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Q238027: Winning Chess Strategies Comments and Corrections

Article: Q238027
Product(s): Microsoft Press
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Last Modified: 12-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Winning Chess Strategies ISBN 0-7356-0604-8 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors
relating to the Microsoft Press book Winning Chess Strategies, ISBN
0-7356-0604-8.

The following topics are covered:

- Page 7: Point Value of the Knight is Incorrect

- Page 11: "Kd4-c6" Should Be "Nd4-c6"

- Page 44: Analysis of Move 12 is Incorrect

- Page 212: Algebraic Notation Error

MORE INFORMATION
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Page 7: Point Value of the Knight is Incorrect
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Page 7, Middle of the Second line from the bottom of the page:
Change:
"...pawn: 1 point; Knight: 2 points; Bishop:..."

To:
"...pawn: 1 point; Knight: 3 points; Bishop:..."


Page 11: "Kd4-c6" Should Be "Nd4-c6"
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On page 11 there is an error in the 4th line.

Change:
"Note that 23...Qd7 stops Kd4-c6 but..."

To:
"Note that 23...Qd7 stops Nd4-c6 but..."


Page 44: Analysis of Move 12 is Incorrect
-----------------------------------------

Page 44, second line after the bold move 12:
Change
" The best move was 12...d6, which restrains..."

To:
"The best move was 12...b6, which restrains..."


Page 212: Algebraic Notation Error
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Change:
"15. Rc1 Bd7"

To:
"15. Rac1 Bd7"


Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All
comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future
printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may
already contain most or all of the above corrections.

Additional query words: 0-7356-0604-8 1-55615-663-4 0-7356-0916-0 EUBOOK GAMES

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