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John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book

Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132795696

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John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book by John Nunn Pdf

Most chess puzzle books put you in an artificial situation: you are told a combination exists, what the theme is and what you are required to achieve. This one is different. In a real game, a player may sometimes need to find a combination. On the other hand he may have to reject a tactical idea and simply find a good positional move. His task is to find the right move, whatever it may be. The 300 puzzles in this book put you precisely in that situation. Spectacular ideas abound in these positions, but it is for you to decide whether to go in for them, or whether you would be falling into a trap. If you need them, there are hints to help you on your way. The book ends with a series of tests to measure your skills against those of other players. For this new edition, John Nunn, a top-class grandmaster and a solving world champion, has added 50 new puzzles (with hints and detailed solutions) to test your skills to the full. For ease of following, extra diagrams have been added to the solutions throughout. Overall the book is 60 per cent bigger than the first edition.

John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book

Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Chess problems
ISBN : 1901983080

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World-class chess problem solver and grandmaster, John Nunn, presents 250 difficult puzzles for the reader to solve. He includes hints and detailed solutions. There are also eight test papers to enable readers to measure their playing strength.

Learn Chess Tactics

Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1901983986

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Learn Chess Tactics by John Nunn Pdf

This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. A basic knowledge of simple tactics will enable a novice to start winning games, by giving checkmate or capturing material. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden, and he will start to play sacrifices and combinations, and develop a deeper understanding of the game. Players who fail to study tactics systematically tend to suffer from tactical blind-spots that plague them throughout their playing career, and thus they fail to realize their full potential.

Understanding Chess Middlegames

Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1906454272

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Understanding Chess Middlegames by John Nunn Pdf

The three-times World Chess Solving Champion distils the most useful middlegame concepts and knowledge into 100 lessons that everyone can understand. Following on from his successful Understanding Chess Endgames, John Nunn turns his attention to the middlegame - the phase of the chess battle where most games are decided, yet the one that has received the least systematic treatment from chess writers. With the outstanding clarity for which he is famous, Nunn breaks down complex problems into bite-sized pieces. In the case of attacking play, we are shown how to decide where to attack, and the specific methods that can be used to pursue the enemy king. Positional play is described in terms of the major structural issues, and how the pieces work around and with the pawns. Nunn explains how to assess when certain pieces are better than others, and how we can make use of this understanding at the board. Readers will never be short of a plan, whatever type of position arises. Each lesson features two inspiring examples from modern chess, annotated honestly and with a keen focus on the main instructive points. Both sides' ideas are emphasized, so we get a clear picture of the ways to disrupt typical plans as well as how to form them.

The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book

Author : John Emms
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 190198334X

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This book provides a wealth of puzzle positions to test just about every facet of your tactical skills. The puzzles in this book have been selected by analysing games new and old in search of original puzzle positions. It is very unlikely that even seasoned solvers will recognise many of these positions. Emms, by allying his skills with those of powerful computers, has also made every effort to ensure that the solutions are sound, and that there are no unmentioned alternative solutions. The book begins with 100 relatively easy positions suitable for novices, and ends with 100 extremely tough puzzles, which provide a mind-bending challenge even for top-class players. There are 1001 puzzles in all.

Secrets of Practical Chess

Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1904600700

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Secrets of Practical Chess by John Nunn Pdf

"A chess Olympic Gold Medal winner explains how you can dramatically improve your chess results"--Cover.

1001 Deadly Checkmates

Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Checkmate (Chess)
ISBN : 1906454256

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1001 Deadly Checkmates by John Nunn Pdf

For all chess-players, from beginners to world champions, from kids to seniors, delivering checkmate is the greatest thrill the game has to offer. The ability to spot checkmates is a vital skill - and this easy-to-use book shows you how it is done. With the help of Grandmaster John Nunn, you will be ready to shock your next opponent with a deadly checkmate, whether in a school match, a club tournament - or even a championship game! By focusing exclusively on positions from real games, ranging from junior events to grandmaster encounters, Nunn ensures that the mates featured are those which arise most often in real life. He also highlights themes and ideas that are often missed in practice. While solving these puzzles, your all-important 'mental library' of patterns will grow, leading to an immediate increase in your playing strength. All 1001 puzzle positions have been carefully checked, and are graded by theme and difficulty. Points are awarded for finding the checkmate, so you can measure your skill. Most of the puzzles are suitable for novice and junior players. The last chapter challenges you with 'extreme checkmates', but don't worry: you'll be ready for them!

600 Modern Chess Puzzles

Author : Martyn Kravtsiv
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911465473

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600 Modern Chess Puzzles by Martyn Kravtsiv Pdf

"The easiest, quickest and most effective way to improve your overall game is to increase your tactical vision. Many good positions are lost because a key moment is passed by and a player misses the opportunity to win by a beautiful combination. This book is designed simply to help you improve your play by seeing tactics better." - Martyn Kravtsiv Written along similar lines to Gambit's earlier Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book, this new work presents 600 puzzles, mostly from the last two years, that are chosen for instructive value and maximum training benefit. To ensure that few will be familiar to readers, Kravtsiv has deliberately chosen positions from obscure games or from analysis. If you find the right answers, it will be because you worked them out yourself! The solutions feature plenty of verbal explanations of the key points, and cover most of the logical but incorrect answers. The book is completed with a set of 'no clues' tests, and an index of themes that will be useful to coaches and those looking to focus on specific aspects of tactics - or just seeking extra clues! Martyn Kravtsiv is an experienced grandmaster from Lviv, Ukraine. His tournament results include tied first places at Cappelle in 2012 and the 2015 Ukrainian Championship, as well as being blitz champion of the 2008 World Mind Sports Games (at age 17). He represented his country at the 2017 World Team Championship and was a coach for the team that won silver medals at the 2016 Olympiad.

The Mammoth Book of Chess

Author : Graham Burgess
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 1052 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472146199

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The Mammoth Book of Chess by Graham Burgess Pdf

'A terrific work that is particularly suited for those from beginner to club player' JOHN WATSON, The Week in Chess The fully revised and updated award-winning, bestselling, classic chess book by FIDE Master and chess world-record holder, Graham Burgess. Comprehensive and clear, this fully revised and updated fourth edition of Graham Burgess's bestselling chess classic is an invaluable guide to help any player progress to good club level and better. It provides a complete guide to the main chess openings along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. This new edition includes: Expanded and updated sections on playing online chess and using computers. A complete and detailed guide to all the main chess openings. Hundreds of new training exercises for players of all standards. Courses in tactics, attacking strategy, combinations and endgames. Analysis of some of the greatest games ever played. Information and advice on club, national, and international tournaments. A comprehensive A-Z glossary of chess terminology. Practical advice and information for further study. New sections on endgame studies and problems, with all examples from 2020 or 2021.

Maneuvering

Author : Mark Dvoretsky
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781941270387

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Maneuvering by Mark Dvoretsky Pdf

Find the Best Squares for Your Pieces! To a large extent, the level of any chessplayer’s skill depends on his or her ability to discover and evaluate positional operations as quickly and correctly as possible. In this book, premier chess instructor and trainer Mark Dvoretsky examines one of the most important aspects of positional skill, namely the art of playing with pieces, of maneuvering and finding the best squares for your pieces. Training your maneuvering skills will help you at every stage of the game – which is why among the exercises there are opening, middlegame and endgame positions, and not only those that are taken from practical games, but also studies. The conscientious student, carefully working his or her way through this book, will help improve positional mastery and significantly enhance overall playing skill.

Chess Structures

Author : Mauricio Flores Rios
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1784830003

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Chess Structures by Mauricio Flores Rios Pdf

Mauricio Flores Rios provides an in-depth study of the 28 most common structures in chess practice. In Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide you will find:*Carefully selected model games showing each structure's main plans and ideas*Strategic patterns to observe and typical pitfalls to avoid*50 positional exercises with detailed solutionsGM Axel Bachmann from the Foreword:"Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide is an excellent selection of model games. By studying the 140 games and fragments in this book, the reader will learn many of the most important plans, patterns and ideas in chess."

Tactics Time 2

Author : Tim Brennan,Anthea Carson
Publisher : New In Chess,Csi
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-07
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9056915371

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Tactics Time 2 by Tim Brennan,Anthea Carson Pdf

Tactics Time 2 presents 1001 fresh and instructive positions that Tim and Anthea have assembled from real amateur chess games, leaving you able to spot relatively simple patterns like a knight fork, an overloaded piece or a weak back rank.

Sharpen Your Tactics!

Author : Anatoly Lein,Boris Archangelsky
Publisher : Hays Pub
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Games
ISBN : 1880673134

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Sharpen Your Tactics! by Anatoly Lein,Boris Archangelsky Pdf

SHARPEN YOUR TACTICS is a chess tactics training book and is for every class of chess player. The examples are rated by difficulty and the problems gradually become more difficult as you move through the book, leading you into the world of high-level chess tactics. This book will greatly improve the readers chess game.

Desert Island Chess Puzzle Omnibus

Author : Wesley So,Michael Adams,John Nunn,Graham Burgess
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911465651

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Desert Island Chess Puzzle Omnibus by Wesley So,Michael Adams,John Nunn,Graham Burgess Pdf

If you had to choose a single luxury chess item to take to a desert island, then how about this - a superb selection of 400 puzzles to solve? Each author has carefully chosen 100 original positions, graded by difficulty and theme into four sections of 25. The emphasis throughout is on entertainment, instruction and inspiration. The solutions pinpoint lessons to be learnt and explain why plausible but incorrect solutions fail. Wesley So presents 100 puzzles from his own recent games, many from elite events. They range from easily-overlooked but straightforward ideas to moves of great depth. Michael Adams offers positions from his files that have inspired him over the years, and includes a section of 'warm-ups'. John Nunn challenges you to find beautiful tactics in recent games and studies, as well as some of his own career highlights. Graham Burgess has scoured his work over the years for hidden unpublished gems, and includes themed sections on opening tactics and defensive ideas. This book is written by an all-star team of authors. Wesley So is the reigning Fischer Random World Champion, the 2017 US Champion and the winner of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour. Michael Adams has been the top British player for the last quarter of a century and was a finalist in the 2004 FIDE World Championship. John Nunn is a three-time winner of both the World Solving Championship and the British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award. Graham Burgess is Gambit's Editorial Director and the author of 30 books.

Solving in Style

Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132795688

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Solving in Style by John Nunn Pdf

In this book, John Nunn, a top-class grandmaster who is also one of the world's finest solvers, explains the methods by which chess problems and studies are solved. The logical and creative methods advocated, while targeted at the solving of composed positions, may also help players find startling tactical solutions in their games. Solving in Style also constitutes an entertaining and insightful introduction to the world of problems and studies. There are chapters on series problems and other unorthodox stipulations, and also a discussion of specific themes such as the Novotny interference. This classic text is one of few on this important subject, and is now available again, having been difficult to obtain for a decade. Chess positions for solving are as old as the game itself, and provide stimulating and beneficial exercise for chess-players. However, while there is an abundance of books on chess puzzles, and much specialist literature on studies and problems, there is an astonishing dearth of guidance for solvers.