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Reglamento de Ajedrez Reglamento de Ajedrez FIDE Para un completo desarrollo, el ser humano debe cultivarse tanto física como espiritualmente. El deporte permite que se realice esta doble condición al integrar hombre y naturaleza en armónica unidad… OL10200085W
Thomas Frère and the brotherhood of chess Thomas Frère and the brotherhood of chess Martin Frère Hillyer "This work provides an historical and chronological look at the development of chess through the writings of Thomas Frère, whose books, letters, chess columns and scrapbooks chronicle the greater pa… OL12216317W
Blindfold Chess Blindfold Chess Eliot Hearst "This work provides extensive coverage of blindfold chess from its earliest known instances until present. It describes the personalities and achievements of blindfold chess's greatest players--inclu… OL13410873W
Ajedrez superfácil Ajedrez superfácil Juan Xirau Palau *Ajedrez superfácil* es un método completo de 7 lecciones que te iniciará en el dominio de este apasionante juego. *Ajedrez superfácil* te mostrará de manera sencilla y clara las reglas así como l… OL15061702W
Chess In Action Chess In Action Paul Mantell,Dean Joseph Ippolito *Chess In Action* explains how to play the game as if you were a general leading your troops into combat! You'll discover the challenge of staying one step ahead of your opponent, the pleasure of fo… OL15378967W
Chess: how to improve your technique Chess: how to improve your technique Frank Brady A shortcut to successful playing for the beginning or occasional chess player explaining, among other things, the idea behind a move and why certain positions are more favorable than others. OL15871112W
The chess machine The chess machine Robert Löhr "Vienna 1770 -- Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen unveils a strange, amazing invention, the Mechanical Turk, a sensational and unbeatable chess-playing automaton. But what the Habsburg court hails as the g… OL16074436W
De les costumes des homens e debs oficis dels nobles, sobrel Joch des escachs De les costumes des homens e debs oficis dels nobles, sobrel Joch des escachs Jacobus de Cessolis The costumes of men and of the noble professions. OL16074546W
Checkmate Checkmate Walter Dean Myers Four middle-schoolers who publish an alternative newspaper at their Harlem academy for gifted students investigate why a classmate--one of the best chess players in New York City--was caught trying t… OL16296329W
Curso de ajedrez. Nivel de iniciación. Tomo I Curso de ajedrez. Nivel de iniciación. Tomo I Boris Zlotnik El ajedrez no es simplemente un juego intelectual de mesa; para cualquier persona que entienda su belleza, es un arco iris de ideas originales que evocan emociones, e incluso pasiones. La posibilidad… OL16814378W
Let's play chess! Let's play chess! Bruce Pandolfini Presents chess fundamentals in numbered statements in graded sequence with 198 diagrams. OL1849855W
Checkmate at Chess City Checkmate at Chess City Piers Harper Using the moves of individual chessmen, the reader helps the Black Pawns, Knights, Bishops, and Rooks move through a series of maze-like scenes to enter Chess City and free their King and Queen. OL1975011W
Secrets of spectacular chess Secrets of spectacular chess David Friedgood,Jonathan Levitt The authors "present further ideas and opinions, provide many new mesmerizing examples of games, studies, and problems, and revisit previous material to explain how the theory has developed over rece… OL19819125W
Chess for children Chess for children Ted Nottingham Uses the revolutionary Lincolnshire system to explain how to play, enjoy, and master chess and recounts anecdotes about notable players in the history of the game. OL1991897W
Clockwork game Clockwork game Jane Irwin In 1769, the court of Empress Maria Theresa witnessed one of that era's most amazing feats of engineering: a machine that could play chess. Artfully constructed by a Hungarian nobleman named Wolfgang… OL19982189W
Sophia Sophia Michael Bible "Reverend Maloney isn't the world's greatest spiritual advisor. He drinks gin out of his coffee cup and has sex dreams about the Holy Ghost. His best friend Eli isn't perfect either, but he's a chess… OL20017833W
David vs Goliath chess David vs Goliath chess Andy Soltis "Beat the odds and win the game, with the help of renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis. Can the lesser player win? Chess history says yes, David can beat Goliath. Even international grandmasters have … OL20053083W
A World of Chess A World of Chess Jean-Louis Cazaux,Rick Knowlton With more than 400 illustrations, and detailed maps, this immense and deeply researched account of the history of chess covers not only the modern international game, derived from Persian and Arab ro… OL20215779W
Ajedrez solitario Ajedrez solitario Zenón Franco íResuelva las partidas más difíciles! Esta obra al estilo del juego-ciencia, invita al aficionado al ajedrez a poner a prueba sus conocimientos y habilidades por medio de veinte didácticas y notables… OL24247229W
Pump Up Your Rating Pump Up Your Rating Axel Smith Any man in the street knows how to increase his physical strength, but among most chess players confusion reigns when it comes to improving their playing strength. Axel Smith's training methods have … OL26436534W
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