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Chess Tactics
By Paul Littlewood
Publication Date: 25 October 2004
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The author takes the reader from a basic knowledge of the elements of tactical play to the identification of more complex and concealed combinations such as those which arise in the hurly burly of competitive play.
Pin, skewer, double and discovered attack, decoy, deflection, interception, overloading are just some of the colourful themes defined and illustrated by a wealth of striking practical examples.
Moreover at the end of each chapter readers are invited to test their new-found knowledge and skill by solving the challenging test positions.
This attractive self-teacher will enable youngsters and adults alike to spice up their play by mastering the art of chess tactics.
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Find the Winning Move
By Gary Lane
Publication Date: 27 May 2004
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Find the Winning Move contains hundreds of chess positions in which the reader must find the right way to deliver a winner in one, two or more moves. International Master Gary Lane uses his teaching skill and experience to present a fun but educational puzzle book that helps players develop recognition of tactical combinations.
Over 400 puzzles are presented to allow players of all levels – from novices upwards – to improve their game. Hours of enjoyment and entertainment are to be gained from trying to solve these puzzles and you’ll end up a better chess player at the end of it.
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Find the Checkmate
By Gary Lane
Publication Date: 31 October 2003
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Find the right way to deliver a checkmate in one, two or more moves from hundreds of chess positions provided by the author. By tackling these puzzles, lower-level players, including children and novices, will start to think like chessplayers – trying this and that move, visualising and calculating – guiding them on to the road of further chess advancement.
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Mastering Checkmates
By Neil McDonald
Publication Date: 9 April 2003
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A companion volume to Mastering Chess Tactics. In this book, the author concentrates on that most satisfying brand of tactics: how to checkmate the opponent's king.
Part one outlines the basic mating patterns that can be achieved with the various chess pieces or combinations of pieces. More complex examples then follow, together with test-yourself positions.
Part two examines the strategic and tactical prerequisites for reaching such mating positions. These might involve a direct piece attack on a castled king, a pawn storm, a king hunt or the exploitation of a king stuck in the centre. For club and tournament players.
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Batsford Chess Puzzles
By Barden, Leonard
Publication Date: 15 November 2002
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For nearly half a century Leonard Barden has delighted readers of his newspaper columns with his chess puzzles, taken from both the world of chess composition and practical play. Here he presents the best of these v hundreds of brain-teasers designed for all levels of player and classified under such themes as Novice corner, Knockouts in one, Checkmates in two, Practical opening traps, Learn from the champions Spot the blunder, Strategic chess, Endgame challenges, Touch nuts, and Party tricks.
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Mastering Chess Tactics
By McDonald, Neil
Publication Date: 29 September 2002
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chessplayer must continually be alert to tactics, which effectively decide the outcome of all chess games.Part one of this book introduces you to the various tactical themes such as forks, double attacks, pins, skewers, line opening and clearing, deflections, and destroying the guard , explaining them with practical examples from modern chess play.Part two goes one step further, showing you how to discover combinations and also how to instigate them v guided by the specific features of the position.
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