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The author Dr. László Orbán, born in 1908, is one of the most successful German-language chess book authors: more than 5 million sold chess textbooks prove that as a chess pedagogue he was able to give many young players successful access to the "Queen of the Games". In 2008 Dr. Orbán would have turned 100 years old. On this occasion some of his successful books are being published in a new layout.

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Increase your playing strength effortlessly! The various chess openings are illustrated with 149 completed games played to mate. This introduction to the strategy of chess openings requires no prior knowledge other than mastery of the rules.