Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level. Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations. Organized by problem type, each combination, or game is keyed to an easy-to-follow solution at the back of the book.. More than 6,000 illustrations make it easy to see the possibilities regardless of where your pieces are on the board. The book also includes the basic rules of the game and an international bibliography. Chess is the ultimate book on winning the game.

6000 Chess Problems, From Mate in 1 To Mate in 9 Solve chess puzzles and improve your chess tactical skills! What will you find in this chess puzzles collection? In this 6000 chess exercises collection, you will find 500 mates in 1, 1250 mates in 2, 1000 mates in 3, 1000 mates in 4, 1000 mates in 5, 550 mates in 6, 450 mates in 7, 200 mates in 8, and 50 mates in 9. They should allow you to cross several levels in your progress. Whatever your level, beginner, intermediate, advanced or even expert, there will be substantial profits for you in this book. By practicing day after day, you progress, in a sure way, using the best tactical schemes! How this chess problems collection is organized? 6000 problems with solutions, mate in 1 to 9, progressive difficulty, perfect for beginners as well as experts, quality soft matte cover page, large size, 8.27 "x 11.69" (21cm x 29.7cm). Chess tactical skills are essential to reach a serious chess level In chess, tactical play is crucial. Any strategy, patiently built, can be instantly ruined by a tactical move. Strategy is a general plan that requires many moves to be realized. On the contrary, tactic is a short-term operation that contributes to the achievement of the strategy. Tactic usually involves few, but precise moves. In general, tactic is aimed at checkmate or material gain. To do this, tactic often uses attacks such as fork, pinning, deflection, overload, sacrifice, etc. A chess exercises book as a perfect gift The results of studies on chess are spectacular. In children and also in adults, chess improves concentration and problem-solving ability. To do this, the best practice is to solve chess exercises. This is what this book proposes. So, combine the useful with the pleasant!

This is the third book in the highly acclaimed Lessons with a Grandmaster series. In this volume Gulko and Sneed focus on both strategic and tactical ideas, and how to successfully combine the two parts over the board.

“A sleek, sophisticated, madly clever chamber mystery” from the international bestselling author—the basis for the film Uncovered starring Kate Beckinsale (The New York Times Book Review). A fifteenth-century painting by a Flemish master is about to be auctioned when Julia, a young art restorer, discovers a peculiar inscription hidden in a corner: Who killed the knight? In the painting, the Duke of Flanders and his knight are locked in a game of chess, and a dark lady lurks mysteriously in the background. Julia is determined to solve the five-hundred-year-old murder, but as she begins to look for clues, several of her friends in the art world are brutally murdered in quick succession. Messages left with the bodies suggest a crucial connection between the chess game in the painting, the knight’s murder, the sordid underside of the contemporary art world, and the latest deaths. Just when all of the players in the mystery seem to be pawns themselves, events race toward a shocking conclusion. A thriller like no other, The Flanders Panel presents a tantalizing puzzle for any connoisseur of mystery, chess, art, and history. “A beguiling puzzle—a game within a game within a game—solved in perplexing but entertaining fashion.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “For mystery fans who yearn for literate, intelligent, sophisticated whodunits, Spanish author Pérez-Reverte’s highly acclaimed story fills the bill perfectly . . . An inventive plot, gripping suspense, fascinatingly complex characters, and innovative incorporation of art, literature, and music will enthrall readers looking for something a little different.”—Booklist “This intelligent mystery . . . comes up with a satisfying twist at the end.”—Library Journal