Tratado general de ajedrez. Rudimentos
by Roberto Grau · La Casa del Ajedrez
First volume of the four-part Argentine treatise that taught generations of Spanish-speaking players. Covers the rules, fundamentals, and material gain and loss through over 100 annotated attacking games and 150 solved exercises, preparing the reader for later volumes on tactics, pawn structures and strategy.
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