This instructive manual, written by two experienced chess teachers, concentrates on one- and two-move checkmates that encourage players to keep alert to new possibilities. Instructive maneuvers feature queen sacrifices, "smothered" mates, "quiet moves," castling, en passant pawn capture, and other techniques. 202 exercises. Solutions included.

202 Surprising Checkmates

Humor & Entertainment

WILSON, FRED

Alberston, Bruce

Puzzles & Games

Dover Publications

It's the mental gymnasium where you can do a winning chess workout! Based on the authors' belief that the only way to improve is to study tactics, each intriguing example hones your skills so you can move up to the next level. Organized into beginners, Intermediate, and Tournament levels of play, each gets 100 puzzles, with additional material on defense and defeating computer chess machines.

303 Tactical Chess Puzzles [Mensa]

Sterling

Both a fascinating challenge for chess players and a great training tool, "301 Tricky Checkmates" is a fun and entertaining compendium of two- and three-move checkmates for the advanced beginner, intermediate, and expert player. The examples provided, drawn from actual games, illustrate a wide range of chess tactics .

303 Tricky Checkmates

Cardoza

Building on the earlier 303 Tactical Chess Puzzles, this collection of fun chess exercises provides a rigorous practice regimen designed to develop players’ strategic abilities. One hundred scenarios for each of 3 levels (advanced beginner, intermediate, and tournament) challenge players to resolve chess problems requiring multiple “ply” (a movement for one side only) solutions. To facilitate concentration, only 2 illustrations appear on each page, with a slight parenthetical hint at the top of each position. Answers to each puzzle and a tactics index allow players to study examples of individual strategies.

303 Perplexing Chess Puzzles (Mensa®)

The first move, or “key,” of a conventional chess problem is almost never a capture. But convention is turned on its head in this collection of 200 original problems in which every move of the white pieces requires the capture of a black piece! The advantages are several: for one thing, jaded problem fans are sure to appreciate the totally fresh approach. For another, unlike traditional problems, which require a rarefied and artificial type of thinking, these “take and mate” problems demand the same thought processes that players use in over-the-board play. Arranged in order of difficulty and coupled with a built-in scoring system, they offer a unique way for players at all levels to sharpen their tactical skills.

Take & Mate: 200 Chess Problems with a Twist

Puzzlewright

For the true chess nut, the 64 squares of the chessboard represent a world of imaginative possibilities, where a bright idea can make the difference between triumph and destruction, victory and defeat. Each of these puzzles re-creates that world, putting the reader into a realistic game position with the tantalizing challenge of finding that elusive winning idea. By taking on the challenge of these problems, you will gain mastery of the many tactics of chess: the pin, the fork, the skewer, simplification, removing the guard, and so on. Ranked in three levels of difficulty—beginner, intermediate, and tournament—the puzzles will help build the mental muscles the game demands, while providing hours of fun for players of all abilities.

606 Puzzles for Chess Nuts (Mensa®)

Veteran chess teachers and authors, Wilson and Alberston, who specialize in teaching chess to children, present 202 fascinating puzzles that are both instructional and fun. Large diagrams and clearly explained solutions will thrill kids as they work their way through the concepts while they have fun with chess. This book is perfect for kids! The authors should know - they have used these puzzles in their lessons for years.

202 Checkmates for Children

Children's Books

Activities, Crafts & Games

A carefully selected entertaining and instructive collection of tactical chess puzzles. The authors-both veteran professional chess instructors-have collected or created 303 additional game situations, to go with the situations featured in the original 303 Tricky Chess Puzzles. Finding the right answer will bring about a forced checkmate or a winning material superiority. Divided into three chapters, each filled with 101 large, clear diagrams, the entire gamut of necessary tactical knowledge is challenged, tested, and with the result that the reader becomes a stronger player and has lots of fun in the process. 303 More Tricky Chess Puzzles is a perfect workbook for adults (or children) who want to sharpen their budding chess expertise.

303 More Tricky Chess Puzzles

Veteran chess teachers and authors, Wilson and Alberston, who specialize in teaching chess to beginners and children, present 200 fascinating puzzles that are both instructional and fun. Large diagrams and clearly explained solutions will thrill players as they work their way through the concepts while they have fun with chess. This book is perfect for beginners and kids! The authors should know ' they have used these puzzles in their lessons for years.

200 Capture Mates: One and Two Move Checkmates

A great introduction to the most important chess openings, perfect for casual players and enthusiastic beginners.Chess openings are the most important part of every novice’s journey—and the most fun. Perfectly targeted for beginning and intermediate players, Alberston presents the most common and important openings in easy-to-understand explanations with large, frequent diagrams showing every position along with clear plan of the goals, objectives, and concepts behind the moves. A great book for chess players keen on rapidly improving their game and making chess a more fun and challenging game.

51 Chess Openings for Beginners (1)

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