212 Surprising Checkmates

212 Surprising Checkmates

With this instructive manual, players can learn to concentrate on one-, two- and three-move checkmates, focusing on their opponents last moves and keeping alert to new possibilities, rather than getting blinded by previous calculations.
 
Written by two experienced chess teachers, this volumes first 100 exercises concern checkmates in one move, while the remaining exercises represent game-like positions for checkmates in two and three moves. 
All are designed to increase a players skill and speed analyzing and solving chess problems. This is an updated and expanded version of 202 Surprising Checkmates which was released in 1998.

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Zestaw 7 książek Chess Camp Series 1 - 7 (twarda okładka)

Zestaw 7 książek Chess Camp Series 1 - 7 (twarda okładka)

Wersja angielska, twarda oprawa. Zestaw 7 książek z serii Chess Camp. W skład zestawu wchodzi: Move, Attack, and Capture Simple Checkmates Checkmates with Many Pieces Elementary Endgames Two-Move Checkmates Tactics in Attack and Defense Opening Tactics Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doin

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Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Chess Campis a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. InTwo-Move Checkmates,the fifth volume in theChess Campseries, the student will be introduced to the elements of planning, aiming at

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Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Chess Camp Volume 5, Two Move Checkmates

Wersja angielska, twarda oprawa. Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. In Two-Move Checkmates, the fifth volume in the Chess Camp series, the student will be introduced to t

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The Liberated Bishop Defence: A Surprising and Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4

The Liberated Bishop Defence: A Surprising and Complete Black Repertoire against 1.d4

In many 1.d4 openings, Black has trouble getting his bishop on c8 into play. Former Russian Chess Champion Alexey Bezgodov presents a radical solution to this nagging problem: liberate your bishop right away and put it on f5 on the second move! Playing 2…Bf5! against either 2.c4 or 2.Nf3 will surprise your opponent and is also a great way to support your development, because the bishop takes control of the important square e4. If White does not immediately take decisive action, then within a move or two

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The Art of the Tarrasch Defence: Strategies, Techniques and Surprising Ideas

The Art of the Tarrasch Defence: Strategies, Techniques and Surprising Ideas

The Tarrasch Defence is one of the most ambitious ways to play against 1.d4. Black immediately fights for the centre, gets a lot of space and develops his pieces without many problems. Great fighters like Boris Spassky, Paul Keres and Garry Kasparov have played the Tarrasch Defence. Former Russian Champion Alexey Bezgodov has more than 30 years of experience with the Tarrasch and is one of the worlds greatest experts. The Art of the Tarrasch Defence is a deeply researched journey into the positional st

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Chess Camp: Volume 2

Chess Camp: Volume 2

Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. The second volume in this series, Simple Checkmates, contains 618 structured problems, exercises, and fun puzzles that will help th

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Chess Camp: Volume 2

Chess Camp: Volume 2

Wersja angielska, twarda oprawa. Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. The second volume in this series, Simple Checkmates, contains 618 structured problems, exercises, and

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Chess Camp: Volume 3

Chess Camp: Volume 3

Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. In Checkmates with Many Pieces, the third volume in the series, the student will: 1) find his or her way to mate in more complex po

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Back to Basics: Fundamentals

Back to Basics: Fundamentals

The game of chess has challenged and delighted the world for centuries. In Back to Basics: Fundamentals, the essential building blocks of the royal game are presented simply and in an easy-to-understand format.  With the expert guidance of chess master Branislav Francuski, you will learn:     - how the chess pieces move and capture     - the underlying principles of the game     - how to spot and carry out simple checkmates     - and understand the basic tactical ideas that are so important to playin

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Chess Camp: Volume 3

Chess Camp: Volume 3

Wersja angielska, twarda oprawa. Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. In Checkmates with Many Pieces, the third volume in the series, the student will: 1) find his or her w

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Chess Camp Volume 4, Elementary Endgames

Chess Camp Volume 4, Elementary Endgames

Chess Campis a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. In this fourth volume,Elementary Endgames, the student will: 1) learn how to deliver fundamental checkmates such as a king and a roo

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Chess Camp Volume 4, Elementary Endgames

Chess Camp Volume 4, Elementary Endgames

Wersja angielska, twarda oprawa. Chess Camp is a new training system for beginning chessplayers, and for the parents and coaches who teach them. Starting with simple problems to illustrate key concepts, and then progressing to more complex positions, the student will learn by doing, methodically integrating new information with previous knowledge while building effective thinking habits at the board. In this fourth volume, Elementary Endgames, the student will: 1) learn how to deliver fundamental chec

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Conceptual Rook Endgames by Jacob Aagaard (twarda okładka)

Conceptual Rook Endgames by Jacob Aagaard (twarda okładka)

Książka w języku angielskim. Twarda okładka. 416 stron. Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland, published as a sister volume to this book as the pe

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The Russian Endgame Handbook

The Russian Endgame Handbook

An old Soviet quip has it that Western amateurs play the opening like grandmasters, the middlegame like experts, and the endgame like beginners. Soviet-trained players would fearlessly steer the game toward the final phase, confident of their superior endgame skill. Ilya RabinovichsRussian Endgame Manualis a major reason for this. Rabinovich raises the beginners understanding of the endgame to a sophisticated level, starting with elementary checkmates and then moving on to the principles for handling com

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The Russian Endgame Handbook

The Russian Endgame Handbook

An old Soviet quip has it that Western amateurs play the opening like grandmasters, the middlegame like experts, and the endgame like beginners. Soviet-trained players would fearlessly steer the game toward the final phase, confident of their superior endgame skill. Ilya Rabinovichs Russian Endgame Manual is a major reason for this. Rabinovich raises the beginners understanding of the endgame to a sophisticated level, starting with elementary checkmates and then moving on to the principles for handling c

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