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Summary: Good warmup to 1001 checkmates
Review: This book is great preparation work before taking on Fred Reinfeld's classic 1001 Checkmates book. I really like the format, which is two problems on each page, with the answers at the bottom. This is a lot easier than having to flip to the back of the book to find the answer. The book starts off with a bunch of mate in one problems, and then moves on to the mate in two problems. It is crucial for chess players to really ingrain these patterns into their head, especially if you like to play speed chess. There are about 430 problems all together. If your rating is under 1000 you definitely need this book. If you are under 1400 it might still be good, so that you can make sure you can see the answers quickly. Most of them should pop out at you, so that in a five minute game you don't even have to think of it. These are the types of micro drills that Michael de la Maza talks about in his how to gain 400 points in 400 days articles that are critical to know. good luck!
Rating:
Summary: Good warmup to 1001 checkmates
Review: This book is great preparation work before taking on Fred Reinfeld's classic 1001 Checkmates book. I really like the format, which is two problems on each page, with the answers at the bottom. This is a lot easier than having to flip to the back of the book to find the answer. The book starts off with a bunch of mate in one problems, and then moves on to the mate in two problems. It is crucial for chess players to really ingrain these patterns into their head, especially if you like to play speed chess. There are about 430 problems all together. If your rating is under 1000 you definitely need this book. If you are under 1400 it might still be good, so that you can make sure you can see the answers quickly. Most of them should pop out at you, so that in a five minute game you don't even have to think of it. These are the types of micro drills that Michael de la Maza talks about in his how to gain 400 points in 400 days articles that are critical to know. good luck!
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Summary: Another good workbook
Review: This is a good workbook, but more simple than Winning Chess Tactics For Juniors. Being an 11 year old I found my book Chess For Juniors to be the very best for instruction.
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Summary: For all ages
Review: This is one of the first books to use to learn chess. After you or your child know how the pieces move, the object is to look at the diagram and find a checkmate. Most books of this type have problems that are over the heads of beginners. This book is on target. Part of learning how to do checkmate in two moves is to know checkmate when you see it, and to be able to later back up a step and find that same mate again one and then two moves away. In this light the book starts with checkmates. It shows you positions that are checkmate. You will see some patterns you haven't used yet. Even if you are an adult player, do not underestimate this. If you keep the book somewhere that you will have a moment or two to stare at it, ( like by your phone, ) you will discover that over time you get familiar with many patterns. Then you find the checkmates in one and the ones later in two come a lot easier. Another advantage to this book is because it is light material, it is suitable for times when you just want something really light, such as right before sleep. If you dont own the book, get the book. It is very inexpensive.
I own 2 copies. I also like the fact that the answers are at the bottom of the page which keeps a student from having to flip through the book to check their answer. BR>yes real girls play chess
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