Boost Your Chess 1, The Fundamentals – Artur Yusupov

Key to symbols used
Preface
Introduction
1	The windmill
2	Pawn weaknesses
3	Back rank combinations
4	Exploiting weaknesses
5	The 7th rank
6	Fortresses
7	The pawn wedge
8	Opening traps
9	The use of traps
10	Stalemate combinations
11	The semi–open file
12	Mate with bishop and knight
13	Combinations involving files
14	Outposts
15	Combinations involving diagonals
16	Elementary endgames
17	Combinations with knights
18	The principles behind mobilization
19	Perpetual check
20	Mate in two moves
21	Combinations with the major pieces
22	Coordination of the pieces
23	Combinations with knights 2
24	Zugzwang
	Final test
Appendices
	Index of composers
	Index of games
	Recommended books

Build Up Your Chess 1, The Fundamentals – Artur Yusupov

	Key to symbols used
	Preface
	Introduction
1	Mating motifs
2	Mating motifs 2
3	Basic opening principles
4	Simple pawn endings
5	Double check
6	The Value of the pieces
7	The discovered attack
8	Centralizing the pieces
9	Mate in two moves
10	The opposition
11	The pin
12	The double attack
13	Realizing a material advantage
14	Open files and Outposts
15	Combinations
16	Queen against pawn
17	Stalemate motifs
18	Forced variations
19	Combinations involving promotion
20	Weak points
21	Pawn combinations
22	The Wrong bishop
23	Smothered mate
24	Gambits
	Final test
Appendices
	Index of composers and analysts
	Index of games
	Recommended books