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100 AWESOME CHESS MOVES

100 AWESOME CHESS MOVES

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Eric Schiller
Schiller has selected 100 game positions, one each from the years 1900-1999, which feature brilliant or beautiful continuations. Here we have some of the most dramatic combinations and swindles of the last century. Each player is limited to appearing as a winner once so, although many famous games are included, there are opportunities for lesser known masterpieces to be included. Enjoy the most brilliant moves of the century and be inspired to create your own masterpiece at the board.
pub.2000, softback, 288 pages.


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100 EASY CHECKMATES

100 EASY CHECKMATES

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Larry Evans
Chapters on Basic Mating Examples, Checkmates in One Move and Checkmates in Two Moves. 100 diagrammed examples for solving with solutions at the end. Larry Evans is a Grandmaster and well known chess author.
Published 2003, softback, 144 pages.


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1001 DEADLY CHECKMATES

1001 DEADLY CHECKMATES

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John Nunn
This book, intended as a follow-up to How to Beat Your Dad at Chess, offers you the chance to learn and practice the checkmating patterns that will form an essential part of your chess armoury. The 1001 diagrammed examples are arranged thematically according to the type of checkmate involved and points are awarded for solving them correctly.
The book begins with elementary one or two move checkmates and moves on to more complicated examples involving ideas such as line blocking, discovered check and queen sacrifice.
By focusing exclusively on positions from real games, ranging from junior events to Grandmaster encounters, John Nunn ensures that the mates featured are those which arise most often in real life. He also highlights themes and ideas that are often missed in practice. While solving these puzzles, your all-important "mental library" of patterns will grow, leading to an immediate increase in your playing strength.
Dr John Nunn is one of the best-respected figures in world chess. He was among the world's leading Grandmasters for nearly twenty years, winning four gold medals in chess Olympiads and finishing sixth overall in the World Cup in 1989. He is a much-acclaimed writer, whose works have won 'Book of the Year' awards in several countries. In both 2004 and 2007 Nunn was crowned World Chess Solving Champion, ahead of many former champions.
Published 2011, softback, 303 pages.


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303 TRICKY CHESS TACTICS

303 TRICKY CHESS TACTICS

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Fred Wilson & Bruce Alberston
Find the best move in 303 diagrammed positions taken from real play. Arranged by tactical theme and level of difficulty, solving these should help your tactical vision. Can be played through without a set & board.
Published 2003, softback, 187 pages.


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365 WAYS TO CHECKMATE

365 WAYS TO CHECKMATE

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Joe Gallagher
Puzzle book with 365 diagrammed checkmate positions to be solved. The puzzles, many of which have never been published previously, are arranged according to level of difficulty (1-5) with hints and solutions available. A final test section omits the hints leaving you on your own to find the checkmate. As usual with this type of book no chess set is required to work through the puzzles making it ideal travel or holiday reading. Joe Gallagher is a Grandmaster who was British Champion in 2001.
Published 2004, softback, 208 pages.


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5334 PROBLEMS, COMBINATIONS AND GAMES

5334 PROBLEMS, COMBINATIONS AND GAMES

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Laszlo Polgar
5334 diagrammed puzzles from beginner level (mate in one) through to Grandmaster level. Laszlo Polgar used these positions to train his three daughters, the famous Polgar sisters, to grandmaster level and at this price this bumper book of over a thousand pages is an asbsolute bargain for any chess coach or budding Grandmaster!
Published 2006, softback, 1104 pages.


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ART OF THE CHECKMATE

ART OF THE CHECKMATE

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Renaud & Kahn
This book classifies the 23 different possible types of mate showing the idea behind each. Includes Morphy's, Damiano's, Boden's and many other mates. Each mate is illustrated in one or more games (there are 78 complete, annotated games in all) together with some endgames and quizzes for the reader. This book should help you forsee mating patterns in your own games more easily.
The authors are both former national champions of France.
In English descriptive notation 1.P-K4 etc.
Published 1962, softback, 215 pages.


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ART OF CHESS COMBINATION

ART OF CHESS COMBINATION

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Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
This book asks "What is a combination" and "Can the art of combination be learnt"? In part I the author attempts classification of combinations. In parts II and III he illustrates combinational ideas such as interception, geometric motifs and overworked pieces. He also examines positional factors which can lead to typical sacrifices and attacking ideas. Part IV explains the preparation and execution of combinations. Illustrative examples from play are used throughout. In English descriptive notation (1.N-KB3 etc.)
Published 1959, softback, 223 pages.


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BACK TO BASICS: TACTICS

BACK TO BASICS: TACTICS

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Dan Heisman
An introduction to various aspects of the subject of tactics including tactical motifs, tactical opening sequences, checkmating patterns and what to look for when trying to calculate tactics. There are also hundreds of diagrammed tactical puzzles to solve spread theroughout the chapters of the book. A nice introduction to basic tactical ideas. Dan Heisman is a USCF National Master, a chess coach and chess writer based in Philadelphia, USA.
Published 2007, softback, 192 pages.


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CAN YOU BE A TACTICAL GENIUS?

CAN YOU BE A TACTICAL GENIUS?

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James Plaskett
A tactical quiz book with 180 diagrammed positions of varying levels of difficulty and a points scoring system to monitor your progress. An "Ask a Grandmaster" option exists for each test allowing you to have a hint in exchange for some of the available points. Some of the test positions have immediate tactical solutions whereas the more difficult examples involve in depth analysis to find ideas and lines of play which offer good prospects. GM Jim Plaskett is renowned as an imaginative, attacking player and an experienced author.
Published 2002, softback, 144 pages.


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CHECKMATE!

CHECKMATE!

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Koltanowski & Finkelstein
This book teaches you various checkmating patterns involving queens, rooks, bishops, knights and pawns alone and in combination and then presents test positions for solving, each ending in checkmate. The chapters are themed according to the type of mate and pieces involved. Contains over 275 examples in all.
Published 1998, softback, 152 pages.


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CHECKMATE STRATEGIES

CHECKMATE STRATEGIES

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Koltanowski & Finkelstein
An introduction to various checkmating patterns and how to achieve them. Each themed chapter begins with an example of the relevant mate after which the reader is invited to solve various examples with a similar theme. Chapters include Queen Sacrifices, Pawn Promotion, Long Diagonal Mates, Double Check, How Chess Masters use Mating Threats and much more.
pub. 1999, softback, 182 pages.


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CHESS CAFE PUZZLE BOOK 2

CHESS CAFE PUZZLE BOOK 2

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Karsten Muller
Much more than just a "Puzzle Book", this a unique chess strategy instructional primer for intermediate and advanced players. The main part of the book contains positional tests and exercises designed to help players improve their command of strategy. Topics include: Good and Bad Bishops; Domination; Outposts; Undermining; Opening the Position; Blockade; Improving Piece Placement; Prophylaxis; A Second Front and The Principle of Two Weaknesses; Counterplay; Positional Exchange Sacrifice; Simplification; and Weak Color Complex. The first chapters examine some typical positional motifs; these are followed by exercises to test your ability and understanding. Solutions and explanations are provided at the end. Karsten Muller is a German Grandmaster and accomplished author.
Published 2008, softback, 273 pages.


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Karsten Muller & Merijn van Delft
One of the most important skills a chessplayer needs is the ability to defend a position that is under siege.
In this third volume in the highly acclaimed, best-selling Puzzle Book series, International Grandmaster Karsten Mueller, along with International Master Merijn van Delft, examines and expounds upon the vital defensive concepts and techniques used to repulse enemy attacks.
Major topics include Principles and methods of defending; Defending against a direct attack on the king; Countering the initiative; Stalemate; Exchanging; Exchange Sacrifices; Defending Against the Minority Attack and Defending Inferior Endgames.
Each chapter includes practical examples and exercises to be solved by the reader (solutions included). There is also a final chapter of test positions to help you check your "ELO" rating as a defender.
Many of the world's greatest players - Steinitz, Lasker, Petrosian - were famous for their legendary defensive skills. Join International Grandmaster Karsten Mueller along with International Master Merijn van Delft to test and improve your defensive skill.
Published 2010, softback, 216 pages.


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CHESS GEMS: 1000 COMBINATIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW

CHESS GEMS: 1000 COMBINATIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW

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Igor Sukhin
This book includes examples of combinations and test positions taken from games and books dating from the ninth century onwards and presented in chronological order. From Greco's era through to that of Kasparov, Kramnik, Morozevich etc. each chapter contains examples of the best and most important combinational ideas as well as puzzle positions in a "How Would You Play?" section. World champion Vladimir Kramnik writes in his preface: "Huge chunks of chess history from the nineteenth century are omitted from textbooks. This book was designed to fill the gap. While it is hard to determine which games are the most famous, let alone the best, Chess Gems contains many beautiful combinations that have amazed and delighted chess fans." This book will improve both your knowledge of combinational ideas and chess history at the same time.
Published 2007, softback, 335 pages.


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CHESS MAZES

CHESS MAZES

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Bruce Alberston
A unique tactical training book designed to help visualisation and to eliminate blunders such as leaving pieces en prise. The maze problem consists of checking Black's king in the minimum number of moves without putting your own piece en prise. Sounds easy? On a crowded board these can be really tough problems requiring accurate calculation of the type needed in game play. Includes 204 diagrammed bishop, rook, knight, pawn, queen and king mazes for solving with the rules for each maze explained and solutions provided at the end. Bruce Alberston is a chess teacher and author based in New York.
Published 2004, softback, 138 pages.


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CHESS MAZES 2

CHESS MAZES 2

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Bruce Alberston
In this follow up to Chess Mazes Bruce Alberston has created hundreds more chess mazes, of greater difficulty than those found in books one. The maze problem consists of checking Black's king in the minimum number of moves without putting your own piece en prise. Sounds easy? On a crowded board these can be really tough problems requiring accurate calculation of the type needed in game play. The idea of the chess maze positions is to increase a player's ability to visualise and calculate in chess by solving these maze puzzles. The book contains 216 maze puzzles as well as illustrative examples and explanations for each chapter.
Published 2008, softback, 141 pages.


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CHESS SCHOOL 1a: THE MANUAL OF CHESS COMBINATIONS

CHESS SCHOOL 1a: THE MANUAL OF CHESS COMBINATIONS

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Sergey Ivashchenko
A new edition of a bestseller by experienced coach Sergey Ivashchenko. Over 200,000 copies of his books were sold in the Soviet Union in the late 1980's! This book is intended for beginners, both children and adults. The themes are: Mate in one, Mate in two, Win a queen, Win a rook, Win a piece, Draw etc. The book is designed for chess players with ELO 900-1200 points. Includes 719 diagrammed, tactical problems classified according to theme and difficulty. Solutions included at the end.
Published 2006, softback, 142 pages.


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CHESS SCHOOL 1b: THE MANUAL OF CHESS COMBINATIONS

CHESS SCHOOL 1b: THE MANUAL OF CHESS COMBINATIONS

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Sergey Ivashchenko
A new edition of a bestseller by experienced coach Sergey Ivashchenko. Over 200,000 copies of his books were sold in the Soviet Union in the late 1980's! This book is intended for beginners, both children and adults. The themes are: Mate in one, Mate in two, Win a queen, Win a rook, Win a piece, How to Proceed etc. The book is designed for chess players with ELO 1200-1500 points. Includes 580 diagrammed, tactical problems classified according to theme and difficulty. Solutions included at the end.
Published 2006, softback, 112 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS 2

CHESS TACTICS 2

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Igor Shmirin
Volume 2 of this two volume puzzle book series contains 1343 diagrammed "play & win" puzzles taken from actual games. The puzzles are organised into seven sections according to tactical motif e.g. overloading, interception, space clearance etc. These are all different motifs to those in volume 1. Each puzzle has a difficulty level indiicated next to it and the book is aimed at players rated between 1500 (ECF 112) and 2200 (ECF 200). Solutions are provided at the end of the book.
Published 2008, hardback, 293 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS FOR ADVANCED PLAYERS

CHESS TACTICS FOR ADVANCED PLAYERS

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Viktor Vamos
960 diagrammed tactical puzzles with solutions, arranged into 20 chapters according to the combinational motif involved. This is a follow-up to the author's previous work Chess Tactics for Beginners and so the puzzles are more difficult to solve. Level: club player upwards.
Published 2004, softback, 288 pages.


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Viktor Vamos
This follow up to volume 1 contains 960 puzzle positions for solving, arranged into twenty chapters according to tactical theme. Solutions included.
Published 2011, softback, 318 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS

CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS

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Viktor Vamos
A collection of 480 diagrammed puzzles for solving by players from beginner level up to club player standard. The puzzles are in ten sections beginning with mate in one, two and three moves before going on to various types of material winning combinations, back rank tactics and pawn promotions. Solutions to all puzzles are provided at the end. A handy tutor for inexperienced players of all ages which can be enjoyed without the use of a chess set.
Published 2004, softback, 127 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS 2

CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS 2

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Viktor Vamos
Volume 2 of the beginners series on tactics contains 480 diagrammed puzzles with solutions at the end of the book. The themes covered are Mate in one move, Mate in two moves, Mate in three moves, Queens having a leading part, Rooks having a leading part, Bishops having a leading part, Knights having a leading part, Pawns having a leading part, The tactics of endgames and Mixed combinations. Solving these puzzles is a good way for beginners to improve their tactical alertness and their practical results.
Published 2010, softback, 127 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS 3

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Viktor Vamos
Volume 3 of the beginners series on tactics contains 480 diagrammed puzzles with solutions at the end of the book. The themes covered are Mate in one move, Mate in two moves, Mate in three moves, Distraction, Discovered Attack, Weak King Position, King Stuck in the Middle, Attack on the Kingside, Attack on the Queenside and Mixed combinations. Solving these puzzles is a good way for beginners to improve their tactical alertness and their practical results.
Published 2010, softback, 127 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS FOR CHAMPIONS

CHESS TACTICS FOR CHAMPIONS

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Susan Polgar
This tactical training book from four times Women's World Champion Susan Polgar offers an introduction to each of the most important tactical ideas, including pins, forks, skewers, decoys and checkmate combinations. In 22 chapters Susan gives examples of how each tactic works in practice and then lets you test your skills in 25 test positions at the end of each chapter. Aimed at players beyond beginner level this book gives you the knowledge to add winning tactical ideas to your own play. Susan Polgar is a leading chess coach in the USA as well as that country's top female player.
Published 2006, softback, 357 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS FOR KIDS

CHESS TACTICS FOR KIDS

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Murray Chandler
Chess enthusiasts of all ages and levels will find this book an instructive delight. In a simple, easy-to-understand format it explains how to bamboozle your chess opponents using commonly occurring tactical motifs. The illustrative positions, all taken from real games, show the 50 Tricky Tactics that experienced chess masters use to win their games. Recognising frequently occurring tactical ideas is vital to success in chess. One of the fastest and most enjoyable ways to improve at chess is by learning these thematic manoeuvres. Beginners will benefit from the clear explanation of basic concepts, such as how to utilise a fork, pin, or skewer. Advanced players will delight in the many devious middlegame tricks - some classified here for the first time - which can catch out even grandmasters. Chess Tactics for Kids makes improving easy and fun, and is full of helpful explanations on how to approach chess games with confidence - and success.
Published 2003, softback, 128 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS FOR THE TOURNAMENT PLAYER

CHESS TACTICS FOR THE TOURNAMENT PLAYER

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Lev Alburt & Sam Palatnik
Volume 3 of the training course based on Soviet methods illustrates the basic tactical concepts such as decoys, pins and forks before showing how these ideas are used in real game situations. There are practical examples and test positions in each chapter. Lev Alburt is a former Soviet GM who now lives in the USA and is a chess coach there. He has been U.S. Champion three times.
Published 1996, softback, 250 pages.


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CHESS TACTICS FROM SCRATCH

CHESS TACTICS FROM SCRATCH

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Martin Weteschnik
An improved and expanded second edition of a modern classic.
"Chess is 99 per cent tactics" is an old saying. This may be an exaggeration, but even the remaining 1 per cent still depends on tactics. When Martin Weteschnik started working as a trainer in his local chess club, he quickly realized that even the stronger club players had great weaknesses in their tactical play. He also discovered that simply asking them to solve a huge number of puzzles did not fix the problem. These players clearly needed a good book, but when Weteschnik looked for it he found nothing suitable, so he decided to write it himself.
But Weteschnik was not completely satisfied with the book and decided to restructure and rewrite it completely. The first edition of this book, Understanding Chess Tactics, was hailed as a modern classic. This expanded and improved second edition offers two new chapters on "Overloading" and "Candidate Moves". It also has 300 brand new test positions to allow the reader to practice the tactical chess skills that Weteschnik helps to develop. The original text and analysis has been revised where necessary.
Martin Weteschnik is a FIDE Master and chess coach.
Published 2012, softback, 341 pages.
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COMBINATIVE MOTIFS

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Maxim Blokh
Blokh's classic course in combinational play contains over 1200 diagrammed positions with immediate tactical solutions. The positions are categorised according to tactical motif (e.g. overloading, pawn promotion, geometrical motifs). and vary in level of difficulty. (The level of difficulty is indicated above each diagram) Many of the positions offer solutions for both White and Black, depending on which side is to move, which means there are over 1400 tactical puzzles in the book. Author Maxim Blokh, an experienced coach and an ICCF Grandmaster, intends this book for use in school and chess club training sessions.
Published 2009, softback, 304 pages.
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COMBINATIONS-THE HEART OF CHESS

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Irving Chernev
A refreshingly original look at the role of combinations in chess from one of the most entertaining of chess authors. In over 350 examples Chernev shows various types of combination in actual play, allowing you to either play through these brilliant examples or attempt to solve them yourself. Chapters 8 to 21 look at combinations played by some of the world's strongest players up to 1960 including Botvinnik, Alekhine and Anderssen. In English descriptive notation (N-KB3 etc)
Published 1967, softback, 245 pages.


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COMPLETE CHESS WORKOUT

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Richard Palliser
This tactical training book contains 1200 diagrammed puzzles aimed at the level of average club player and concentrating on the type of tactics which are most frequently encountered at that level. Tactics can be encountered at all stages of the game as reflected in the chapter titles, Attack, Opening Tricks and Traps, Skill in the Endgame and Loose Pieces and Overloading. A final chapter called Fiendish Calculation provides some more testing examples to challenge even the most able tactician. The difficulty level of the puzzles has been randomized throughout the book which reflects playing conditions more accurately than the usual graded approach. Solutions are included at the end of the book. Richard Palliser is an English International Master and author of a number of well received chess titles.
Published 2007, softback, 318 pages.


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EXCELLING AT COMBINATIONAL PLAY

EXCELLING AT COMBINATIONAL PLAY

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Jacob Aagard
The ability to find and calculate combinations accurately is a key component in a strong player's armoury. This book is a training manual in both pattern recognition and calculation skills. With 500 diagrammed exercises, mostly taken from the 1990s onwards, Jacob Aagaard tests your ability to identify combinational themes and select the winning path from amongst many tempting moves. The positions are not easy (suitable for club players and above and get harder as you progress) but the constant practice of solving puzzles like these should help in your over-the-board efforts. Introductory chapters explain how to spot the indications that a combination may exist and how some typical combinations in the Sicilian Defence work. Jacob Aagaard is a Danish I.M. and an experienced author with a reputation for diligence.
Published 2004, softback, 239 pages.


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FIND THE WINNING MOVE

FIND THE WINNING MOVE

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Gary Lane
Find the Winning Move has 400 puzzle positions in which one player has a continuation to win material or force mate. The sixteen chapters each feature puzzles with a different attacking method and author Gary Lane offers clues (if needed) as well as solutions and a point scoring system to test your rating. The puzzles vary in difficulty but are aimed at players ranging from novice to intermediate strength. Chapters include: Winning in Two Moves, Essential Endings, Fantastic Moves, White to Play and Lose, Chasing the King, Smashing the Defence and Tough Puzzles. IM Gary Lane is an experienced chess author as well as being a coach for the England junior team.
Published 2004, softback, 176 pages.


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GAMBIT BOOK OF INSTRUCTIVE CHESS PUZZLES

GAMBIT BOOK OF INSTRUCTIVE CHESS PUZZLES

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Graham Burgess
This is a puzzle book with a difference! In addition to tactical exercises Graham Burgess includes positions which call for a calm decision or an assessment based on intuition and analysis. This approach emulates more closely the type of decision making required in a real game. There are also puzzles with relatively little calculation involved, but where the key idea is surprisingly difficult to spot. Throughout the book, in both the solutions and captions to the positions, Burgess emphasises intructive points which can be taken from the position in question.
All the puzzles are taken from games played in 2010 or 2011 which means they will be new to most readers.
Gambit Publications has been publishing top-quality innovative chess books since 1998, winning numerous awards in several countries. FIDE Master Graham Burgess is Gambit's Editorial Director, and one of the founders of the company. He has written more than twenty books and holds the world record for marathon blitz chess playing. He lives in Minnesota.
Published 2011, softback, 160 pages.
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GIANT CHESS PUZZLE BOOK

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Zenon Franco
"Chess is 99% tactics" said Richard Teichmann and there is no better way of improving your tactical ability than by solving puzzles such as the 1001 contained in this book. Paraguayan born Grandmaster Zenon Franco has searched recent events and used powerful computers to seek out previously unpublished puzzles. He has also drawn extensively upon Latin American sources for brilliant examples from the last three decades.
Franco begins with a chapter describing the most important tactical ideas and follows with seven themed chapters of puzzles and three sections of test puzzles where points can be scored and your Elo rating estimated. The puzzles become increasingly difficult as you progress through the book and through each chapter, beginning with 100 relatively easy positions suitable for novices, and ending with 100 extremely tough puzzles, which provide a mind-bending challenge even for grandmasters. Solutions to all the puzzles are provided with analysis and text explanation in each case.
Zenon Franco is a grandmaster from Paraguay who now lives in Spain. He is an experienced chess trainer, his most notable pupil being Paco Vallejo, now one of the world's top grandmasters, whom he taught from 1995 to 1999.
Published 2010, softback, 288 pages.


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HOW GOOD IS YOUR CHESS

HOW GOOD IS YOUR CHESS

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Larry Evans
Rate your chess by solving these 100 positions, choosing one of three possible continuations in each case. Solutions provided at trhe end of the book. Be warned, some of these are not easy to solve!
Published 2004, softback, 138 pages.


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IMPROVE YOUR CHESS TACTICS

IMPROVE YOUR CHESS TACTICS

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Yakov Neishtadt
Improve Your Chess Tactics presents more than 700 decisive combinations from tournament practice and is a self-tutor and a sparring-partner in one. Experienced Russian chess master Yakov Neishtadt has selected those examples that have the biggest instructional value for club players.
In the first part of the book Neishtadt teaches a systematic course on the most important tactical themes. The second part consists of an exam with hundreds of tests from real-life chess, in random order so as not to give unwelcome hints on how to solve them.
The solutions are not just lists of moves, but include clear, witty and instructive prose.
Yakov Neishtadt is a famous chess writer and historian. He published dozens of books, in his native Russia and abroad, and was editor-in-chief of the acclaimed Soviet chess magazine 64.
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JOHN NUNN'S CHESS PUZZLE BOOK (NEW EDN)

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John Nunn
Most chess puzzle books put you in an artificial situation: you are told a combination exists, what the theme is and what you are required to achieve. This one is different. In a real game, a player may sometimes need to find a combination. On the other hand he or she may have to reject a tactical idea and simply find a good positional move. The task is to find the right move, whatever it may be. The 300 diagrammed puzzles in this book put you precisely in that situation. Spectacular ideas abound in these positions, but it is for you to decide whether to go in for them, or whether you would be falling into a trap. If you need them, there are hints to help you on your way. The book ends with a series of tests to measure your skills against those of other players. Nunn includes some original themes such as 'Find the Wrong Move' and a chapter on the standard of play in the Karlsbad 1911 tournament (pretty low he thinks!)
For this new edition, John Nunn, a top-class Grandmaster and a solving World Champion, has added 50 new puzzles (with hints and detailed solutions) to test your skills to the full. For ease of following, extra diagrams have been added to the solutions throughout. Overall the book is 60 per cent bigger than the first edition.
Dr John Nunn is one of the best-respected figures in world chess. He was among the world's leading Grandmasters for nearly twenty years, winning four gold medals in chess Olympiads and finishing sixth overall in the World Cup in 1989. He is a much-acclaimed writer, whose works have won 'Book of the Year' awards in several countries. In both 2004 and 2007 Nunn was crowned World Chess Solving Champion, ahead of many former champions.
Published 2009, softback, 336 pages.


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JON SPEELMAN'S CHESS PUZZLE BOOK

JON SPEELMAN'S CHESS PUZZLE BOOK

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Jon Speelman
Jon Speelman is one of the most successful British chess-players of all time, and is renowned for the creativity of his play and his remarkable calculating ability. He is also an extremely experienced writer and chess coach. His personal selection of over 300 chess puzzles are mainly taken from real game positions and are of varying difficulty. The two main parts of the book are The Elements and Tacics in Practice.
Themed sections include: * Finger Exercises * Stalemate * The Skewer * The Pin * Pawn Promotion * Line Opening and Closing * Loose Pieces * Mating Attacks * The Back Rank * Knight Forks.
Grandmaster Jon Speelman is a world-championship candidates semi-finalist, and has been one of the mainstays of the England team for a quarter of a century, including the period during which the team won silver medals three times at chess Olympiads. He is an extremely respected writer, especially noted for his ground-breaking work on endgame topics.
Published 2008, softback, 143 pages.


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LEARN CHESS TACTICS

LEARN CHESS TACTICS

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John Nunn
This introduction to basic tactics adopts a practical approach with a varying number of test positions for the reader to solve in each chapter and not too much theoretical waffle. The format of each chapter involves a brief discussion of the tactical idea followed by a few examples from tournament games and then the test positions for the reader. The examples and positions used here are almost all from post 1990 games and so should be new to most readers. Chapters one to five introduce the basics such as the fork, skewer, pin, discovered attack and deflection whilst following chapters cover more advanced ideas including pawn promotion, removing the guard, back rank mate, trapped piece and opening & closing lines. Contains fourteen chapters in all and over three hundred test positions with solutions at the back. GM John Nunn is a world renowned author who has won medals for England in several chess olympiads.
Published 2004, softback, 160 pages.


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MANUAL OF CHESS COMBINATIONS VOL.2

MANUAL OF CHESS COMBINATIONS VOL.2

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Sergei Ivashchenko
This second volume completes Ivashchenko's course on chess tactics, taking you from 1600 up to 2200 strength player (about national master strength). Volume 2 contains 1188 diagrammed positions, of varying difficulty, in which you have to find a tactical solution. There are six chapters, each more difficult than the previous and solutions to all examples are included. Together volumes 1 and 2 form a complete tactics course from the level of beginner up to expert.
Published 2008, softback, 255 pages.


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MANUAL OF CHESS COMBINATIONS VOL.3

MANUAL OF CHESS COMBINATIONS VOL.3

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Alexander Mazja
Volume 3 in this Russian published series is aimed at players with rating 2000 ELO (175 BCF) and above. As before diagrammed positions for solving are arranged in chapters according to their tactical theme. Altogether there are 750 positions with solutions given at the end of the book. The chapters are based around the ideas of Dvoretsky and Yusupov with titles such as "Accurate Calculation of Short Variations", Rational Choice of Candidate Moves", Searching for Unusual Solutions" and "Finding Strong Moves During Calculation". There are eight chapters in all with text given in English, Russian, German and Spanish. Author Alexander Mazja is an International Master and director of the chess school at the Pioneers Palace, Sparrow Hills, Moscow. Not for beginners!
Published 2003, hardback, 183 pages.


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MITROFANOV'S DEFLECTION

MITROFANOV'S DEFLECTION

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Victor Charushin
Volume three of the "Chess Tactician's Handbook" series contains many examples of deflection as a tactical theme including the famous "Mitrofanov's Deflection" in which the piece sacrificed is captured with check! In all the book contains over 200 diagrammed examples of beautiful combinations taken from games and compositions.
pub. 1998, softback, 92 pages.


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MOST AMAZING CHESS MOVES OF ALL TIME

MOST AMAZING CHESS MOVES OF ALL TIME

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John Emms
The author's selection of the 200 greatest moves of all time. In order to qualify the moves have to be of "astounding complexity, unearthly beauty, deep paradox - or all three." Presentation is in a quiz format with a diagram at the critical moment just before the "astounding move." Now it's your chance to try and find the show-stopping continuation! Solutions provided of course; in fact in almost all cases the complete game score is given - a valuable bonus.
Published 2000, softback, 192 pages.


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QUALITY CHESS PUZZLE BOOK

QUALITY CHESS PUZZLE BOOK

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John Shaw
The vast majority of puzzles in this book were discovered by the Quality Chess editors when examining unannotated games from recent events. In addition, of the 735 puzzles in the book 700 are from the year 2000 or later, so the reader will not have seen them before in older puzzle books.
After the introduction chapters 2, 3 & 4, containing thematic puzzles, are the easiest to solve although not "easy". Chapters 5-14 deal with different scenarios such as endgames, pawn promotions and defence whilst chapter 15 "Brain Crushers" speaks for itself! These puzzles are tough and get tougher as the book goes on but all can be solved without a chess board in front of you.
John Shaw's criteria for writing the book were:
* The puzzles should be challenging but not so difficult that a chessboard is needed
* They can be solved on the train, plane or wherever you happen to be when you have a few minutes to spare
* The positions should be educational with some instructive point to the solution
* They should be fun!
John Shaw is a Scottish Grandmaster and one half of Quality Chess. He has been Scottish Champion three times.
Published 2010, softback, 352 pages.


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QUALITY CHESS PUZZLE BOOK (HARDBACK)

QUALITY CHESS PUZZLE BOOK (HARDBACK)

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John Shaw
(Hardback Edition)
The vast majority of puzzles in this book were discovered by the Quality Chess editors when examining unannotated games from recent events. In addition, of the 735 puzzles in the book 700 are from the year 2000 or later, so the reader will not have seen them before in older puzzle books.
After the introduction chapters 2, 3 & 4, containing thematic puzzles, are the easiest to solve although not "easy". Chapters 5-14 deal with different scenarios such as endgames, pawn promotions and defence whilst chapter 15 "Brain Crushers" speaks for itself! These puzzles are tough and get tougher as the book goes on but all can be solved without a chess board in front of you.
John Shaw's criteria for writing the book were:
* The puzzles should be challenging but not so difficult that a chessboard is needed
* They can be solved on the train, plane or wherever you happen to be when you have a few minutes to spare
* The positions should be educational with some instructive point to the solution
* They should be fun!
John Shaw is a Scottish Grandmaster and one half of Quality Chess. He has been Scottish Champion three times.
Published 2010, hardback, 352 pages.



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SECRETS OF SPECTACULAR CHESS (2nd Edn)

SECRETS OF SPECTACULAR CHESS (2nd Edn)

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Jonathan Levitt & David Friedgood
The second edition of this book, originally published in 1995, has 65 extra pages worth of material, including a new chapter on chess aesthetics. In fact the whole book is dedicated to the aesthetic side of the game with the authors identifying the motifs of paradox, depth, geometry and flow which, in their opinion, are present in the most beautiful examples of chess artistry. By using dozens of examples from practical play, composed studies and problems, the authors show just how beautiful and paradoxical chess can be. The result is a book which has artistic, educational and practical value. Above all it contains some fabulous chess which can be enjoyed by readers of all playing strengths. Jonathan Levitt is an experienced Grandmaster whilst David Friedgood is an International Master of Chess Solving.
Published 2008, softback, 287 pages.


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SHARPEN YOUR CHESS TACTICS IN 7 DAYS

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Gary Lane
This follow-up to the same author's "Improve Your Chess in 7 Days", is, in essence, a collection of games featuring typical tactical ideas which can be incorporated into the reader's own play. Handily arranged into "day by day" chapters, it is full of practical advice on tactical play in the different stages of the game. Chapter 2 includes all the basic tactical skills such as pins, decoys, deflections, double attacks etc. Further chapters delve deeper, showing these tactics in use at various points of the game. It also contains a sprinkling of chess cartoons to keep you smiling as you read. Chapter list:
Day 1: So You Want to Improve Your Tactics?
Day 2: Understanding Tactics
Day 3: Develop Your Creativity
Day 4: Tactics in the Opening
Day 5: Tactics in the Middlegame
Day 6: Tactics in the Endgame
Day 7: Blunders and Brilliancies
Australian Chess Champion and Player of the Year for 2004, International Master Gary Lane has several popular chess books to his name. He has been involved in coaching some of England and Australia's top junior players.
Published 2009, softback, 224 pages.



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Chris Ward
Once you have figured out how all the chess pieces move, what is the next step up the chess ladder? This helpful and entertaining book provides you with the complete answer. In this easy-to-follow guide, Grandmaster Chris Ward explains all the crucial checkmating patterns, plus how to catch out your opponents with an assortment of tricks and traps, commonly known as chess tactics. There is something for everyone in this book: improving players can benefit from learning the basic checkmates and the key tactics such as attacking and defending pieces, forks, pins and skewers, while more experienced players can discover the delights of advanced checkmates and sneaky tricks, ones that can flummox even the world's best players! Learning chess tactics is fun and one of the quickest ways of improving your chess, and it's even more enjoyable when your opponents begin falling for your tricks! Read this book and, with the help of a Grandmaster, you will be ready to unleash your weapons in your chess battles, whoever your opponent may be. This is an ideal chess tactics and checkmates guide for the improving player. Written by a distinguished chess author, it is full of notes, tips and warnings to help the reader.
Published 2006, softback, 172 pages.


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Victor Charushin
The fifth volume in the "Tactician’s Handbook" series focuses on pawn combinations and, in particular, the pawn's charge up the obstacle filled board to the 7th or 8th rank. In many examples the humble pawn overcomes several pieces in it's tactical dash for the line; this is the Steeplechase! Over 200 complete games provide examples of the Steeplechase in action. Games are arranged by opening variation for the main part of the book. Further chapters examine the Steeplechase in the middlegame, in compositions and in the games of Alexander Alekhine.
pub. 1999, softback, 123 pages.


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Glenn Flear
Tacticmania is a puzzle book with a difference. Grandmaster Glenn Flear makes sure the puzzles are unfamiliar to the reader by selecting them only from games played by himself or his wife Christine. The puzzles start at a moderate level then get steadily more difficult. The reader will be challenged by the puzzles and entertained by the colourful, manga-style illustrations that feature throughout.
Each of twelve themed chapters has an introduction with examples followed by a test section with around 30 positions for solving. Solutions are provided over the page from each puzzle. Chapter thirteen presents the Tactimania Test with twenty tough puzzles and a scoring system to check your performance.
Glenn Flear is a respected Grandmaster, author and coach. Early in his career, Glenn achieved one of the greatest-ever chess surprises when, as a last minute substitute, he won the London 1986 tournament ahead of a host of famous players. Glenn and Christine married during this event! Christine is a five-time French Women's Champion and their son James, a computer artist, created the illustrations.
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August Livshitz
Is the ability to make combinations something you are born with or can it be acquired by practice? Russian chess trainer Livshitz, who has had extensive experience teaching a wide range of players from novices to masters, presents here a course for developing your combinational skill, based on the recognition of tactical motifs. As you work your way through this carefully graded series of tests, themes such as 'diversion', 'interference', 'X-Ray' and many more will become an integral part of your chess armoury, to be employed in your own games. Solving these positions will not only provide many hours of pleasure but will also enable you to test - and improve! - your chess IQ.
Published 1997, softback, 124 pages.


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August Livshitz
The second volume of the series contains the more difficult tests than "First Challenge" and is a follow-up to that book.
Published 1997, softback, 122 pages.


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John Emms
Solving tactical problems is one of the best ways to improve one's game. This book contains 1001 diagrammed puzzles, beginning with 100 relatively easy positions and ending with 100 mind bending challenges. The remainder lie in between these extremes and are a mixture of themed puzzles and graded tests (no clues!). The puzzles here have been selected by analysing many games in search of original positions. Even hardened solvers are unlikely to have come across these positions before.
pub. Sept. 2000, softback, 224 pages.


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Yasser Seirawan
This guide to the magical world of chess combinations features examples of varying complexity taken from grandmaster play in which you are often invited to find the best continuation. Seirawan also introduces some basic combination types and patterns and includes a chapter of test positions with solutions. A combination involves a sacrifice upsetting the balance of forces, but will it work or tragically boomerang? The reader is invited to solve this critical question by identifying the advantages that a specific position holds which might make the combination successful. Winning Chess Combinations is the seventh in Yasser Seirawan's highly acclaimed Winning chess series. Yasser Seiarawan is a four time U.S. Champion.
Published 2006, softback, 254 pages.


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