How to Win at Chess
Notes by russell
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I bought this book because I saw that many readers added it to their library. I find chess one degree too stressful and technical for my likings, but I enjoy all board games and appreciate chess’s special place in that pedigree. I am reading this book to see what kind of uses I can make of markdown in terms of documenting this book and chess strategy in general.

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Markdown and Notation Examples

|rd|nd|bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd
|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd
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|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__
|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__
|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl|pl
|rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl
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Forsyth–Edwards Notation (FEN)

FEN for the starting position:

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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O-O is the notation when a player castles on the short side.
O-O-O on the long side.

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Part One 0-800 ELO

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Chapter One

How To (Literally) Win At Chess

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Chapter Two

How To Start The Game With The White Pieces

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  • The Italian Opening
  • The Sicilian Defense
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How To Start The Game With The Black Pieces

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Chapter Four

Endgames I