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Title: "The Great Pawn Hunter Chess Tutorial: Stories, Poetry and Games"
Author: Manus Patrick Fealy
ISBN: 1425940811
Publisher: Authorhouse
Media: Paperback 312 pages
Level : Beginner and Intermediate
This book is great for parents and coaches looking to teach and entertain flegling players. Follow The Great Pawn Hunter and his friends The Restless Knight, The Bad Bishop and Old Maestro through their adventures and learn such ideas as: double attack, discovered attack. and decoys. Forks, pins and harmony and other ideas are also exhibited. Many major chess openings such as "The Dutch", "Sicilian", King's Indian, French, Quenn's Indian and many others are introduced to the reader. This book contains 38 chess stories, 38 poems and 17 complete chess games.

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Paperback: ($15.49) USD
Ebook: ($7.95) USD
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Some featured stories and poems in the book.
  1. The Rook
  2. Harmony...a Christmas Chess story
  3. The Grain in the Wood...(a poem)
  4. To Rise and Play...(a poem)

Title: "Middlegame Pawn Play for Mate: a Chessplayer's Toolbox"
Author: Danny Kopec
Sponsor: Manus Patrick Fealy
Media: DVD
Level : Intermediate and Advanced
This monumental DVD covers a subject that is certainly not for beginners – How pawns should be used in the middlegame to develop an attack on the opposing King. It includes 27 examples comprised of 7 complete games and 20 game fragments divided into three distinct Parts: King(s) Caught in the Center, Kings Castled on Opposite Wings, and Kings Castled on the Same Side. Material is illustrated from the praxis of many of the world’s great players including Alekhine, Anand, Topalov, Fischer, and a few postal gems from IM Kopec himself.

$33 dollars.
Now Available! *** Volume Pricing Available ***
4 Hours (2 discs, 120 min each)

through Danny Kopec's web store

Dear parents,coaches and students of the game:
Please "qaGBenjoy" (the previous word 'enjoy' was written by my cat, Whiskey, to express his excitement!) my stories, poetry and lessons. I sincerely hope that you learn a great deal about the game of chess which I love so dear. I have categorized the lessons so that coaches can teach the lessons and assign awards to their students based on the completion of the levels. I use this approach for my own players. Again these lessons are only meant to introduce the subject matter to the student. It is up to the coaches and parents to look for these concepts in the student's games so that they can assign the awards accordingly. In chess, a lesson not practiced is a lesson not learned.

I would like you to play as often as you can and try to teach others what you have learned. By trying to convey the ideas that you have learned to others, you will make them second nature when you need to execute the ideas in your games. Plus, you might make a friend or two in the process. A win win situation.

If you need a good "free" database to analyze your games. I highly recommend the Chessbase Light software by Chessbase. Click on the following link and you will be brought to the chessbase download page.
  • "Chessbase Light"

    If you want a free chess program that runs on windows 98, NT, and XP, I recommend Nagaskaki Chess. Click on the link below to go to the Nagaskaki home page.
  • "Nagaskaki Chess"

    If you want a free Winboard compatable Chess database to analyze your games, click on the following link:
  • "(scid) Free Winboard Compatable Chess Database"

    If you want a free chess engine for use with the above free (scid) chess database for analysing your games. I recommend Bob Hyatt's Crafty chess engine. It runs on UNIX, Linux, DOS, Windows, OS/2, and now . . . the MacOS.
  • "Bob Hyatt's Crafty Chess Engine (not for commercial use)"

    Peace and God Bless.

    • If the following chess lessons improve your game, Please let me know by sending email to: manusfealy@aol.com

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    CHESS NOTATION
    1. Algebraic Chess Notation
    CHESS PROBLEMS
      Pawns Level
    1. Algebraic Chess Notation
      		2. Pawns 1
    2. Ideas on how to play
      		3. Pawns 2
    3. The center of the board
      		4. Pawns 3
    4. Basic checkmates
      		5. Pawns 4
    5. A Simple Game
      		6. Pawns 5
    6. Making Threats
      Creating "Weak Squares"
      		7. Pawns 6
    7. The Opposition
      		8. Pawns 7
    8. What to do when you are winning or losing by a piece.
      		9. Pawns 8


      Knights Level
    1. Sacrifice, Fork, Recovery
      		2. Knights 1
    2. Sacrifice, Skewer, Recovery
      		3. Knights 2
    3. Sacrifice, Pin, Recovery
      		4. Knights 3
    4. The Decoy
      Chess with Style
      		5. Knights 4
    5. Pawn Duo's and Levers
      		6. Knights 5
    6. Pawn chains and Levers
      		7. Knights 6
    7. Pawn Majorities
      		8. Knights 7


      Bishops Level
    8. Pawn islands
      The Square of the pawn
      		9. Bishops 1
    9. The Passed Pawn
      		10. Bishops 2
    10. Barriers
      		11. Bishops 3
    11. The fight of minor pieces
      		12. Bishops 4
    12. Using Bishops (Activity)
      		13. Bishops 5
    13. Outposts
      		14. Bishops 6
    14. Fixing targets
      		15. Bishops 7


      Rooks Level
    15. Removing the defenders
      		16. Rooks 1
    16. Space and the Openings
      		17. Rooks 2
    17. Time
      		18. Rooks 3
    18. Fixing targets in the Openings
      		19. Rooks 4
    19. The Attack on the King
      		20. Rooks 5
    20. Pieces in motion
      The Isolated Queen's Pawn
      		21. Rooks 6
    21. En passant
      		22. Rooks 7


      Royals Level
    1. Learn like a Master Follow the P.A.C.K.
      		2. Royals 1
    2. Double attack
      		3. Royals 2
    3. The Overload
      		4. Royals 3
    4. Harmony
      		5. Royals 4
    5. Piece Opposition
      		6. Royals 5
    6. Middlegame Concepts
      		7. Royals 6
    7. Blindfold chess
      		8. Royals 7


      Fields of Open Level
    1. Ruy Lopez - Closed Defense
      Chigorin Variation
      		2. Fields of Open 1
    2. Queen's Gambit Declined
      Exchange Variation
      		3. Fields of Open 2
    3. French Winawer
      Poisoned Pawn Variation
      		4. Fields of Open 3
    4. King's Indian
      Samisch Variation
      		5. Fields of Open 4




      Hmmmm? Curiosity
    1. Modern History of Chess
      		2. Hmmmm 1
    2. World Chess Champions Lifespans
      		3. Hmmmm 2
    3. Blank chess diagrams
      		4. Hmmmm 3
    4. Links...
      		5. Hmmmm 4
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