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Tables of Contents for The Complete Chess Course
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
BOOK ONE The Basic Rules of Chess
The Opening Position
3
3
How the Pieces Move
6
9
Check and Checkmate
15
5
Castling
20
4
Additional Powers of the Pawn
24
3
How the Moves Are Recorded
27
5
Relative Values of the Chess Forces
32
1
How Games Are Drawn
33
6
BOOK TWO The Nine Bad Moves
Neglecting Development of Your Pieces
39
16
Exposing Your King to Attack
55
11
Making Too Many Queen Moves in the Opening
66
12
Grabbing Pawns Thoughtlessly
78
15
Weakening Your Castled Position
93
17
Getting Pinned
110
14
Failing to Guard Against Captures
124
10
Underestimating Your Opponent's Threats
134
10
Losing a Won Game
144
11
BOOK THREE How to Play the White Pieces
How to Control the Center
155
10
How to Exploit Your Superior Development
165
11
How to Exploit Your Superior Mobility
176
13
How to Exploit Black's Premature Opening Up of the Position
189
10
How to Exploit Black's Premature Counterattack
199
7
How to Exploit Black's Weakening Pawn Moves
206
16
How to Exploit Black's Errors of Judgment
222
12
Opening Mistakes White Should Avoid
234
7
BOOK FOUR How to Play the Black Pieces
How to Exploit White's Weaknesses
241
19
How to Seize the Initiative
260
14
How to Play Against Gambits
274
17
How to Defend Against a Powerful Attack
291
22
How to Seize the Attack
313
8
Opening Mistakes Black Should Avoid
321
6
BOOK FIVE How to Win When You're Ahead
Superior Force Should Win!
327
12
The Power of Pawn Promotion
339
4
King and Pawn Endings
343
11
Endgames with a Piece Ahead
354
8
Endgames with the Exchange Ahead
362
8
Rook and Pawn Endings
370
12
Endings with Minor Pieces
382
8
Sundry Endings
390
7
How to Simplify into a Won Ending
397
11
Exceptions: Material Advantage Doesn't Always Win
408
6
Beware of Overconfidence!
414
7
BOOK SIX How to Fight Back
Counterattack---How to Meet The Crisis
421
12
Resourceful Defense---How to Simplify
433
11
Half a Point Is Better than None
444
11
The Defense Fumbles
455
10
How to Fight Back: Practical Examples
465
32
Point of No Return
497
16
BOOK SEVEN How to Play the King Pawn Openings
Center Game
513
2
Danish Gambit
515
2
Bishop's Opening
517
2
Vienna Game
519
2
King's Gambit
521
6
King's Gambit Declined
527
2
Falkbeer Counter Gambit
529
2
Greco Counter Gambit
531
2
Philidor's Defense
533
2
Petroff's Defense
535
2
Scotch Game
537
2
Ponziani Opening
539
2
Hungarian Defense
541
2
Giuoco Piano
543
6
Evans Gambit
549
2
Two Knights' Defense
551
4
Four Knights' Game (Including Three Knights' Game)
555
4
Ruy Lopez
559
10
French Defense
569
10
Sicilian Defense
579
8
Caro-Kann Defense
587
4
Alekhine's Defense
591
4
Center Counter Defense
595
2
Nimzovich Defense
597
2
Yugoslav Defense
599
4
BOOK EIGHT How to Play the Queen Pawn Openings
Queen's Gambit Declined
603
28
Albin Counter Gambit
631
2
Queen's Gambit Accepted
633
3
Miscellaneous Double Queen Pawn Openings
636
4
Nimzoindian Defense
640
12
Queen's Indian Defense
652
3
King's Indian Defense
655
8
Gruenfeld Defense
663
4
Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
667
1
Budapest Defense
668
3
Benoni Counter Gambit
671
1
Dutch Defense
672
4
Reti Opening
676
3
Catalan System
679
2
English Opening
681
3
Bird's Opening
684
3
Index
687