{"product_id":"the-thinkers-game-9789083488226","title":"The Thinker's Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Melvin Chen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Thinkers Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Thinkers Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Chess\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!","brand":"Thinkers Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45608432238743,"sku":"9789083488226","price":2550.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789083488226.webp?v=1768599802","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-thinkers-game-9789083488226","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}