Product Description
Product Description
Both a fascinating challenge and great training tool, these two, three and four move checkmates are great for beginning, intermediate and expert players. Mates are in order of difficulty, from simple to very complex positions. Players take on the corridor and support mates, attraction and deflection sacrifices, pins and annihilation, the quiet move, and the dreaded zugzwang to mate the king. Mate challenges are presented from both Black's and White's perspective so players learn to see both sides of the board. Examples from old classics to the new millenium illustrate a wide range of ideas. This book is lots of fun and an easy way for a player to improve skills!
Synopsis
A collection of two- and three-move checkmates for the advanced beginner to the expert player. The mate challenges are in order of difficulty and players learn standard patterns and stratagems for cornering the king, including corridor and support mates and attraction and deflection sacrifices.