Teach Yourself Chess

Contents: Preface. 1. Historical background of chess. 2. Skills and techniques of chess. 3. Rules of chess.

"Chess is a game par excellence. It is a pastime which entails matching of wits. Chess is one of the few man-conceived phenomena to which man has been enslaved, for he has not been able to solve the mystery of it. Today, many nations claim the honour for inventing this game, it is widely believed that it originated in India thousands of years ago. The first written reference to the game is found in Sanskrit books entitled Vaasavdatta, believed to have been written by Subandhu.

Teach Yourself Chess is a painstaking effort by the author in the field of sports and physical education. This book is precisely meant for those learners of Indian origin who wish to gain proficiency in this game the easy way. Covering all aspects of the games including the laws with a plethora of illustrative diagrams, this book starts with presumption that the reader is totally uninitiated. Gradually the whole edifice of the game is developed.

Hopefully, the present book will be useful for the new aspirants learners, professionals, teachers and students of sports sciences etc." (jacket)