Editorial Review: Chess puzzles for the Casual Player, Vol. 1 contains 50 highly instructive puzzles illustrated by 776 move by move diagrams. Each puzzle contains two parts. First, you are shown a move that may seem good but is actually bad and asked how to take advantage of it. Second, you are asked what a better move would have been in the first place. This two part puzzle training technique helps you learn how to take advantage of opponents' blunders and also how to avoid them yourself. The positions come from real games between average casual players. Every solution is generated and verified by sophisticated professional chess analysis software. The solution to every puzzle is fully illustrated, and explained with easy to understand text.
by Bruce Albertson
Publicatiion Date: October 2004
Editorial Review: A great puzzle book to encourage the development of chess visualization. The planning and visualization skills taught here translate directly to over-the-board chess and have many other applications as well, for players and instructors alike. Bruce Alberston is an experienced chess instructor and author of many books on chess for beginning and intermediate players. He lives in NYC.
By Barden, Leonard
Publication Date: 15 November 2002
Editorial Review: 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.
Problema de la Semana - Archivo
Problem of the Week # 17
White to move and win
SOLUTION
1. Rf5 Nxf5 2. exf5 Kh7 3. f6 1-0
Anthony Miles - Michel Jadoul
Brussels 1986
Problem of the Week # 18
White to move and win
SOLUTION
1.Rf3 1-0 (1 ...Qd4 2.Ng6 Re8 3.Qe6+Re6 4.Rf8+ Kh8 5.Rh7#)
Jonathan Speelman - Pal Benko
EU Cup Rotterdam 1987