Sunil Weeramantry

In the course of a game of chess, questions continually arise that test a player's reasoning skills. Questions such as:

• “Who has the better position?”
• “Should I resolve the tension in the center?”
• “How can I improve the placement of my pieces?”

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What’s the best way to learn chess? Great Moves: Learning Chess Through History blends the intricacies of chess play with the game’s compelling and colorful history, putting real people at the 64 squares.

Tracing the development of chess from its origins in ancient India, the authors take ...