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This is the book Checkmate!: The Young Player's Complete Guide to Chess by John Foley. It is a beginner's guide to chess, covering the basics of the game, strategies, and trivia. The book includes sections on minigames, the chess pieces, special moves, tricky tactics, attack and defense, check and checkmate, openings, strategy, and endgames. It is written with clarity and humor, and includes a full glossary of chess terms and profiles of some of the world's greatest players. The author, John Foley, is the Secretary of the Education Commission of the European Chess Union and a chess tutor.