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Chess puzzles

202 Surprising Checkmates by Fred Wilson, Bruce Alberston

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New! 202 Surprising Checkmates

Fred Wilson, Bruce Alberston
This instructive manual, written by two experienced chess teachers, concentrates on one- and two-move checkmates that encourage players to keep alert to new possibilities. Instructive maneuvers feature queen sacrifices, "smothered" mates, "quiet moves," castling, en passant pawn capture, and other techniques. 202 exercises. Solutions included.

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$6.95

On sale chess puzzles books

303 Tricky Chess Puzzles NEW!

Fred Wilson, Bruce Albertson A carefully selected entertaining and instructive collection of tactical chess puzzles. The authors-both veteran professional chess instructors-have collected or created 303 typical... [read more]

~~$12.95~~
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Find the Checkmate (Batsford Chess Book) NEW!

Gary Lane Novice chess players now have a puzzle book just for them. Written by Gary Lane, one of the most popular and accessible... [read more]

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John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book NEW!

John Nunn

~~$19.95~~
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1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate (Chess Lovers' Library)

Fred Reinfeld A great volume for intermediate players, Fred Reinfeld drills home the mechanics of the checkmate with these 1001 fun ti solve chess... [read more]

~~$12.00~~
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303 Tricky Checkmates, 2nd Edition

Fred Wilson, Bruce Albertson 303 mate-in-two and mate-in-three puzzles all taken from actual games. The book is ordered by difficulty, so by the end even the... [read more]

~~$12.95~~
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More Chessercizes: Checkmate: 300 Winning Strategies for Players of All Levels

Bruce Pandolfini Subtitled: 300 winning strategies for players of all levels. This is another great book written by one of New York City's premiere... [read more]

~~$14.00~~
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Multiple Choice Chess II (Everyman Chess)

Graeme Buckley Players can use this book to determine if they are realising their chess potential and performing to the best of their capabilities.... [read more]

~~$19.95~~
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One Thousand and One Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations

Fred Reinfeld

~~$15.00~~
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Simple Checkmates

A.J. Gilliam Here is the classic guide to winning chess for beginners. Recommended by chess coaches the world over, it presents a wide range... [read more]

~~$15.00~~
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Test Your Chess IQ: First Challenge

August Livshitz

~~$19.95~~
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Test Your Chess IQ: Master Challenge

August Livshitz

~~$19.95~~
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The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book

John Emms It is generally agreed that one of the best ways for a chess player to improve is by studying tactics - and... [read more]

~~$24.95~~
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More chess puzzles books

365 Ways to Checkmate NEW!

Joe Gallagher

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It's Your Move: Tough Puzzles (Everyman Chess) NEW!

Chris Ward In this highly original and instructive self-test book, Grandmaster Chris Ward presents a selection of carefully chosen puzzles to solve. As in... [read more]

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Multiple Choice Chess NEW!

Graeme Buckley

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Test Your Chess I.Q. NEW!

Larry Evans Grandmaster and Hall of Fame chess legend Larry Evans, draws upon his vast experience as 5-time USA champion, author of 25 books,... [read more]

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100 Easy Checkmates

Larry Evans Larry Evans gives you detailed, diagrammed, step-by-step explanations of five basic mates. Each one is discussed without using any chess notation, so... [read more]

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Advanced Chess Problems and How to Solve Them

B. P. Barnes Clear and concise instructions help the chess player to ensure that he/she does not get cornered early on in the game. No... [read more]

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Chess Combinations: An Improving Players Puzzle Book

John Walker

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Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games

Laszlo Polgar This book is a monster collection of mate-in-two and mate-in-three puzzles, followed by "find the combination" puzzles, an endgame collection and more.... [read more]

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Classic Chess Problems by Pioneer Composers

Kenneth S. Howard,Kenneth Samuel Howard

$7.95

Find the Winning Move

Gary Lane

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How Good Is Your Chess?

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How Good Is Your Chess? (Chess)

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Outrageous Chess Problems

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Burt Hochberg

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More Simple Chess: Moving on from the basics
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