Article Number
LMHEN1000CC
Author
1000 Checkmate Combinations
336 pages, paperback, Batsford Chess, 1. edition 2022
This truly outstanding book, first published in Russian in the 1970s and regarded as a classic, contains everything you need to know about how to deliver checkmate.
1000 Checkmate Combinations contains a wealth of elegant and sophisticated chess tactics as well as systematic and effective instruction. Each chapter covers a different piece or combination of pieces that is able to deliver checkmate, and provides illustrative templates for just about every mating formation. By working through the book, readers will develop their ability to recognise the potential for checkmate, as well as the know-how to execute one.
Clearly written and beautifully organised, it will appeal to all chess players but particularly club players.
About the author:
Victor Henkin is a well-respected Russian chess writer and Grandmaster. He is the co-author of Tal’s Winning Chess Combinations: The Secrets of Winning Chess Combinations Described and Explained with former world champion Mikhail Tal.
1000 Checkmate Combinations contains a wealth of elegant and sophisticated chess tactics as well as systematic and effective instruction. Each chapter covers a different piece or combination of pieces that is able to deliver checkmate, and provides illustrative templates for just about every mating formation. By working through the book, readers will develop their ability to recognise the potential for checkmate, as well as the know-how to execute one.
Clearly written and beautifully organised, it will appeal to all chess players but particularly club players.
About the author:
Victor Henkin is a well-respected Russian chess writer and Grandmaster. He is the co-author of Tal’s Winning Chess Combinations: The Secrets of Winning Chess Combinations Described and Explained with former world champion Mikhail Tal.
| EAN | 9781849947251 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 430 g |
| Manufacturer | Batsford Chess |
| Width | 15.2 cm |
| Height | 23.4 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Author | Victor Henkin |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781849947251 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Binding | paperback |
005 Don't reinvent the bicycle by Mikhail Tal
007 Before you open the book...
010 1. The Rook
035 2. The Bishop
046 3. The Queen
068 4. The Knight
088 5. The Pawns
098 6. Two Rooks
127 7. Rook and Bishop
160 8. Rook and Knight
190 9. Two Bishops
202 10. Two Knights
214 11. Bishop and Knight
237 12. Queens and Bishop
274 13. Queen and Knight
296 14. Three Pieces
320 15. Solutions
007 Before you open the book...
010 1. The Rook
035 2. The Bishop
046 3. The Queen
068 4. The Knight
088 5. The Pawns
098 6. Two Rooks
127 7. Rook and Bishop
160 8. Rook and Knight
190 9. Two Bishops
202 10. Two Knights
214 11. Bishop and Knight
237 12. Queens and Bishop
274 13. Queen and Knight
296 14. Three Pieces
320 15. Solutions
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