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"Challenging Chess"
"Challenging Chess" by Gonda Gentaro, A5 size, 240 pages
Base price: 2,200 yen
This is a guide written by a 12-time All Japan Chess Champion. The author has put a lot of thought into this book, helping beginners become familiar with chess and helping experienced players to take on more advanced challenges.
<Table of Contents> Chapter 1 What is Chess?
Chapter 2 Tips for improvement
Chapter 3 How to move pieces and keep records
Chapter 4 How to checkmate a king
Chapter 5 Function of Pieces
Chapter 6 How to proceed in the early stages
Chapter 7 Pawn Functions
Chapter 8 Strategic Thinking
Chapter 9 Tactical Thinking
Chapter 10 Ending Ideas
Chapter 11 On the psychology of combat
Chapter 12 Explanation of actual combat
"My First Chess"
"First Chess" by Gonda Gentaro, A5 variant, 64 pages
Base price: 950 yen
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The All-Japan Champion will provide easy-to-understand instruction for those who are picking up chess for the first time, starting from the basics, such as the types of pieces, how to move, and how to play. This is your chance to master the international game of chess.
About the author: Born in Yokohama in 1950. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University. Currently President of Gonda Metal Industry. Joined the Japan Chess Association in 69, became the All-Japan Chess Champion in 73, and has since won the championship 12 times. His major works include "Challenging Chess" (Chuokoron-Shinsha, 2001).