{"product_id":"the-thinkers-game-decoding-the-chess-universe-hardcover","title":"The Thinker's Game: Decoding the Chess Universe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is written for beginners who are interested in the game and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewould like to learn more about its various aspects. \u003cp\u003eIt covers the technical \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003easpects of chess: the use of algebraic notation (Chapter 3), chess evaluation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(Chapter 4), the opening phase (Chapter 5), the middle game (Chapter 6), \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe endgame (Chapter 7), and the chess rating system (Chapter 8). It introduces \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ea number of chess problems, formulated with a chess board and chess \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003epieces and presupposing a working knowledge of chess (Chapter 9). \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt offers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ean account of variants of chess such as Fischer random chess (Chapter 10). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt also covers the cultural aspects of chess: its history (Chapter 2) and status \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eas an immortal game that might enable it to play a role in the search for \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eextraterrestrial intelligence (Chapter 11). Wherever possible, chess diagrams \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eare provided to help chess beginners make sense of certain points about chess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlgebraic notation will also guide them in understanding certain chess-based \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003elines of reasoning. \u003cp\u003eWhenever you are ready, let us begin this odyssey of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003echess!\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.3 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47273242951929,"sku":"9789083488226","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fxqZo-gUbS9789083488226.webp?v=1768951608","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-thinkers-game-decoding-the-chess-universe-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}