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Panov Attack against the Caro-Kann

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Checkmate! My first chess book - Kasparov, G. "Roman's Lab Combos" enabling them to take theirDiscover all the various pieces the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps that you can set for your unwary opponents and, just as importantly, how to avoid