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020 _a9781780194523
082 _a794.1
_bBIR
100 _aBird, David
245 _aThe complete step-by-step guide to chess & bridge : how to play, winning strategies, rules, history
_cBird David and Saunders John
250 _a1st
260 _aLondon
_bSouthwater
_c2015
300 _a512 p
_b : ill
_c ; 22 cm
500 _aOriginally published: in 2 v. as How to play winning chess by John Saunders. 2007; and as How to play winning bridge by David Bird. 2007. Formerly CIP. Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aChess and bridge have been two of the world's most popular games for centuries, and this superb instructional book will tell you everything you need to know about them, from their intriguing histories to how to play and win. Biographies of the most well-known players are included, from famous bridge players such as Terence Reese and Omar Sharif to world-class chess players such as Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov.With stepby-step guidance and over 1200 photographs and illustrations, this easy-to-follow book will show players how to play and increase their enjoyment of two of the most tactical and complex games around today.
650 _aChess
942 _cENGLISH
999 _c493838
_d493838