Comprehensive CHESS COURSE Volume II – Roman Pelts and Lev Alburt

An Introduction
Lesson 1	The rules of play
Lesson 2	Abbreviated notation
	Some chess terms and concepts
	Attack and defense
	Trades
Lesson 3	More symbols and terms
	How to start a game
	Mating with a Queen and Rook in the endgame
Lesson 4	Mistakes in the opening
	Mating with two Rooks in the endgame
Lesson 5	Opening traps
	Mating with a Queen in the endgame
Lesson 6	The concept of planning
	Exploiting a large material advantage
	Mating with a Rook in the endgame
Lesson 7	Tactics
	Double attack
	Pawn endgame
	The rule of the square
Lesson 8	Pinning
	Endgames with King and two pawns versus King
Lesson 9	The skewer
	How combinations are created
	Endgames with King and Rook pawn against lone King
Lesson 10	Typical mating combinations
	The back-rank mate
	Endgame with King and non-Rook pawn versus King
Lesson 11	Typical mating combinations (continuation)
	Mate by a major piece (Queen or Rook) helped by other men
	Endgame with King and non-Rook pawn versus King (continuation)
Lesson 12	Tests
Afterword:  Moving On to Expert and Master

Comprehensive CHESS COURSE Volume I – Roman Pelts and Lev Alburt

An Introduction
Lesson 1	The chessboard and the starting position
	How pawns move and capture
Lesson 2	Chess notation
Lesson 3	How the Rook and Bishop move and capture
	The center
Lesson 4	How the Queen and Knight move and capture
Lesson 5	How the King moves and captures
	Check
	Checkmate
Lesson 6	En Passant pawn captures
Lesson 7	Castling
Lesson 8	Relative values of the chess forces
Lesson 9	How games are drawn
Lesson 10	How to record moves
Lesson 11	How to open a chess game
Lesson 12	Tests

SECRETS OF THE RUSSIAN CHESS MASTERS: BOOK 2 – Lev Alburt & Larry Parr

	Understanding Chess Notation
Chapter 1.	Strategy and Planning
Chapter 2.	Tactics: The Soul of Chess
Chapter 3.	Chessercizes for Tighter Tactics
Chapter 4.	Advanced Tactical Devices
Chapter 5.	Advanced Tacticai Chessercizes
Chapter 6.	Hard–Hitting Combinations
Chapter 7.	Sturdy King Pawn Openings
Chapter 8.	King Pawn Chess Movies
Chapter 9.	Subtle Queen Pawn Openings
Chapter 10.	Queen Pawn Chess Movies
Chapter 11.	Common Chess Endgame Themes
Chapter I2.	Practical Tournament Tips
Chapter I3.	Once They Were Beginners Like You
	Index

SECRETS OF THE RUSSIAN CHESS MASTERS: BOOK 1 – Lev Alburt & Larry Parr

Chapter 1.	Play Chess in One Hour
Chapter 2.	Chessercizes: All the Right Moves
Chapter 3.	How to Write Down Chess Games
Chapter 4.	Chess Movie: The "Write" Moves
Chapter 5.	How to Open a Chess Game
Chapter 6.	Chessercizes for Healthy Openings
Chapter 7.	Middlegame Strategy & Tactics
Chapter 8.	Chessercizes for Taut Middlegames
Chapter 9.	Endgame Strategy and Checkmates
Chapter 10.	Chessercizes for Energetic Endings
Chapter 11.	Using a Computer as a Chess Tutor
Chapter I2.	Plugging in to U.S. Chess
	Index