A Beginners Guide With 2000
Examples 412 Seiten, kartoniert, Elk and
Ruby, 1. Auflage 2022
Woman International Master and experienced children’s coach
Anastasiya Geller has written a textbook for beginners teaching them the very
basics of attacking the enemy king. The reader will learn how to find a simple
check and fully master one of the most important tactical elements in chess –
checkmate in 1 move! The reader also learns how to choose the best defense
against a check. The book contains 2000 exercises, most of which are
checkmates in 1 move – from the simplest mates with one piece to mating using
several tactical techniques at once. The first part of the book introduces the
concept of check and shows the reader how to recognize a safe check, before
teaching discovered check. The second part gradually introduces different types
of mate in a logical sequence by the different pieces, beginning with the rook
and then progressing to the bishop, queen and knight. The third part of the
book explains how to checkmate in one move using key techniques: checkmate with
capturing, checkmate with a pawn promotion, checkmate with protection
(including checkmate with a pawn), checkmate with pinning, checkmate with a
discovered check, and checkmate with a double check. Most of the positions to be solved have been selected from
actual games of the strongest grandmasters of the present and the great masters
of the past. For beginner chess players, their parents and coaches.
Gewicht: 620 g Hersteller: Elk and Ruby Breite 15,5 cm Höhe 23,5 cm Erscheinungsjahr:2022 Sprache: Englisch Auflage: 1 Seiten: 412 Einband: kartoniert ISBN: 9785604784976 Author: Anastasiya Geller