国际象棋入门 Your First Move, Chess for Beginners.pdf

ALEXEI SOKOLSKY
YOUR
FIRST
MOVE
CHESS FOR BEGINNERS
ALEXEI SOKOLSKY
YOUR
FIRST
MOVE
CHESS FOR BEGINNERS
Raduga Publishers
Moscow
Translated from the Russian by Arthur Krivovyaz
Yuri Shteinsapir assisted in preparing the original text
Edited by Paul Kotsubinsky
Designed by Vladimir Noskov
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank all those readers who sent in
ments and suggestions for our previous editions
of this book, in particular Elmer D. Sangalang of Manila,
Philippines, and Rev. . Genower of Tenterden, Great
Britain.
We are always glad to receive readers' opinions of
our books, as well as any suggestions for our future
publications.
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ers, 17, Zubovsky Boulevard, Moscow, USSR.
First printing by Progress Publishers 1981
Second printing by Raduga Publishers 1984
Reprinted with correction 1987
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English translation from the revised Russian text
©Progress Publishers 1981
©Raduga Publishers 1987
Primed in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ISBN 5-05-002179-0
CONTENTS
I. RULES OF THE GAME . 7
The Board and Notation 7
Initial Position 9
Moves •• 11
Capture 16
Pawns 17
Notation 21
The King's Special Features. Check 24
Checkmate 28
Castling 29
Stalemate 31
Other Kinds of Draws. Perpetual Check 33
The Method of Notation 35
Comparative Value of the Pieces 38
Additional Rules 40
n. THE SIMPLEST ENDINGS 42
Three Stages in Chess Play 42
Mating a Lone King 43
Queen Mates 43
Mate by Two Rooks 45
Mate by Rook 46
Mate by TvJo Bishops 48
Mate by Bishop and Knight 50
Mate by Two Knights 51
King and Bishop (or Knight) Versus King 52
King and Pawn Versus King 52
Conclusions 58
A Remote Passed Pawn 59
Positional