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Chess Superminiatures by [Pelling, Nick]

Chess Superminiatures Kindle Edition

by Nick Pelling (Author)

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"Chess Superminiatures" is a fun chess ebook with over 100 super-short chess games (all under ten moves!), and more than 1500 full-size diagrams. With plenty of carefully-graded interactive puzzles throughout, it is designed for ordinary chess players (grand masters, please look elsewhere!) and juniors who want to improve their chess skills. Suitable for playing on the train, on the sofa, on the beach... on the anywhere!

The games are arranged into eight themed chapters:-

1. Monkeys With Hammers - Attacking games
2. That’s Gotta Hurt - Moves that were overlooked
3. Greed Isn’t Good - What happens to greedy players
4. Tales of the Unpredicted - Bolts from the blue
5. Tangled Webs - When pieces fail to work together
6. Champs vs Chumps - Tales from Chess’s top table
7. Return To Sender - Correspondence players getting unexpected mail
8. Best of the Best - The very best superminiatures I’ve ever seen!

Within each chapter, the puzzles are arranged in ascending order of difficulty, so every reader should quickly find themselves at an appropriately challenging level of difficulty, whatever their playing strength.

Note: compatible with Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite/Touch, and Kindle for PC - currently being tested for compatibility with Kindle for iPhone and Kindle Fire models.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1086 KB
Publisher: Compelling Press; 6th edition (18 Dec. 2013)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Language: English
ASIN: B00HEOZ8B6
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Average Customer Review: 8 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #286,012 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #92 in Kindle Store > Books > Humour > Puzzles & Games > Puzzles
- #163 in Kindle Store > Books > Humour > Puzzles & Games > Board Games
- #455 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games > Board Games > Chess

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Alan OBrien

Lots of fun

17 April 2015

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

This review is for the Kindle version. This may not be available in any other format. It is, in any case, perfectly suited to the Kindle. This book is a collection of very short chess games, normally about 10 moves, ending in some cataclysmic checkmate or huge loss of material. Every move is annotated. In fact the kindle format is perfect for a book such as this. Every move has its own page, annotation and diagram. At crucial moments the author sets puzzles, and one taps on the answer of one's choice and it told whether one is correct or not. Because every page has its own diagram there is no need for a chess set, or for long visualizations. The main strong-point of the book is the author's fine sense of humour. His annotations are short and funny. I am extremely happy to have bought this book, which I think was a bargain. I hope its Kindle format is copied by other chess book publishers. Very highly recommended.

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Entertainingly presented collection of imaginative and surprising knock-out chess tactics

25 December 2013

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This is an accessible and well-presented set of short chess games that ended with a neat knock-out tactic before move 10 (the definition of a chess "superminiature" game). The games are presented in an entertaining way - you can almost imagine the author as a WWE commentator describing these mini chess-board wrestling matches, complete with all the "oooooohhhs" and "aaaahhhs" of the audience. The format is very good if you want to dip in and out of it, for example excellent for commuters travelling by train. Some good puzzles to set up and show your friends down the club, or your children, too.

If you're looking to improve your chess, the sometimes outrageous and swashbuckling tactics are quite memorable, and may help increase your tactical awareness. This book will be an entertaining read for most chess-players, but strong players are unlikely to find the puzzles too challenging - though there are still some that require a significant leap of the imagination.

An entertaining book, on a novel subject that has hitherto lacked attention amongst chess authors, presented in a fun and often gripping manner.

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10 January 2016

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I purchased this book on Kindle without expecting too much for my £2-odd. What a pleasant surprise! The book is packed with chess games under 10 moves and is written in a very humourous way. The book had me gripped to the end and for the ridiculously cheap price should be purchased without hesitation.

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27 January 2014

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Enjoying going through this book. I'm finding myself trying to spot the finish from a few moves away. Fairly mentally undemanding, so should be suitable for everyone who has achieved a basic level of the game, so unlike 99% of chess books, I can see this one becoming quite popular for both the master and occasional home player alike.

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Pete, East Yorkshire

a very good book on the Kindle

18 November 2014

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Short games with the moves explained well, a very good book on the Kindle.

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Brilliant presentation, great games

1 February 2014

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This book takes full advantage of the ebook format to show every move of the games, making it easy to follow. Hopefully more chess book publishers will take note of this and release ebooks with similar formats.

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6 January 2014

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Super short games that are brought to life with brief info about the players and light annotations. I like the interactive multiple choice questions in every game that encourage you to pick the next move. This makes you participate in the games rather than just reading. Great for chess players!

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13 February 2014

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very helpful to improve your game and a good price i dip into it when i have a game coming up

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