Chess players of the world unite! Microsoft is anti-chess! <g> ---
Absolutely untrue! See the following books from Microsoft Press:
Winning Chess Brilliancies Author: Yasser Seirawan International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan provides a move-by-move account of the best chess games of the last 25 years by the world's most formidable players, with insights into and explanations of the significant moves, or Released: 10/06/1999 Subject: Chess Winning Chess Openings Author: Yasser Seirawan The two greatest challenges for beginning chess players are not only to survive the opening phase, but also to choose both appropriate attack and defense formations in the process. WINNING CHESS OPENINGS shows you how to do both. In Yasser Seirawan?s entertaining, easy-to-follow style, you?re shown formations that can be used with either White or Black pieces. Released: 10/06/1999 Subject: Chess Winning Chess Strategies Author: Yasser Seirawan A complete overview of proven chess principles that teaches you how to deploy your pieces--using the right moves at the right time--to build small advantages into effective, long-range strategies. Released: 10/06/1999 Subject: Chess Play Winning Chess Author: Yasser Seirawan An introduction to the moves, strategies, and philosophy of chess, with clear explanations of the game's fundamentals. Includes instructive examples, question-and-answer sections, sample games, and psychological hints from International Grandmaster, Yasser Seirawan. Released: 10/06/1999 Subject: Chess Winning Chess Endings Author: Yasser Seirawan WINNING CHESS ENDINGS is a gripping introduction to what you need to know to win chess endings, taught by American Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan. It will help you prevail time and again in endgames with common and uncommon combinations of pieces. Released: 10/06/1999 Subject: Chess Winning Chess Tactics Author: Yasser Seirawan The essential guide to the use of tactics, the watchdogs of strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush an opponent. A compelling and enjoyable guide packed with illustrations. Released: 10/06/1999
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- Eric |