniques. The accompanying color photographs are clear, but the layout is crowded, and beginners may be overwhelmed by the busy presentation, which features page after page of diagrams. Glos., ind.