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  2. Rules of chess - Wikipedia

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    They mention timing (chess clocks), arbiters (or, in USCF play, directors), keeping score, and adjournment. The FIDE Laws of Chess define the rules for standard chess, rapid chess, blitz chess, and guidelines for Chess960. For standard chess, the players must record the moves, which is optional in rapid chess and blitz Chess. [39]

  3. Lasker's Manual of Chess - Wikipedia

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    The book is divided into six sections: The Elements of Chess, The Theory of the Openings, The Combination, Position Play, The Aesthetic Effect in Chess, and Examples and Models. The Elements of Chess opens with a description of the chess board, the various rules of chess, and the relative values of the pieces.

  4. List of chess books - Wikipedia

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    Authors with five books or more have a sub-section title on their own, to increase the usability of the table of contents. When a book was written by several authors, it is listed once under the name of each author. See: List of chess books (A–F) List of chess books (G–L) List of chess books (M–S) List of chess books (T–Z)

  5. Touch-move rule - Wikipedia

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    The touch-move rule has existed for centuries. In the Middle Ages, strict rules were considered necessary because chess was played for stakes. Luis Ramirez de Lucena gave the rule in his 1497 book Repetición de amores y arte de ajedrez. [18] Benjamin Franklin referred to it in his 1786 essay "The Morals of Chess".

  6. Chess - Wikipedia

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    The modern rules of chess emerged in Europe at the end of the 15th century, with standardization and universal acceptance by the end of the 19th century. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, with millions of players worldwide. Organized chess arose in the 19th century.

  7. Chess opening book - Wikipedia

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    These books cover a wide variety of chess openings. They are in English, except that the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings has minimal text but instead uses universal symbols to annotate moves and ideas that can be understood in many languages (see Punctuation (chess)). [13] How to Play the Opening in Chess. 1993. Raymond Keene and David Levy.

  8. Chess opening - Wikipedia

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    Major changes in the rules of chess in the late fifteenth century increased the speed of the game, consequently emphasizing the importance of opening study. Thus, early chess books, such as the 1497 text of Luis Ramirez de Lucena, present opening analysis, as do Pedro Damiano (1512) and Ruy López de Segura (1561).

  9. List of chess books (A–F) - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of chess books that are used as references in articles related to chess.The list is organized by alphabetical order of the author's surname, then the author's first name, then the year of publication, then the alphabetical order of title.